Alexander Isak Becomes Third Most Expensive Transfer in Football History

During Monday evening, Alexander Isak was presented as a new Liverpool player. The reigning Premier League champion is reported to have paid 130 million pounds – 1.66 billion kronor – to Newcastle to buy out the Swede, which makes Isak the third most expensive transfer of all time. His former club has confirmed that it is a British transfer record.

All football players who, based on the exchange rate on the transfer date, cost more than one billion kronor, according to the database Transfermarkt:

1. Neymar, to Paris Saint-Germain (from Barcelona) 2017: 2.13 billion kronor.

2. Kylian Mbappé, to Paris Saint-Germain (Monaco) 2018: 1.88 billion.

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3. Alexander Isak, to Liverpool (Newcastle) 2025: 1.66 billion, according to reports.

4. Jude Bellingham, to Real Madrid (Borussia Dortmund) 2023: 1.49 billion.

5. Ousmane Dembélé, to Barcelona (Borussia Dortmund) 2017: 1.41 billion.

6. Florian Wirtz, to Liverpool (Bayer Leverkusen) 2025: 1.40 billion.

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7. Enzo Fernández, to Chelsea (Benfica) 2022: 1.38 billion.

8. Moisés Caicedo, to Chelsea (Brighton) 2023: 1.37 billion.

9. Joäo Félix, to Atlético Madrid (Benfica) 2019: 1.34 billion.

10. Declan Rice, to Arsenal (West Ham) 2023: 1.34 billion.

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11. Philippe Coutinho, to Barcelona (Liverpool) 2018: 1.33 billion.

12. Eden Hazard, to Real Madrid (Chelsea) 2019: 1.28 billion.

13. Antoine Griezmann, to Barcelona (Atlético Madrid) 2019: 1.27 billion.

14. Jack Grealish, Manchester City (Aston Villa) 2022: 1.20 billion.

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15. Cristiano Ronaldo, to Juventus (Real Madrid) 2018: 1.20 billion.

16. Romelu Lukaku, to Chelsea (Inter) 2021: 1.15 billion.

17. Harry Kane, to Bayern München (Tottenham) 2024, 1.13 billion.

18. Randal Kolo Muani, to Paris Saint-Germain (Eintracht Frankfurt) 2023: 1.13 billion.

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19. Neymar, to Al-Hilal (Paris Saint-Germain) 2023: 1.07 billion.

20. Hugo Ekitiké, to Liverpool (Eintracht Frankfurt) 2025: 1.06 billion.

21. Josko Gvardiol, to Manchester City (RB Leipzig) 2023: 1.05 billion.

22. Kai Havertz, to Chelsea (Bayer Leverkusen) 2020: 1.03 billion.

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23. Cristiano Ronaldo, to Real Madrid (Manchester United) 2009: 1.03 billion.

24. Antony, to Manchester United (Real Betis) 2022: 1.02 billion.

Corrected: In a previous version, the wrong club was stated as the one from which Randal Kolo Muani was recruited. The correct one is that he was recruited from Eintracht Frankfurt.