Here, Southampton F.C. News ranks the club’s most expensive signings in history.
Southampton are well known for producing a number of talented players from their prestigious Staplewood academy.
Matt Le Tissier and Alan Shearer are prime examples of that, with James Ward-Prowse a more recent graduate.
With that said, the South Coasters haven’t always needed to shell out substantial fees on players, with greater impetus placed on developing their own.
Notwithstanding that, they’ve still brought in a number of players for pretty sizable amounts over the years, and we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 all-time transfer record arrivals, with each player’s price attached.
Southampton’s most expensive signings ever
10 – Adam Armstrong – £15.1m
- From: Blackburn Rovers
- Date signed: August 2021
- Appearances: 106
9 – Mohamed Elyounoussi – £15.3m
- From: FC Basel
- Date signed: July 2018
- Appearances: 90
8 – Paul Onuachu – £15.3m
- From: KRC Genk
- Date signed: January 2023
- Appearances: 12
7 – Sofiane Boufal – £15.9m
- From: Lille
- Date signed: August 2016
- Appearances: 84
6 – Guido Carrillo – £18.8m
- From: Monaco
- Date signed: January 2018
- Appearances: 10
5 – Romeo Lavia – £19m
- From: Manchester City
- Date signed: July 2022
- Appearances: 34
4 – Sadio Mane – £19.6m
- From: RB Salzburg
- Date signed: September 2014
- Appearances: 75
3 – Jannik Vestergaard – £21.3m
- From: Borussia Monchengladbach
- Date signed: July 2018
- Appearances: 79
2 – Kamaldeen Sulemana – £21.3m
- From: Stade Rennais
- Date signed: January 2023
- Appearances: 39
1 – Danny Ings – £21.4m
- From: Liverpool
- Date signed: July 2019
- Appearances: 100