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Schalke 04 Record Signings

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

Ranked fees83
Highest fee€26.5M
Recorded moves305
Fee coverage27%

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

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1Breel EmboloBaselSchalke 04€26.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2016permanent
2Nabil BentalebDefensive Midfield · AlgeriaTottenham HotspurSchalke 04€19.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2017permanent
3Sebastian RudyFC Bayern MünchenSchalke 04€16.0M1 sourceAug 27, 2018permanent
4Ozan KabakCentre Back · TurkeyVfB StuttgartSchalke 04€15.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2019permanent
5Yevhen KonoplyankaSevillaSchalke 04€12.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2017permanent
6Suat SerdarFSV Mainz 05Schalke 04€11.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2018permanent
7Johannes GeisFSV Mainz 05Schalke 04€10.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2015permanent
8Benito RamanFortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04€10.0M1 sourceJul 5, 2019permanent
9Omar Mascarell GonzálezReal MadridSchalke 04€10.0M1 sourceJul 2, 2018permanent
10Kevin-Prince BoatengAC MilanSchalke 04€10.0M1 sourceAug 30, 2013permanent
11Jefferson Farfán GuadalupePSVSchalke 04€10.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2008permanent
12Matija NastasićManchester CitySchalke 04€9.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2015permanent
13Rabbi MatondoManchester City U21Schalke 04€9.0M1 sourceJan 30, 2019permanent
14Amine HaritRight Wing · MoroccoNantesSchalke 04€8.0M1 sourceJul 10, 2017permanent
15Benjamin StambouliParis Saint GermainSchalke 04€8.0M1 sourceAug 26, 2016permanent
16Ádám SzalaiFSV Mainz 05Schalke 04€8.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2013permanent
17Salif SanéHannover 96Schalke 04€7.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2018permanent
18Hamza MendylLOSC LilleSchalke 04€6.0M1 sourceAug 17, 2018permanent
19Franco Di SantoWerder BremenSchalke 04€6.0M1 sourceJul 25, 2015permanent
20Alessandro SchöpfNürnbergSchalke 04€5.0M1 sourceJan 7, 2016permanent
21Ivan RakitićBaselSchalke 04€5.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2007permanent
22Tore Ferreira de SouzaCoritibaSchalke 04€5.0M1 sourceAug 22, 2005permanent
23Bastian OczipkaEintracht FrankfurtSchalke 04€4.5M1 sourceJul 15, 2017permanent
24Júnior de Souza Paula JúniorLudogoretsSchalke 04€4.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2015permanent
25Coke Andújar MorenoSevillaSchalke 04€4.0M1 sourceAug 3, 2016permanent
26Juanjo FuchsFSV Mainz 05Schalke 04€3.8M1 sourceJul 2, 2011permanent
27Pablo Ínsua BlancoDeportivo A CoruñaSchalke 04€3.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2017permanent
28Leon GoretzkaCentral Midfield · GermanyVfL Bochum 1848Schalke 04€3.3M1 sourceJul 2, 2013permanent
29Steven SkrzybskiFC Union BerlinSchalke 04€3.2M1 sourceJul 1, 2018permanent
30Ciprian DeacCFR ClujSchalke 04€3.0M1 sourceAug 1, 2010permanent
31Lewis HoltbyAlemannia AachenSchalke 04€3.0M1 sourceJul 7, 2009permanent
32Christian ClemensFC KölnSchalke 04€2.8M1 sourceJul 1, 2013permanent
33Bernard TekpeteyPaderbornSchalke 04€2.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2019permanent
34Daniel CaligiuriVfL WolfsburgSchalke 04€2.5M1 sourceJan 25, 2017permanent
35Sergio Escudero PalomoReal MurciaSchalke 04€2.3M1 sourceAug 2, 2010permanent
36Ron SchallenbergDefensive Midfield · GermanyPaderbornSchalke 04€2.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2023permanent
37Thomas OuwejanAZ AlkmaarSchalke 04€2.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2022permanent
38Gonçalo Mendes PacienciaEintracht FrankfurtSchalke 04€2.0M1 sourceSep 15, 2020loan
39Anthony AnnanRosenborgSchalke 04€2.0M1 sourceJan 30, 2011permanent
40Kyriakos PapadopoulosOlympiakosSchalke 04€2.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2010permanent
41Christian Louis GomisCentre ForwardWinterthurSchalke 04€1.5M1 sourceSep 1, 2025permanent
42Rodrigo Zalazar MartínezEintracht FrankfurtSchalke 04€1.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2022permanent
43Sebastian PolterVfL Bochum 1848Schalke 04€1.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2022permanent
44Jean-Clair TodiboCentre Back · FranceFC BarcelonaSchalke 04€1.5M1 sourceJan 15, 2020loan
45Guido BurgstallerNürnbergSchalke 04€1.5M1 sourceJan 9, 2017permanent
46Teemu PukkiHJKSchalke 04€1.5M1 sourceAug 31, 2011permanent
47Marco HögerAlemannia AachenSchalke 04€1.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2011permanent
48Jan MorávekBohemians 1905Schalke 04€1.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2009permanent
49Felipe SanchezGimnasia La PlataSchalke 04€1.3M1 sourceJul 9, 2024permanent
50Tobias MohrFC HeidenheimSchalke 04€1.1M1 sourceJul 1, 2022permanent
51Satoshi TanakaDefensive Midfield · JapanFortuna DüsseldorfSchalke 04€1.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2026permanent
52Cedric TeuchertNürnbergSchalke 04€1.0M1 sourceJan 3, 2018permanent
53Pierre-Emile HøjbjergDefensive Midfield · DenmarkFC Bayern MünchenSchalke 04€1.0M1 sourceAug 28, 2015loan
54Felipe SantanaBorussia DortmundSchalke 04€1.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2013permanent
55Junior Dina EbimbeRight Midfield · FranceEintracht FrankfurtSchalke 04€800.0K1 sourceAug 7, 2026permanent
56Junior Chikwubuike AdamuCentre Forward · AustriaSC FreiburgSchalke 04€800.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2026permanent
57Derry MurkinFC VolendamSchalke 04€800.0K1 sourceAug 30, 2023permanent
58Marius BülterLeft Wing · GermanyFC Union BerlinSchalke 04€800.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2021permanent
59Marko PjacaJuventusSchalke 04€800.0K1 sourceJan 4, 2018loan
60Dejan LjubicicDefensive Midfield · AustriaDinamo ZagrebSchalke 04€750.0K1 sourceJan 27, 2026permanent
61Paul SeguinFC Union BerlinSchalke 04€750.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2023permanent
62Victor PálssonDarmstadt 98Schalke 04€700.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2021permanent
63Reinhold RanftlLASKSchalke 04€650.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2021permanent
64Tom KraußDefensive Midfield · GermanyRB LeipzigSchalke 04€600.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2022loan
65Alexander NübelPaderbornSchalke 04€600.0K1 sourceAug 27, 2015permanent
66Finn PorathRight Midfield · GermanyHolstein KielSchalke 04€500.0K1 sourceAug 21, 2025permanent
67Marvin PieringerCentre Forward · GermanyFreiburg IISchalke 04€500.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2022permanent
68Florent MolletMontpellierSchalke 04€500.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2022permanent
69Michael GregoritschCentre Forward · AustriaFC AugsburgSchalke 04€500.0K1 sourceJan 1, 2020loan
70Abdul BabaChelseaSchalke 04€500.0K1 sourceAug 2, 2016loan
71Mario GavranovićYverdon SportSchalke 04€500.0K1 sourceFeb 1, 2010permanent
72Lino TempelmannSC FreiburgSchalke 04€400.0K1 sourceJul 14, 2023permanent
73Marius MüllerMakedonikosSchalke 04€350.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2023permanent
74Pape BaGrenoble Foot 38Schalke 04€300.0K1 sourceJan 29, 2025permanent
75Adrian GantenbeinRight Back · SwitzerlandWinterthurSchalke 04€300.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2024permanent
76Robert LeipertzFC HeidenheimSchalke 04€300.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2016permanent
77Marvin PouriéLiverpool U18Schalke 04€250.0K1 sourceJan 8, 2009permanent
78Soufiane El-FaouziCentral Midfield · MoroccoAlemannia AachenSchalke 04€200.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2025permanent
79Aris BayindirRB Leipzig U21Schalke 04€200.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2024permanent
80Moritz JenzLorientSchalke 04€200.0K1 sourceJan 26, 2023loan
81Justin HeekerenRot-Weiß OberhausenSchalke 04€180.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2022permanent
82Darko ChurlinovVfB StuttgartSchalke 04€100.0K1 sourceAug 18, 2021loan
83Kevin MüllerGoalkeeper · GermanyFC HeidenheimSchalke 04€50.0K1 sourceJul 8, 2026permanent

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.

  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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