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Bayer 04 Leverkusen Record Signings

Bayer 04 Leverkusen's most expensive arrivals ranked by reported fee, with direct links to players and transfer records.

Ranked fees100
Highest fee€35.0M
Recorded moves202
Fee coverage50%

Only sourced, confirmed or completed Bayer 04 Leverkusen arrivals with a stated fee are ranked. Undisclosed deals remain outside the monetary ranking.

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1Malik TillmanAttacking Midfield · United StatesPSVBayer 04 Leverkusen€35.0M1 sourceJul 12, 2025permanent
2Jarell QuansahCentre Back · EnglandLiverpoolBayer 04 Leverkusen€35.0M1 sourceJul 2, 2025permanent
3Eliesse Ben SeghirLeft Wing · MoroccoMonacoBayer 04 Leverkusen€32.0M1 sourceAug 31, 2025permanent
4Kerem DemirbayTSG HoffenheimBayer 04 Leverkusen€32.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2019permanent
5Guéla DouéRight Back · Ivory CoastStrasbourgBayer 04 Leverkusen€30.0M1 sourceSep 1, 2026permanent
6Afonso Bastardo MoreiraLeft Wing · PortugalOlympique LyonnaisBayer 04 Leverkusen€29.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2026permanent
7Moussa DiabyRight Wing · FranceAl-IttihadBayer 04 Leverkusen€28.0M1 sourceSep 1, 2026permanent
8Patrik SchickCentre Forward · Czech RepublicRomaBayer 04 Leverkusen€26.5M1 sourceSep 8, 2020permanent
9Miguel Gutiérrez OrtegaLeft Back · SpainNapoliBayer 04 Leverkusen€26.0M1 sourceAug 5, 2026permanent
10Equi Fernández CarballoDefensive Midfield · ArgentinaAl-QadsiahBayer 04 Leverkusen€25.0M1 sourceSep 1, 2025permanent
11Loïc BadéCentre Back · FranceSevillaBayer 04 Leverkusen€25.0M1 sourceAug 21, 2025permanent
12Granit XhakaDefensive Midfield · SwitzerlandArsenalBayer 04 Leverkusen€25.0M1 sourceJul 6, 2023permanent
13Nathan TellaRight Wing · NigeriaSouthamptonBayer 04 Leverkusen€23.3M1 sourceAug 27, 2023permanent
14Facundo MedinaCentre Back · ArgentinaOlympique MarseilleBayer 04 Leverkusen€23.0M1 sourceAug 11, 2026permanent
15Odilon OdilonCentre Back · Ivory CoastClub BruggeBayer 04 Leverkusen€23.0M1 sourceJul 22, 2021permanent
16Aleksandar DragovićDynamo KyivBayer 04 Leverkusen€21.0M1 sourceAug 23, 2016permanent
17Edmond TapsobaCentre Back · Burkina FasoVitória GuimarãesBayer 04 Leverkusen€20.2M1 sourceJan 31, 2020permanent
18Martin TerrierLeft Wing · FranceRennesBayer 04 Leverkusen€20.0M1 sourceJul 18, 2024permanent
19Victor BonifaceCentre Forward · NigeriaUnion Saint-GilloiseBayer 04 Leverkusen€20.0M1 sourceJul 22, 2023permanent
20Kevin VollandTSG HoffenheimBayer 04 Leverkusen€20.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2016permanent
21Lucas AlarioRiver PlateBayer 04 Leverkusen€19.0M1 sourceAug 31, 2017permanent
22Paulinho Sampaio FilhoVasco da GamaBayer 04 Leverkusen€18.5M1 sourceJul 16, 2018permanent
23Aleix García SerranoCentral Midfield · SpainGironaBayer 04 Leverkusen€18.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2024permanent
24Panagiotis RetsosOlympiakosBayer 04 Leverkusen€17.5M1 sourceAug 31, 2017permanent
25Exequiel PalaciosCentral Midfield · ArgentinaRiver PlateBayer 04 Leverkusen€17.0M1 sourceJan 1, 2020permanent
26Leon Bailey ButlerRight Wing · JamaicaGenkBayer 04 Leverkusen€16.7M1 sourceJan 31, 2017permanent
27Hakan ÇalhanoğluDefensive Midfield · TurkeyHamburger SVBayer 04 Leverkusen€15.3M1 sourceJul 4, 2014permanent
28Jeanuël BelocianCentre Back · FranceRennesBayer 04 Leverkusen€15.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2024permanent
29Moussa DiabyRight Wing · FranceParis Saint GermainBayer 04 Leverkusen€15.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2019permanent
30Adam HložekCentre Forward · Czech RepublicSparta PrahaBayer 04 Leverkusen€13.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2022permanent
31Charles Aránguiz SandovalInternacionalBayer 04 Leverkusen€13.0M1 sourceAug 13, 2015permanent
32Heung-min SonHamburger SVBayer 04 Leverkusen€12.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2013permanent
33Ibrahim MazaAttacking Midfield · AlgeriaHertha BSCBayer 04 Leverkusen€12.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2025permanent
34Mitchell WeiserRight Back · GermanyHertha BSCBayer 04 Leverkusen€12.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2018permanent
35Javier Hernández BalcázarManchester UnitedBayer 04 Leverkusen€12.0M1 sourceAug 31, 2015permanent
36Jeremie FrimpongRight Back · NetherlandsCelticBayer 04 Leverkusen€11.0M1 sourceJan 27, 2021permanent
37Kevin KamplBorussia DortmundBayer 04 Leverkusen€11.0M1 sourceAug 28, 2015permanent
38Ernest PokuAZ AlkmaarBayer 04 Leverkusen€10.0M1 sourceAug 12, 2025permanent
39Mark FlekkenGoalkeeper · NetherlandsBrentfordBayer 04 Leverkusen€10.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2025permanent
40Jonas HofmannAttacking Midfield · GermanyBorussia MönchengladbachBayer 04 Leverkusen€10.0M1 sourceJul 5, 2023permanent
41Kennet EichhornDefensive Midfield · GermanyHertha BSCBayer 04 Leverkusen€9.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2026permanent
42Nadiem AmiriAttacking Midfield · GermanyTSG HoffenheimBayer 04 Leverkusen€9.0M1 sourceJul 30, 2019permanent
43Kerim AlajbegovićLeft Wing · Bosnia and HerzegovinaSalzburgBayer 04 Leverkusen€8.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2026permanent
44Admir MehmediSC FreiburgBayer 04 Leverkusen€8.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2015permanent
45Bernd LenoGoalkeeper · GermanyVfB StuttgartBayer 04 Leverkusen€7.8M1 sourceJan 1, 2012permanent
46Amine AdliLeft Wing · FranceToulouseBayer 04 Leverkusen€7.5M1 sourceAug 26, 2021permanent
47Jonathan TahCentre Back · GermanyHamburger SVBayer 04 Leverkusen€7.5M1 sourceJul 16, 2015permanent
48Arthur de Matos SoaresRight Back · BrazilAmérica MineiroBayer 04 Leverkusen€7.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2023permanent
49Mitchel BakkerLeft MidfieldParis Saint GermainBayer 04 Leverkusen€7.0M1 sourceJul 12, 2021permanent
50Tin JedvajRomaBayer 04 Leverkusen€7.0M1 sourceJan 20, 2015permanent
51Josip DrmicNürnbergBayer 04 Leverkusen€6.8M1 sourceJul 1, 2014permanent
52Robert AndrichDefensive Midfield · GermanyFC Union BerlinBayer 04 Leverkusen€6.5M1 sourceAug 16, 2021permanent
53Kyriakos PapadopoulosSchalke 04Bayer 04 Leverkusen€6.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2015permanent
54Wendell Nascimento BorgesGrêmioBayer 04 Leverkusen€6.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2014permanent
55Piero Hincapié ReynaCentre Back · EcuadorTalleres CórdobaBayer 04 Leverkusen€6.4M1 sourceAug 16, 2021permanent
56Renato Soares de Oliveira AugustoFlamengoBayer 04 Leverkusen€5.2M1 sourceJul 11, 2008permanent
57Arturo Vidal PardoColo-ColoBayer 04 Leverkusen€5.2M1 sourceJul 1, 2007permanent
58Aleksa DamjanovićCrvena ZvezdaBayer 04 Leverkusen€5.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2026permanent
59Christian KofaneCentre Forward · CameroonAlbaceteBayer 04 Leverkusen€5.0M1 sourceJul 11, 2025permanent
60Matej KovářManchester UnitedBayer 04 Leverkusen€5.0M1 sourceAug 15, 2023permanent
61Daley SinkgravenAjaxBayer 04 Leverkusen€5.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2019permanent
62Emre CanCentre Back · GermanyFC Bayern MünchenBayer 04 Leverkusen€5.0M1 sourceAug 2, 2013permanent
63Daniel Carvajal RamosRight Back · SpainReal Madrid IIBayer 04 Leverkusen€5.0M1 sourceJul 11, 2012permanent
64Junior Fernándes da Silva VitoriaUniversidad ChileBayer 04 Leverkusen€4.7M1 sourceJul 6, 2012permanent
65Julian BaumgartlingerFSV Mainz 05Bayer 04 Leverkusen€4.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2016permanent
66Eren DerdiyokBaselBayer 04 Leverkusen€3.8M1 sourceJul 1, 2009permanent
67Santiago Arias NaranjoAtlético de MadridBayer 04 Leverkusen€3.0M1 sourceSep 24, 2020loan
68Giulio DonatiInterBayer 04 Leverkusen€3.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2013permanent
69Ömer ToprakSC FreiburgBayer 04 Leverkusen€3.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2011permanent
70Abdoulaye FayeCentre Back · SenegalHäckenBayer 04 Leverkusen€2.7M1 sourceJul 1, 2025permanent
71Arkadiusz MilikCentre Forward · PolandGórnik ZabrzeBayer 04 Leverkusen€2.6M1 sourceJan 1, 2013permanent
72Sardar AzmounZenitBayer 04 Leverkusen€2.5M1 sourceJan 30, 2022permanent
73Zidan SertdemirNordsjaelland U19Bayer 04 Leverkusen€2.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2021permanent
74Michal KadlecSparta PrahaBayer 04 Leverkusen€2.5M1 sourceJan 1, 2009permanent
75Domagoj VidaOsijekBayer 04 Leverkusen€2.4M1 sourceJul 1, 2010permanent
76Luca ErleinHoffenheim IIBayer 04 Leverkusen€2.0M1 sourceJul 25, 2026permanent
77Janis BlaswichGoalkeeper · GermanyRB LeipzigBayer 04 Leverkusen€2.0M1 sourceAug 11, 2025permanent
78Demarai GrayLeicester CityBayer 04 Leverkusen€2.0M1 sourceJan 31, 2021permanent
79Lennart GrillKaiserslauternBayer 04 Leverkusen€2.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2020permanent
80Dominik KohrCentre Back · GermanyFC AugsburgBayer 04 Leverkusen€2.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2017permanent
81Timothy Fosu-MensahManchester UnitedBayer 04 Leverkusen€1.7M1 sourceJan 13, 2021permanent
82Robbie KruseFortuna DüsseldorfBayer 04 Leverkusen€1.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2013permanent
83Konstantinos StafylidisPAOKBayer 04 Leverkusen€1.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2012permanent
84Michal PapadopulosBaník OstravaBayer 04 Leverkusen€1.5M1 sourceJan 1, 2006permanent
85Farid Alfa-RuprechtManchester City U21Bayer 04 Leverkusen€1.3M1 sourceJul 27, 2025permanent
86Isaac ThelinAnderlechtBayer 04 Leverkusen€1.0M1 sourceAug 7, 2018loan
87Kyriakos PapadopoulosSchalke 04Bayer 04 Leverkusen€1.0M1 sourceAug 3, 2014loan
88Tin JedvajRomaBayer 04 Leverkusen€1.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2014loan
89Andrés Guardado HernándezValenciaBayer 04 Leverkusen€1.0M1 sourceJan 30, 2014loan
90Michal KadlecSparta PrahaBayer 04 Leverkusen€1.0M1 sourceAug 27, 2008loan
91Nicolai JørgensenOdense Q WBayer 04 Leverkusen€800.0K1 sourceJul 7, 2010permanent
92Jonas MeffertKarlsruher SCBayer 04 Leverkusen€600.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2016permanent
93Ricardo FatyRomaBayer 04 Leverkusen€600.0K1 sourceJul 6, 2007loan
94Danny Vieira da CostaCentre Back · GermanyIngolstadtBayer 04 Leverkusen€500.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2016permanent
95Joel PohjanpaloHJKBayer 04 Leverkusen€500.0K1 sourceSep 1, 2013loan
96Eren DerdiyokTSG HoffenheimBayer 04 Leverkusen€500.0K1 sourceAug 30, 2013loan
97Bernd LenoGoalkeeper · GermanyVfB StuttgartBayer 04 Leverkusen€500.0K1 sourceAug 10, 2011loan
98Josip TadicOsijekBayer 04 Leverkusen€350.0K1 sourceAug 1, 2005permanent
99Noah MbambaCentral Midfield · BelgiumClub BruggeBayer 04 Leverkusen€100.0K1 sourceJan 14, 2023permanent
100Seung-woo RyuJeju UnitedBayer 04 Leverkusen€75.0K1 sourceFeb 1, 2014loan

Methodology

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Figures are generated from a validated, versioned snapshot. A later correction creates a new snapshot without removing the previous record.

  1. Only sourced transfers marked confirmed or completed are included in ranked values and spending totals.
  2. Undisclosed fees are counted as recorded movements but are never assigned an estimated value.
  3. 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.
  4. Known net balance is calculated as known income minus known spending; positive values represent a surplus.
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