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Aston Villa Record Signings
Aston Villa's most expensive arrivals ranked by reported fee, with direct links to players and transfer records.
Ranked fees103
Highest fee€60.0M
Recorded moves308
Fee coverage33%
Only sourced, confirmed or completed Aston Villa arrivals with a stated fee are ranked. Undisclosed deals remain outside the monetary ranking.
Published Table
#PlayerMoveFeeDate
1
Johan ManzambiAttacking Midfield · Switzerland
SC Freiburg
Aston Villa€60.0M1 sourceJul 17, 2026permanent
Johan ManzambiAttacking Midfield · SwitzerlandSC FreiburgAston Villa€60.0M1 sourceJul 17, 2026permanent
7
GomesCentral Midfield · Brazil
Wolverhampton WanderersAston Villa€40.0M1 sourceJul 20, 2026permanent
GomesCentral Midfield · BrazilWolverhampton WanderersAston Villa€40.0M1 sourceJul 20, 2026permanent8
Emiliano BuendíaAttacking Midfield · Argentina
Norwich CityAston Villa€38.4M1 sourceJul 1, 2021permanent
Emiliano BuendíaAttacking Midfield · ArgentinaNorwich CityAston Villa€38.4M1 sourceJul 1, 2021permanent
11
Leon Bailey ButlerRight Wing · Jamaica
Bayer 04 LeverkusenAston Villa€32.0M1 sourceAug 4, 2021permanent
Leon Bailey ButlerRight Wing · JamaicaBayer 04 LeverkusenAston Villa€32.0M1 sourceAug 4, 2021permanent
17
Taylor Harwood-BellisCentre Back · England
SouthamptonAston Villa€29.2M1 sourceSep 1, 2026permanent
Taylor Harwood-BellisCentre Back · EnglandSouthamptonAston Villa€29.2M1 sourceSep 1, 2026permanent
19
Donyell MalenCentre Forward · Netherlands
Borussia DortmundAston Villa€25.0M1 sourceJan 14, 2025permanent
Donyell MalenCentre Forward · NetherlandsBorussia DortmundAston Villa€25.0M1 sourceJan 14, 2025permanent
22
Tammy Bakumo-AbrahamCentre Forward · England
BeşiktaşAston Villa€21.0M1 sourceJan 27, 2026permanent
Tammy Bakumo-AbrahamCentre Forward · EnglandBeşiktaşAston Villa€21.0M1 sourceJan 27, 2026permanent
26
Douglas Soares de PauloCentral Midfield · Brazil
Manchester CityAston Villa€16.8M1 sourceJul 25, 2019permanent
Douglas Soares de PauloCentral Midfield · BrazilManchester CityAston Villa€16.8M1 sourceJul 25, 2019permanent27
Cameron ArcherCentre Forward · England
Sheffield UnitedAston Villa€16.7M1 sourceJul 11, 2024permanent
Cameron ArcherCentre Forward · EnglandSheffield UnitedAston Villa€16.7M1 sourceJul 11, 2024permanent
30
Morgan SansonCentral Midfield · France
Olympique MarseilleAston Villa€15.8M1 sourceJan 26, 2021permanent
Morgan SansonCentral Midfield · FranceOlympique MarseilleAston Villa€15.8M1 sourceJan 26, 2021permanent
53
Morgan RogersAttacking Midfield · England
MiddlesbroughAston Villa€9.4M1 sourceFeb 1, 2024permanent
Morgan RogersAttacking Midfield · EnglandMiddlesbroughAston Villa€9.4M1 sourceFeb 1, 2024permanent
Methodology
Version fees-v3-canonical-eur
Figures are generated from a validated, versioned snapshot. A later correction creates a new snapshot without removing the previous record.
- Only sourced transfers marked confirmed or completed are included in ranked values and spending totals.
- Undisclosed fees are counted as recorded movements but are never assigned an estimated value.
- Only the canonical recorded EUR fee is used, consistently with TransferNews market totals. Fees in other currencies remain excluded from EUR totals until a sourced EUR value is recorded; no reference exchange rates or undisclosed-fee estimates are applied.
- Known net balance is calculated as known income minus known spending; positive values represent a surplus.
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