Kylian Mbappe is the most expensive teenager in football history, thanks to his €180 million transfer from AS Monaco to Paris Saint-Germain in 2018.
The France superstar originally joined the Parisians on a one-year loan deal before the deal was made permanent due to an obligation to buy clause.
He became PSG’s all time record goalscorer in March 2023, overtaking Edinson Cavani’s tally courtesy of a goal against FC Nantes.
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Joao Felix is the second-most expensive teenager of all time. The Portuguese forward burst onto the scene at Benfica and his frightening talent convinced Atletico Madrid to pay €127.2m to sign him in 2019.
Jude Bellingham narrowly misses out on this list due to the fact he turned 20 just two days before his initial €103m move to Real Madrid went through. The England international was still only 19 years old when Los Blancos finalised a deal with Borussia Dortmund, but he technically joined the club on 1 July and he was 20 by that point.
With Bellingham out of the equation, third place belongs to Matthijs de Ligt. The Netherland defender left Ajax to join Juventus for a whopping €85.5m in 2019. He subsequently signed for Bayern Munich three years later.
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Romeo Lavia is the fourth-most expensive teenager of all time. The Belgium international spent just one season at Southampton before Chelsea paid €62.1m to sign him following their relegation from the Premier League.
In fifth place is Anthony Martial; he left Monaco to join Manchester United for €60m in 2015.
Brazilian trio Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Endrick are the joint-sixth most expensive teenagers in football history. They all left their homeland to join Real Madrid for €45m.
Vitor Roque (to Barcelona) and Fabio Silva (to Wolves) both cost €40m, and they complete the top 10.
The 10 most expensive teenagers of all time
| Player | Clubs | Fee | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Kylian Mbappe | Monaco to PSG | €180m | 2018-19 |
| 2. Joao Felix | Benfica to Atletico Madrid | €127.2m | 2019-20 |
| 3. Matthijs de Ligt | Ajax to Juventus | €85.5m | 2019-20 |
| 4. Romeo Lavia | Southampton to Chelsea | €62.1m | 2023-24 |
| 5. Anthony Martial | Monaco to Man Utd | €60m | 2015-16 |
| 6. Vinicius Jr | Flamengo to Real Madrid | €45m | 2018-19 |
| = Rodrygo | Santos to Real Madrid | €45m | 2019-20 |
| = Endrick | Palmeiras to Real Madrid | €45m | 2024-25 |
| 9. Vitor Roque | Athletico Paranaense to Barcelona | €40m | 2023-24 |
| = Fabio Silva | Porto to Wolves | €40m | 2020-21 |
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