Most expensive football transfers 2004/2005
The 11 biggest transfer fees of the 2004/2005 season, ranked by fee in euros. James Milner tops the list: Leeds United Association Football Club → Newcastle United Football Club for €7.4M (2 July 2004).
| # | Player | From | To | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Milner | Leeds United Association Football Club | Newcastle United Football Club | €7.4M | 2 July 2004 |
| 2 | Thiago Silva | Futebol Clube do Porto | Dynamo | €3.5M | 1 January 2005 |
| 3 | Thiago Silva | Juventude | Futebol Clube do Porto | €2.5M | 13 September 2004 |
| 4 | Scott Carson | Leeds United Association Football Club | Liverpool Football Club | €1.4M | 21 January 2005 |
| 5 | Oleg Ivanov | — | Khimki | €350k | 1 January 2005 |
| 6 | Lukasz Fabianski | Lech Poznan | Legia Warszawa Spółka Akcyjna | €75k | 1 January 2005 |
| 7 | Ricardo Batista | — | Fulham Football Club | €50k | 1 July 2004 |
| 8 | Lukasz Fabianski | — | Lech Poznan | €50k | 1 July 2004 |
| 9 | Erwin Mulder | — | — | €33k | 1 July 2004 |
| 10 | Fedor Kudryashov | — | — | €30k | 1 January 2005 |
| 11 | Björn Kopplin | — | — | €15k | 1 July 2004 |
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By season
- All time
- Most expensive transfers 2026/2027 · record €80M
- Most expensive transfers 2025/2026 · record €145M
- Most expensive transfers 2024/2025 · record €80M
- Most expensive transfers 2023/2024 · record €127M
- Most expensive transfers 2022/2023 · record €121M
- Most expensive transfers 2021/2022 · record €117.5M
- Most expensive transfers 2020/2021 · record €100M
- Most expensive transfers 2019/2020 · record €127.2M
- Most expensive transfers 2018/2019 · record €180M
- Most expensive transfers 2017/2018 · record €222M
- Most expensive transfers 2016/2017 · record €105M
- Most expensive transfers 2015/2016 · record €76M
- Most expensive transfers 2014/2015 · record €75M
- Most expensive transfers 2013/2014 · record €88M
- Most expensive transfers 2012/2013 · record €42M
- Most expensive transfers 2011/2012 · record €40M
- Most expensive transfers 2010/2011 · record €37M
- Most expensive transfers 2009/2010 · record €94M
- Most expensive transfers 2008/2009 · record €22.5M
- Most expensive transfers 2007/2008 · record €25.5M
- Most expensive transfers 2006/2007 · record €13.2M
- Most expensive transfers 2005/2006 · record €27M
- Most expensive transfers 2004/2005 · record €7.4M