Tottenham have made some big player sales this century!
One of the oldest clubs in English football, Tottenham Hotspur were formed in September 1882 with the motto of 'To Dare Is To Do'.
Nicknamed 'The Lillywhites', Spurs have won two first-division titles, eight FA Cups, four League Cups, one Uefa Cup Winners' Cup (abolished) and one Uefa Cup (now Europa League).
Some great players have featured for Tottenham throughout the years – Paul Gascoigne needs no introduction, and neither does Glenn Hoddle.
Gareth Bale and Luka Modric had huge success throughout their careers, and their departures were followed by the rise of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min. In between these eras, Tottenham have let go of some of their best players at a premium fee.
Who are those players?
Let's take a look!
Tottenham most expensive sales by season
Season
Biggest sale
Fee
Total sales
2022/23
Steven Bergwijn
£28.13M
£34.88M
2021/22
Juan Foyth
£13.50M
£31.16M
2020/21
Kyle Walker-Peters
£11.97M
£11..97M
2019/20
Christian Eriksen
£24.30M
£58.05M
2018/19
Mousa Dembele
£4.82M
£4.82M
2017/18
Kyle Walker
£47.43M
£93.42M
2016/17
Ryan Mason
£13.86M
£47.07M
2015/16
Roberto Soldado
£14.40M
£78.53M
2014/15
Gylfi Sigurdsson
£9.09M
£39.74M
2013/14
Gareth Bale
£90.90M
£124.56M
2012/13
Luka Modric
£31.50M
£65.50M
2011/12
Peter Crouch
£10.17M
£38.93M
2010/11
Robbie Keane/Adel Taarabt
£1.08M
£2.64M
2009/10
Darren Bent
£10.62M
£28.53M
2008/09
Dimitar Berbatov
£34.20M
£79.25M
2007/08
Jermain Defoe
£8.37M
£20.30M
2006/07
Michael Carrick
£24.48M
£34.79M
2005/06
Frederic Kanoute
£5.85M
£22.91M
2004/05
Helder Postiga
£6.75M
£9.45M
2003/04
Jonathan Blondel
£1.08M
£1.58M
2002/03
Stephen Clemence
£1.22M
£1.22M
2001/02
Luke Young
£5.40M
£8.78M
2000/01
Espen Baardsen
£1.80M
£2.21M
TOTAL
£840.29M
*All figures are taken from Transfermarkt unless stated otherwise.
Tottenham top 10 most expensive player salesgetty Images10Kevin Wimmer | £17.46 million | Stoke City | 2017
Kevin Wimmer joined Tottenham from German club Koln for a fee of £5.40 million in the summer of 2015.
The centre-back signed a five-year contract, but couldn't establish himself as a regular in the Spurs starting XI.
After just two seasons at the club, making just 15 appearances, Tottenham sold him for £17.46m to Stoke City in 2017.
Wimmer spent one season at Stoke before being loaned to Hannover 86, Mouscron and Karlsruher SC before joining Rapid Vienna as a free agent.
AdvertisementGetty9Kieran Trippier | £19.80 million | Atletico Madrid | 2019
After graduating from Manchester City's youth academy, Kieran Trippier was promoted to their senior team in 2009-10, however, he could not make a single appearance for them before being loaned to Barnsley and then Burnley before joining the Turf Moor side in 2012.
After three years at Burnley, Tottenham came calling in the summer of 2015, signing Trippier for £4.41 million.
At Spurs, Trippier made 69 appearances in four seasons before Atletico Madrid signed him for £19.80m in the summer of 2019.
After three seasons in Spain where he won La Liga, Newcastle United swooped for the English defender for £12.60m.
Getty Images8Robbie Keane | £21.60 million | Liverpool | 2008
After coming through the ranks at Wolves' academy, Robbie Keane made 73 appearances for their senior team between 1997 and 1999.
After making subsequent moves to Coventry, Inter Milan and Leeds, Keane signed for Tottenham in the summer of 2002 for £9.45 million.
After making 197 appearances for Spurs, scoring 80 goals, Keane joined Liverpool for £21.60m in the summer of 2008, however, he returned back to Spurs in February 2009 for £15.03m.
Getty Images7Christian Eriksen | £24.30 million | Inter | 2019
After graduating from Ajax's academy, Christian Eriksen played for three years with their senior team, making 113 appearances and scoring 25 goals between 2010 to 2013.
After being linked to multiple top clubs, it was Tottenham who won the race to sign the Danish midfielder for £12.74 million in the summer of 2013.
Eriksen was incredible at Spurs, making 226 appearances, scoring 51 goals in his seven-year spell at the club before moving to Inter for £24.30m in January 2020.
Since leaving Inter in 2021, Eriksen has played for Brentford and is now on the books of Manchester United.