Top 10 most expensive African players
Top 10 most expensive African players
Sadio Mane (£37.08m) - Southampton to Liverpool
Mane recently joined Bayern Munich for £28.8m, but before signing for the German champions, he spent six years with Liverpool.
Mohamed Salah (£37.8m) - AS Roma to Liverpool
Salah may be the most valuable African player right now, but he arrived at Liverpool at a lower price. The Egyptian joined Liverpool for £37.80m from AS Roma in 2017, which looked like a ridiculous fee, considering Salah flopped at Chelsea.
Thomas Partey (£45m) - Atletico Madrid to Arsenal
The Ghanaian star joined the Gunners for £45m in 2020 after seven years in Spain.
Sebastien Haller (£45m) - Eintracht Frankfurt to West Ham
Haller arrived at West Ham from Eintracht Frankfurt in 2019 with a lot of expectations. The 28-year-old joined the Hammers for £45m.
Naby Keita (£54m) RB Leipzig to Liverpool
Keita joined Liverpool in 2018 for big money. The Reds signed the Guinean for £54m from RB Leipzig.
Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang (£57.38m) - Borussia Dortmund to Arsenal
Arsenal are responsible for three of the fees on this list, one of which is the deal that brought Aubameyang to the club. Aubameyang joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in January 2018 for a then club-record fee of £57.38m.
Achraf Hakimi (£59.85m) - Inter Milan to PSG
The Moroccan international signed for the French Champions for £59.85m. He is the only defender on the list.
Riyad Mahrez (£61.02m) - Leicester City to Manchester City
Mahrez joined Manchester City after playing a pivotal role in Leicester City's stunning Premier League success in 2016. Although he spent one more season with the Foxes, Mahrez left Leicester in 2018 to sign for Man City for £61.02m, making him the third most expensive African player.
Victor Osimhen (£67.5m) Lille to Napoli
In 2020, Napoli paid £67.5m to bring Osimhen from Lille. Osimhen had joined Lille a season earlier from Royal Charleroi.
Nicolas Pepe (£72m) - Lille to Arsenal
Pepe sits alone at the top of the most expensive African players list after sealing a move to Arsenal in 2019. The Gunners purchased the Ivory Coast international for £72m from Lille, who sold him just before they bought Osimhen.
