List of most expensive Romanian football transfers

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The following is a list of most expensive association football transfers in Romania, which details the highest transfer fees ever paid for players in the Liga I.

The current record is held by Dennis Man, after Parma signed him from FCSB in a deal worth €11 million plus add-ons, on 29 January 2021.[1] The previous transfer record had been held by Nicolae Stanciu since 2017, who was bought by Anderlecht for €9.8 million, also from FCSB.[2][3]

Outgoing Liga I transfers

Top 25 outgoing Liga I transfers
R Year Name Nat. From To Fee
(€ mln) 		Reference(s)
1 2021 Dennis Man Romania FCSB Italy Parma €11[4] [5][6]
2 2016 Nicolae Stanciu Romania FC Steaua București Belgium Anderlecht €9.8[a] [7][8]
3 2013 Vlad Chiricheș Romania FC Steaua București England Tottenham Hotspur €9.5 [9]
4 2020 Valentin Mihăilă Romania Universitatea Craiova Italy Parma €8.5
5 2019 Alexandru Mitriță Romania Universitatea Craiova United States New York City FC €8[b] [10][11]
6 2014 Florin Gardoș Romania FC Steaua București England Southampton €6.8
7 2021
Alexandru Cicaldau
 Romania Universitatea Craiova
Galatasaray
 €6.5
2009 Álvaro Pereira Uruguay CFR Cluj Portugal Porto €6.5
2000 Adrian Mutu Romania Dinamo București Italy Inter Milan €6.5
10 2011 Lacina Traoré Ivory Coast CFR Cluj Russia Kuban Krasnodar €6
2009 Mirel Rădoi Romania FC Steaua București
Al-Hilal
 €6
12 2022 Rareș Ilie Romania Rapid București France Nice €5
2011 Gabriel Torje Romania Dinamo București Italy Udinese €5
2008 Cristian Săpunaru Romania Rapid București Portugal Porto €5
2011 Bogdan Stancu Romania FC Steaua București Turkey Galatasaray €5
16 2008 Ștefan Radu Romania Dinamo București
Lazio
 €4.5
2017 Răzvan Marin Romania Viitorul Constanța Belgium Standard Liège €4.5
2019 Ianis Hagi Romania Viitorul Constanța Belgium Genk €4.5
19 1990 Gheorghe Hagi Romania Steaua București
Real Madrid
 €4.3
20 2021
Olimpiu Morutan
 Romania Steaua București
Galatasaray
 €4.1
21 2008 Ionuț Mazilu Romania Rapid București Ukraine Dnipro €4
22 1994 Ilie Dumitrescu Romania Steaua București England Tottenham Hotspur €3.7
23 2013 Rafael Bastos Brazil CFR Cluj Saudi Arabia Al Nassr €3.5
24 2006 Daniel Niculae Romania
Rapid Bucuresti
 France AJ Auxerre €3.3
25 2012 Renan Garcia Brazil CFR Cluj
Sampdoria
 €3.2

Notes

  1. ^ Initial €7.8 million plus reported €2 million bonuses
  2. ^ Universitatea Craiova general manager Marcel Popescu revealed the transfer fee to be US$9.1 million (roughly €8 million)

Historical progression

Year Name Nat. From To Fee
(€ mln)
1982
Marcel Raducanu
 Romania Steaua Bucuresti Germany Borussia Dortmund €0.275
1989
Gavril Balint
 Romania Steaua Bucuresti
Real Burgos
 €1
1990 Gheorghe Hagi Romania Steaua Bucuresti
Real Madrid
 €4.3
2000 Adrian Mutu Romania
Dinamo Bucuresti
 Italy Inter Milan €6.5
2013
Vlad Chiriches
 Romania FCSB
Tottenham Hotspur
 €9.5
2016 Nicolae Stanciu Romania FCSB Belgium Anderlecht €9.8
2021 Dennis Man Romania FCSB Italy Parma €11

Ongoing Liga I transfers

Top 25 ongoing Liga I transfers
R Year Name Nat. From To Fee
(€ mln)
1 2017 Florinel Coman Romania
Viitorul Constanța
 FCSB €3
2007 Cristian Fabbiani Argentina
Lanus
 CFR Cluj €3
3 2018 Ianis Hagi Romania Italy Fiorentina
Viitorul Constanța
 €2.8
4 2008 Álvaro Pereira Uruguay Argentina Argentinos Juniors CFR Cluj €2.5
5 2018
Alexandru Cicaldau
 Romania
Viitorul Constanța
 Universitatea Craiova €2.3
6 2017
Dragos Nedelcu
 Romania
Viitorul Constanța
 FCSB €2.13
7 2017 Denis Alibec Romania
Astra Giurgiu
 FCSB €2.04
8 2011 Adrian Cristea Romania
Dinamo Bucuresti
 Universitatea Cluj €2
2008 Bogdan Stancu Romania
Unirea Urziceni
 FCSB €2
2008 Gabriel Torje Romania
Poli Timisoara
Dinamo Bucuresti
 €2
11 2012 Alexandru Chipciu Romania Romania Brasov FCSB €1.95
12 2016 Dennis Man Romania
UTA Arad
 FCSB €1.85
13 2009
Cristian Tanase
 Romania
FC Arges
 FCSB €1.8
14 2008 Dayro Moreno Colombia Colombia Once Caldas FCSB €1.75
15 2022 David Miculescu Romania
UTA Arad
 FCSB €1.7
16 2007 Élton Brazil Brazil Corinthians FCSB €1.65
17 2007 Ionut Rada Romania
Rapid Bucuresti
 FCSB €1.6
18 2022 Andrea Compagno Romania
FC U Craiova 1948
 FCSB €1.5
2019 Andrei Ivan Romania
Krasnodar
 Universitatea Craiova €1.5
2016
Florin Tanase
 Romania
Viitorul Constanța
 FCSB €1.5
2009
Ciprian Tatarusanu
 Romania Romania Gloria Bistrița FCSB €1.5
2009 Wesley Brazil Portugal Leixoes
Vaslui
 €1.5
2008 Juliano Spadacio Brazil
Nacional
Rapid Bucuresti
 €1.5
2009 Alexandru Curtean Romania
Gaz Metan Medias
Poli Timisoara
 €1.5
2008
Janos Szekely
 Romania Romania Otelul Galati FCSB €1.5
2008 Urko Pardo Cyprus
Iraklis
Rapid Bucuresti
 €1.5
2008
Juan Carlos Toja
 Colombia United States FC Dallas FCSB €1.5
2008 Dorin Goga Romania Romania Universitatea Cluj
Poli Timisoara
 €1.5
2006
Ionut Mazilu
 Romania
Sportul Studentesc
Rapid Bucuresti
 €1.5
2006 Ovidiu Petre Romania
Poli Timisoara
 FCSB €1.5

Historical progression

Year Name Nat. From To Fee
(€ mln)
1990 Gheorghe Craioveanu Romania Romania Turnu Severin
FC Universitatea Craiova
 €0.005
1991
Constantin Galca
 Romania
FC Arges
 FC Steaua Bucuresti €0.1
1994 Bogdan Stelea Romania
Standard Liege
Rapid Bucuresti
 €0.15
1995 Bogdan Stelea Romania Turkey Samsunspor FC Steaua Bucuresti €0.7
2004 Dorin Goian Romania
FCM Bacau
 FCSB €1.3
2006 Ovidiu Petre Romania
Poli Timisoara
 FCSB €1.5
2007 Élton Brazil Brazil Corinthians FCSB €1.65
2007 Cristian Fabbiani Argentina
Lanus
 CFR Cluj €3

Highest transfer payments for Romanian players

R Year Name From To Fee
(€ mln)
1 2024
Radu Dragusin
 Italy Genoa
Tottenham Hotspur
 €25
2 2003 Adrian Mutu Italy Parma England Chelsea €22.7
3 2003 Cristian Chivu
Ajax
 Italy AS Roma €18
4 2007 Cristian Chivu Italy AS Roma Italy Inter Milan €16
5 2019
Razvan Marin
Standard Liege
Ajax
 €12.5
6 2019 Dennis Man Romania FCSB Italy Parma €11
7 2019 Andrei Radu Italy Genoa Italy Inter Milan €10.6
8 2021
Razvan Marin
Ajax
 Italy Cagliari €10
2019 Nicolae Stanciu
Sparta Prague
Al Ahli
 €10
2002 Adrian Mutu
Hellas Verona
 Italy Parma €10
11 2023
Radu Dragusin
Juventus
 Italy Genoa €9.7
2016 Nicolae Stanciu Romania FCSB Belgium Anderlecht €9.7
13 2020
Vlad Chiriches
 Italy Napoli
Sassuolo
 €9.5
2013
Vlad Chiriches
 Romania FCSB
Tottenham Hotspur
 €9.5
15 2020
Valentin Mihaila
 Romania Universitatea Craiova Italy Parma €9.1
16 2019 Andrei Radu Italy Inter Milan Italy Genoa €8
2019
Alexandru Mitrita
 Romania Universitatea Craiova United States New York City FC €8
2006 Adrian Mutu
Juventus
 Italy Fiorentina €8
19 2019
George Puscas
 Italy Inter Milan
Reading
 €7.5
20 2015
Vlad Chiriches
Tottenham Hotspur
 Italy Napoli €7
2007 Ciprian Marica Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Stuttgart
 €7
2001 Cosmin Contra
Deportivo Alaves
 Italy AC Milan €7
23 2014
Florin Gardos
 Romania FCSB
Southampton
 €6.8
24 2000 Adrian Mutu
Dinamo Bucuresti
 Italy Inter Milan €6.5
2021
Alexandru Cicaldau
 Romania Universitatea Craiova
Galatasaray
 €6.5

Historical progression

Year Name From To Fee
(€ mln)
1982
Marcel Raducanu
 Romania Steaua Bucuresti Germany Borussia Dortmund €0.275
1989
Gavril Balint
 Romania Steaua Bucuresti
Real Burgos
 €1
1990 Gheorghe Hagi Romania Steaua Bucuresti
Real Madrid
 €4
1992
Florin Raducioiu
Hellas Verona
 Italy Brescia €4.5
2000 Adrian Mutu
Dinamo Bucuresti
 Italy Inter Milan €6.5
2001 Cosmin Contra
Deportivo Alaves
 Italy AC Milan €7
2002 Adrian Mutu
Hellas Verona
 Italy Parma €10
2003 Cristian Chivu
Ajax
 Italy AS Roma €18
2003 Adrian Mutu Italy Parma
Chelsea
 €22.7
2024
Radu Dragusin
 Italy Genoa
Tottenham Hotspur
 €25

Gallery

References

  1. Prosport
    . 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Transfert : le Roumain Nicolae Stanciu à Anderlecht (officiel)" [Transfer: Romanian Nicolae Stanciu to Anderlecht (official)] (in French). L'Équipe. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Toate detaliile contractului semnat de Stanciu cu Anderlecht! Salariu fantastic pentru omul de aproape 10 milioane al Stelei" [All the details of the contract Stanciu signed with Anderlecht! Incredible salary for Steaua's €10 million man]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ FCSB could receive an additional €2 million in bonuses
  5. ^ "Mulțumim, Dennis Man!" [Thank you, Dennis Man!] (in Romanian). FCSB. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021. Dennis Man is one of our team's most important players and became, once moving to Parma Calcio 1913, the player sold for the largest fee in the history of Liga 1.
  6. ^ "Dennis Man la Parma, cel mai scump transfer din istoria Ligii 1 » Spulberă recordul actual!" [Dennis Man to Parma, the most expensive transfer in Liga 1 history » It crushes the actual record!]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Transfert : le Roumain Nicolae Stanciu à Anderlecht (officiel)" [Transfer: Romanian Nicolae Stanciu to Anderlecht (official)] (in French). L'Équipe. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Toate detaliile contractului semnat de Stanciu cu Anderlecht! Salariu fantastic pentru omul de aproape 10 milioane al Stelei" [All the details of the contract Stanciu signed with Anderlecht! Incredible salary for Steaua's €10 million man]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Spurs announce Vlad Chiriches signing". ESPN FC. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Jackpot pentru Craiova! Suma reală plătită de New York City pentru Mitriţă. Oltenii păstrează toţi banii: "Cu Pescara avem treburile noastre"" [Jackpot for Craiova! The real fee paid by New York City for Mitriță. Oltenii will keep all the money: "We have our deal with Pescara"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Mitrita, in topul celor mai scumpi jucatori din istoria Ligii 1: Iata cati bani a incasat Craiova" [Mitriță, at the top of the most expensive players in the history of Liga 1: The sum earned by Craiova] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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