The winter transfer window is upon us in the world of soccer and will their be another record transfer sale like we saw when Benfica sent Joao Felix to Atletico Madrid for a record haul of €127.2M. This move has always left many people wondering what are some of the other biggest transfer sales of Portuguese players that have happened over the years. We take a look at the 30 top sales of all time of Portuguese players around the world.
| Year | Player | From | To | Sale Price | 2026 Value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Joao Felix | Benfica | Atletico Madrid | €127.2M | €161.2M |
| 2018 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Juventus | €117M | €150.4M |
| 2026 | Mateus Fernandes | West Ham | Tottenham | €99M | €99M |
| 2009 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Man. United | Real Madrid | €94M | €136.8M |
| 2020 | Ruben Dias | Benfica | Man. City | €71.6M | €89.3M |
| 2026 | Goncalo Ramos | PSG | AC Milan | €70M | €70M |
| 2024 | Joao Neves | Benfica | PSG | €65.9M | €67.9M |
| 2019 | Joao Cancelo | Juventus | Man. City | €65M | €82.3M |
| 2024 | Goncalo Ramos | Benfica | PSG | €65M | €67M |
| 2020 | Bruno Fernandes | Sporting | Man. United | €65M | €81.7M |
| 2023 | Matheus Nunes | Wolverhampton | Man. City | €62M | €65.3M |
| 2008 | Luis Figo | Barcelona | Real Madrid | €60M | €87.3M |
| 2024 | Pedro Neto | Wolverhampton | Chelsea | €60M | €61.8M |
| 2023 | Otavio | FC Porto | Al-Nassr | €60M | €63.2M |
| 2023 | Ruben Neves | Wolverhampton | Al-Hilal | €55M | €57.9M |
| 2025 | Mateus Fernandes | Sunderland | West Ham | €52.25M | €52.8M |
| 2024 | Joao Felix | Atletico Madrid | Chelsea | €52M | €53.6M |
| 2024 | Joao Palhinha | Fulham | Bayern Munich | €51M | €52.6M |
| 2017 | Bernardo Silva | Monaco | Man. City | €50M | €65.5M |
| 2026 | Geovany Quenda | Sporting | Chelsea | €50M | €50M |
| 2019 | Rafael Leao | Lille | AC Milan | €49.5M | €62.7M |
| 2022 | Matheus Nunes | Sporting | Wolverhampton | €47.4M | €53M |
| 2020 | Diogo Jota | Wolverhampton | Liverpool | €44.7M | €56.2M |
| 2016 | Joao Mario | Sporting | Inter Milan | €44.7M | €59.5M |
| 2001 | Rui Costa | Fiorentina | AC Milan | €42M | €72.1M |
| 2022 | Vitinha | FC Porto | PSG | €41.5M | €46.4M |
| 2018 | Joao Cancelo | Valencia | Juventus | €40.4M | €51.9M |
| 2018 | Goncalo Guedes | PSG | Valencia | €40M | €51.4M |
| 2020 | Fabio Silva | FC Porto | Wolverhampton | €40M | €50.3M |
| 2023 | Nuno Mendes | Sporting | PSG | €38M | €40M |
* 2026 Value is based on European inflation over prior years to year noted
