Tottenham Hotspur's most expensive signings ever after Mohammed Kudus's £55m transfer

At the conclusion of the 2025 summer transfer window, two effervescent attackers forced their way into the list of Tottenham Hotspur's record signings, as Xavi Simons and Mohammed Kudus joined for +£50m fees from RB Leipzig and West Ham United respectively.

Three months later, and Kudus is almost unparalleled when it comes to Premier League playmaking, claiming four assists in the 2025-26 season so far as we enter the last international break of 2025.

The Ghana international sits at the top of the Premier League's assist charts alongside Everton's on-loan Manchester City attacker and Burnley's Quilindschy Hartman, while only Jeremy Doku has completed as many take-ons as the ex-West Ham attacker with 34.

On the other hand, Simons has failed to set the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium alight since his high-profile arrival, only registering two assists from 14 games in all competitions and failing to score a single goal.

Here, Sports Mole provides an in-depth list of Tottenham's 10 most expensive arrivals of all time.

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10. Davinson Sanchez - £35.7m

From: Ajax

Date: August 23, 2017

Age at the time: 21

Tottenham appearances: 207

Tottenham goals: 5

Honours at Tottenham

None

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9. Pedro Porro - £39m (including £5m loan fee)

From: Sporting Lisbon

Date: January 31, 2023 (loan), July 30, 2023 (permanent)

Age at the time: 23

Honours at Tottenham

• Europa League (1) - 2024-25

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8. James Maddison - £39.4m

From: Leicester City

Date: July 1, 2023

Age at the time: 26

Honours at Tottenham

• Europa League (1) - 2024-25

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7. Cristian Romero - £44.2m

From: Atalanta BC

Date: August 6, 2021 (loan), August 30, 2022 (permanent)

Age at the time: 23 (loan), 24 (permanent)

Honours at Tottenham

• Europa League (1) - 2024-25

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6. Brennan Johnson - £46.8m

From: Nottingham Forest

Date: September 1, 2023

Age at the time: 22

Honours at Tottenham

• Europa League (1) - 2024-25

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5. Richarlison - £49.3m

From: Everton

Date: July 1, 2022

Age at the time: 25

Honours at Tottenham

• Europa League (1) - 2024-25

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4. Xavi Simons - £51.8m

From: RB Leipzig

Date: August 29, 2025

Age at the time: 22

Honours at Tottenham

None

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3. Tanguy Ndombele - £52.7m

From: Lyon

Date: July 2, 2019

Age at the time: 22

Honours at Tottenham

None

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2. Mohammed Kudus - £55m

From: West Ham United

Date: July 10, 2025

Age at the time: 24

Honours at Tottenham

None

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1. Dominic Solanke - £55.5m

From: Bournemouth

Date: August 10, 2024

Age at the time: 26

Honours at Tottenham

• Europa League (1) - 2024-25

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