In this article, we take a look at the 5 most expensive players Tottenham Hotspur have acquired in their entire history.
5. Cristian Romero
Cristian Romero is an exceptional defender, though he also has the odd mistake in him and a very persistent pugnacious temperament on the pitch that have seen him earn 28 yellow cards in his 101 Spurs appearances thus far.
Still, his talent may well be enough to justify the €52 million Spurs gave to Atalanta to bring him to North London, especially if the recent Real Madrid interest is anything to go by.
4. Brennan Johnson
It’s still very early days, but it wouldn’t be unreasonable to ask whether Spurs have spent a bit too much on a player who, despite his apparent potential, hasn’t registered the kind of exceptional numbers that result in a price tag Nottingham Forest put on him.
In his first season at Spurs after his €55m move, Johnson provided 5 goals and 10 assists in 37 appearances. These are by no means acceptable returns for a forward especially with the price tag that now looms over the young Welshman’s head, though we need to keep in mind that he is still 23 and is of a profile his manager Ange Postecoglou likes in his setups, being a tricky forward who can operate both centrally and out wide on either wing.
3. Richarlison
Spurs’ €58m gamble on Richarlison has delivered average-at-best returns, though many would call even that a generous take. With 15 goals and 8 assists in 68 appearances for Spurs in two seasons, the Brazil international remain at 27 a player with high ceiling who just does not seem to reach his potential.
He has had struggles on his end, however, and one only hopes he gets all the support he can get, be it at Spurs or elsewhere.
2. Tanguy Ndombélé
Oh how Tottenham must now wish they didn’t make this move! Before Dominic Solanke moved to Spurs this summer, the Lilywhites’ most expensive acquisition was at €62 million. For a club known for making cost-effective decisions, it’s a shame the first time they really decided to go big, it blew up in their collective face.
Spurs going above and beyond for Ndombélé was a bit of a surprise, yes, but now all one feels is disappointment for both the player and the club. Apart from fleeting moments of brilliance, the Frenchman never quite found his feet in North London. He spent the last years of his Spurs contract at Lyon (2022), Napoli (2022/23), and Galatasaray (2023/24) on loan spells before joining Ligue 1 side Nice this summer as a free agent.
1. Dominic Solanke
It’s still very early days to decide whether this one works out or not, but things have not gotten off to the greatest of starts for Solanke, who has sustained a foot injury and will be sidelined for the coming couple of weeks at least.
So we can only go on what we saw of him last season, which was not bad by any means. At 26, Solanke is not exactly young and has had to make his way back up the English pyramid, so Spurs would hope last season was not a one-term thing and hope this does not end up being another Ndombélé situation.
