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Most Expensive Signings of the 1980s
This list features the most expensive football signings of the 1980s.
RANK | ATHLETE | FROM | TO | FEE | YEAR |
1 | Lajos Détári | Eintracht Frankfurt | Olympiacos | €8.70 million | 1988-89 |
2 | Enzo Scifo | RSC Anderlecht | Inter Milan | £8.65 million | 1987-88 |
3 | Roberto Donadoni | Atalanta | AC Milan | €8.00 million | 1986-87 |
4 | Diego Maradona | Boca Juniors | Barcelona | €7.30 million | 1982-83 |
5 | Diego Maradona | Barcelona | Napoli | €6.97 million | 1984-85 |
6 | Ruud Gullit | PSV Eindhoven | AC Milan | €6.75 million | 1987-88 |
7 | Jürgen Klinsmann | VFB Stuttgart | Inter Milan | €6.50 million | 1989-90 |
8 | Ronald Koeman | PSV Eindhoven | Barcelona | €5.68 million | 1989-90 |
9 | Karl-Heinz Ruminegge | Bayern Munich | Inter Milan | €5.50 million | 1984-85 |
10 | Chris Waddle | Tottenham Hotspur | Marseille | €5.40 million | 1989-90 |
References
Transfermarkt (2025) 'Transfer records'. Available at: https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/transfers/transferrekorde/statistik/top/plus/0/galerie/0?saison_id=1980&land_id=&ausrichtung=&spielerposition_id=&altersklasse=&jahrgang=0&leihe=&w_s= (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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