Bayern Munich's 25 most expensive transfers of all time

Bayern Munich's 25 most expensive transfers of all time Make us your Google favourite Bayern Munich are one of the biggest and most successful football clubs in European football history, and they have unsurprisingly employed some of the best players the sport has ever seen. The German giants’ success has typically come from extremely smart business in the transfer market, however they have started to splash the cash in recent years in a bid to continue challenging for major honours. Below, sources runs through the 25 most expensive Bayern Munich signings in history. 25. Medhi Benatia - €28m (from Roma, 2014) The Moroccan defender only spent two seasons at Bayern Munich but he won the league in both campaigns before joining Juventus. Pep Guardiola decided to move David Alaba to centre-back from left-back meaning Benatia was surplus to requirements with Jerome Boateng also undroppable. 24. Douglas Costa - €30m (from Shakhtar Donetsk, 2015) After a five-year spell at Shakhtar Donetsk, Douglas Costa joined Bayern for €30m in 2015 and he helped the Bavarian giants win the Bundesliga title in both of his two full seasons at the club. He joined Juventus on loan in 2017 before the deal became permanent for €40m the following year. Costa then subsequently returned to Bayern on loan for the 2020-21 season. 23. Mario Gomez - €30m (from Stuttgart, 2009) After being named as German Footballer of the Year, Mario Gomez was bound to come to Bayern's attention. They broke the Bundesliga transfer record to sign him and were repaid with 75 league goals for the club in just 115 appearances. 22. Manuel Neuer - €30m (from Schalke, 2011) Perhaps the most important Bayern Munich signing this century, Manuel Neuer has been one of the greatest goalkeepers in the world and is regularly part of the greatest goalkeeper of all time debate. The sweeper-keeper has been crucial to the way they have played for over a decade. 21. Sacha Boey - €30m (from Galatasaray, 2024) Since the retirement of Philipp Lahm, Bayern have struggled to find a long-term right-back. Joshua Kimmich could have been the answer, but he now anchors the midfield. The signing of Sacha Boey from Galatasaray was seen as a gamble and it has yet to pay off. 20. Franck Ribery - €30m (from Marseille, 2007) French winger Franck Ribery finished third to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the 2013 Ballon d'Or, but was arguably robbed of top spot in the popularity contest. He was unstoppable that season as Bayern won the Champions League and could do no more individually in one of the greatest seasons the club has ever seen. He remains one of the club's best signings of the 21st century. 19. Sadio Mane - €32m (from Liverpool, 2022) Bayern's bosses thought Sadio Mane could be a bargain as Liverpool were happy to make some money on him as he neared the end of his contract. Unfortunately, the Reds were laughing all the way to the bank as his previously sensational form was nowhere to be seen and Bayern moved quickly to sell him on. 18. Benjamin Pavard - €35m (from Stuttgart, 2019) More famous for what he did with France than Bayern, Benjamin Pavard nonetheless was part of Hansi Flick's sextuple winning side in 2020 and proved a dependable squad player in four seasons at the club before moving to Italy to join Inter. 17. Mats Hummels - €35m (from Dortmund, 2016) Mats Hummels has one of the most bizarre career maps in the world. He came through Bayern's academy before they allowed him to leave and join Borussia Dortmund for €4m. Seven years later, Bayern bought him back for nearly 10 times the amount after he helped the Black-Yellows to two Bundesliga titles. He won three more at Bayern during his second stint before he left again for Borussia Dortmund. 16. Renato Sanches - €35m (from Benfica, 2016) Possibly the biggest flop of all in Bayern's most expensive signings list, Renato Sanches arrived in Munich as Europe's Golden Boy. He left on loan and passed the ball to an advertising hoarding while at Swansea. His career stagnated and after a permanent move to Lille, he has bounced around Europe. 15. Mario Götze - €37m (from Borussia Dortmund, 2013) Mario Götze's transfer to Bayern Munich probably did not pay off much on the pitch while he was wearing the team's red, but the manner it was announced did more than enough to make him a club hero. Ahead of the 2013 Champions League final, news broke that the German wonderkid was leaving Dortmund for Bayern,