Premier League Expensive Goalkeepers: English football clubs are known for spending huge amounts of money in every transfer window.
Apart from investing heavily in signing strikers, defenders, and attackers, they also spend big on goalkeepers.
Kepa Arrizabalaga, who was signed by Chelsea from Athletic Bilbao for €80 million in an attempt to replace Thibaut Courtois in 2018, remains the most expensive goalkeeper in Premier League history.
However, he failed to live up to expectations and was replaced by Édouard Mendy, who exceptionally won the 2021 Champions League for Chelsea with exceptional saves.
The second-most expensive goalkeeper in Premier League history is Alisson. He joined Liverpool from AS Roma for a transfer fee worth €62.5 million.
Becker joined Liverpool to replace Loris Karius after the goalkeeper’s horrible performance in the Champions League final against Real Madrid in 2018.
After Alisson got signed, Liverpool proceeded to win the Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League in 2020.
The third-most expensive goalkeeper in Premier League history is Cameroon’s Andre Onana. The former Inter Milan goalkeeper joined Manchester United for a transfer fee worth €50.2 million.
He joined the English team after Manchester United failed to renew David De Gea’s contract in 2023. A lot of Manchester United fans were happy about the transfer because they expected Onana to help Erik Ten Hag implement his playing style.
In the 2023-24 season, Onana’s performance at Manchester United was not satisfactory. Onana committed a series of mistakes in the Champions League and his positioning at the goalpost was extremely bad.
The fourth-most expensive goalkeeper is Ederson. He joined Manchester City from Benfica for a transfer fee worth €40 million in 2017.
He went on to make 250 appearances in all competitions for the club.
His ability to play extensively from the back made him one of the most intelligent goalkeepers in the Premier League.
Also, he is the most successful goalkeeper among the top ten most expensive goalkeepers in the English Premier League.
The Brazilian goalkeeper has won a Champions League, a FIFA Club World Cup, six Premier League titles, one UEFA Super Cup, two FA Cups, four Carabao Cups, and two Community Shields with Manchester City.
David Raya is the fifth-most expensive goalkeeper in the Premier League. Arsenal signed the Spanish goalkeeper from Brentford for a transfer fee worth €31.9 million.
In the 2023–24 Premier League season, the goalkeeper was able to prove his worth as a world-class goalkeeper by winning the Premier League golden glove at the end of the season.
The sixth-most expensive goalkeeper in the Premier League is Jordan Pickford. The England number 1 goalkeeper moved from Sunderland to Everton for a transfer fee worth €28.5 million.
The next goalkeeper on the list is Aaron Ramsdale, who joined Arsenal from Championship side Sheffield United for a transfer fee worth €28 million.
The eighth-most expensive goalkeeper in Premier League history is Leno, who moved from Bayer Leverkusen to Arsenal for a transfer fee worth €25 million in 2018.
Another goalkeeper who occupies the position of one of the top 10 most expensive goalkeepers in the Premier League is David De Gea.
The Spanish goalkeeper, who is currently a free agent, joined Manchester United from Atletico Madrid for a transfer fee worth €25 million.
The last goalkeeper on the list of the top ten most expensive goalkeepers in the Premier League is Chelsea’s newest signing from Villarreal, Filip Jorgensen.
The West London club paid €24.5 million for the goalkeeper who made the highest save in the 2023–24 Spanish La Liga season.
These Are The 10 Most Expensive Goalkeepers In Premier League History
1. Kepa Arrizabalaga (Athletic Bilbao to Chelsea): Price: €80 million
2. Becker Alisson (AS Roma to Liverpool): Price: €62.5 million
3. Andre Onana (Inter Milan to Manchester United) Price: €50.2 million
4. Ederson (Benfica to Manchester City) Price: €31.9 million
5. David Raya (Brentford to Arsenal) Price: €31.9 million
6. Jordan Pickford (Sunderland to Everton) Price: €28.5 million
7. Aaron Ramsdale (Sheffield United to Arsenal): Price: €28 million
8. Bernd Leno (Bayer Leverkusen to Arsenal): Price: €25 million
9. David De Gea (Atletico Madrid to Manchester United) Price: €25 million
10. Filip Jörgensen (Villarreal to Chelsea) Price: €24.5 million.
