List of most expensive Romanian football transfers

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

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Top 25 outgoing Liga I transfers
R Year Name Nat. From To Fee
(€ mln)
Reference(s)
1 2021 Dennis Man   FCSB   Parma €11[4] [5][6]
2 2016 Nicolae Stanciu   FC Steaua București   Anderlecht €9.8[a] [7][8]
3 2013 Vlad Chiricheș   FC Steaua București   Tottenham Hotspur €9.5 [9]
4 2020 Valentin Mihăilă   Universitatea Craiova   Parma €8.5
5 2019 Alexandru Mitriță   Universitatea Craiova   New York City FC €8[b] [10][11]
6 2014 Florin Gardoș   FC Steaua București   Southampton €6.8
7 2021 Alexandru Cicaldau   Universitatea Craiova   Galatasaray €6.5
2009 Álvaro Pereira   CFR Cluj   Porto €6.5
2000 Adrian Mutu   Dinamo București   Inter Milan €6.5
10 2011 Lacina Traoré   CFR Cluj   Kuban Krasnodar €6
2009 Mirel Rădoi   FC Steaua București   Al-Hilal €6
12 2024 Florinel Coman   FCSB   Al Gharafa €5.25
13 2022 Rareș Ilie   Rapid București   Nice €5
2011 Gabriel Torje   Dinamo București   Udinese €5
2008 Cristian Săpunaru   Rapid București   Porto €5
2011 Bogdan Stancu   FC Steaua București   Galatasaray €5
17 2008 Ștefan Radu   Dinamo București   Lazio €4.5
2017 Răzvan Marin   Viitorul Constanța   Standard Liège €4.5
2019 Ianis Hagi   Viitorul Constanța   Genk €4.5
20 1990 Gheorghe Hagi   Steaua București   Real Madrid €4.3
21 2021 Olimpiu Morutan   Steaua București   Galatasaray €4.1
22 2008 Ionuț Mazilu   Rapid București   Dnipro €4
23 1994 Ilie Dumitrescu   Steaua București   Tottenham Hotspur €3.7
24 2013 Rafael Bastos   CFR Cluj   Al Nassr €3.5
25 2006 Daniel Niculae   Rapid Bucuresti   AJ Auxerre €3.3

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

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

Ongoing Liga I transfers

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Top 25 ongoing Liga I transfers
R Year Name Nat. From To Fee
(€ mln)
1 2017 Florinel Coman     Viitorul Constanța FCSB €3
2007 Cristian Fabbiani     Lanus CFR Cluj €3
3 2018 Ianis Hagi     Fiorentina Viitorul Constanța €2.8
4 2008 Álvaro Pereira     Argentinos Juniors CFR Cluj €2.5
5 2018 Alexandru Cicaldau     Viitorul Constanța Universitatea Craiova €2.3
2024 Louis Munteanu     Fiorentina CFR Cluj €2.3
7 2017 Dragos Nedelcu     Viitorul Constanța FCSB €2.13
8 2017 Denis Alibec     Astra Giurgiu FCSB €2.04
9 2011 Adrian Cristea     Dinamo Bucuresti Universitatea Cluj €2
2008 Bogdan Stancu     Unirea Urziceni FCSB €2
2008 Gabriel Torje     Poli Timisoara Dinamo Bucuresti €2
2024 Daniel Birligea     CFR Cluj FCSB €2
13 2012 Alexandru Chipciu     Brasov FCSB €1.95
14 2016 Dennis Man     UTA Arad FCSB €1.85
15 2009 Cristian Tanase     FC Arges FCSB €1.8
16 2008 Dayro Moreno     Once Caldas FCSB €1.75
17 2022 David Miculescu     UTA Arad FCSB €1.7
18 2007 Élton     Corinthians FCSB €1.65
19 2007 Ionut Rada     Rapid Bucuresti FCSB €1.6
20 2022 Andrea Compagno     FC U Craiova 1948 FCSB €1.5
2019 Andrei Ivan     Krasnodar Universitatea Craiova €1.5
2016 Florin Tanase     Viitorul Constanța FCSB €1.5
2009 Ciprian Tatarusanu     Gloria Bistrița FCSB €1.5
2009 Wesley     Leixoes Vaslui €1.5
2008 Juliano Spadacio     Nacional Rapid Bucuresti €1.5
2009 Alexandru Curtean     Gaz Metan Medias Poli Timisoara €1.5
2008 Janos Szekely     Otelul Galati FCSB €1.5
2008 Urko Pardo     Iraklis Rapid Bucuresti €1.5
2008 Juan Carlos Toja     FC Dallas FCSB €1.5
2008 Dorin Goga     Universitatea Cluj Poli Timisoara €1.5
2006 Ionut Mazilu     Sportul Studentesc Rapid Bucuresti €1.5
2006 Ovidiu Petre     Poli Timisoara FCSB €1.5

Historical progression

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

Highest transfer payments for Romanian players

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

Historical progression

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

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  1. ^ "Dennis Man, vedetă în Gazzetta dello Sport după transferul la Parma: "E rapid ca o așchie și cu un șut devastator!"" (in Romanian). 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.