Transfers

What MLS clubs paid to sign players from abroad, what they were paid to sell them, and the fees clubs in the league paid each other. Clubs rarely announce fees; nearly every figure here is a press report, so these are anchors, not accounts. The record is thick from 2024 on and thin before, where only the deals later stories mention made it. The biggest fee in is $26.5M for Son Heung-Min (2025); the biggest out is $27M for Miguel Almiron (2019).

Signed from abroad $1M $2M $5M $10M $20M $50M 2026: Josh Sargent, Norwich City to Toronto FC, $22M 2026: André Luiz, Olympiacos to Sporting Kansas City, $18M 2026: Breel Embolo, Rennes to Atlanta United, $18M 2026: Rodrigo De Paul, Atlético Madrid to Inter Miami, $17M 2026: Germán Berterame, CF Monterrey to Inter Miami, $15M 2026: Morgan Whittaker, Middlesbrough to Colorado Rapids, $10.7M 2026: Facundo Torres, Palmeiras to Austin FC, $9.5M 2026: Brais Méndez, Real Sociedad to Columbus Crew, $7M 2026: Jorge Ruvalcaba, UNAM to New York Red Bulls, $6.5M 2026: Carlo Holse, Samsunspor to Saint Louis City SC, $6M 2026: Sayed Abu Farkhi, Maccabi Tel Aviv to Colorado Rapids, $6M 2026: Morgan Guilavogui, Lens to Real Salt Lake, $5M 2026: Tomás Jacob, Necaxa to Atlanta United, $5M 2026: Ezekiel Alladoh, Brommapojkarna to Philadelphia Union, $4.5M 2026: Niklas Dorsch, 1. FC Heidenheim to Toronto FC, $4.2M 2026: Luis Otávio, Internacional to Orlando City SC, $3.5M 2026: Agustín Anello, Boston River to Philadelphia Union, $2.5M 2026: Jack Harrison, Leeds United to New England Revolution, $1M 2026: Lucas Herrington, Brisbane Roar to Colorado Rapids, $1M 2025: Son Heung-Min, Tottenham Hotspur to Los Angeles FC, $26.5M 2025: Emmanuel Latte Lath, Middlesbrough to Atlanta United, $22M 2025: Kévin Denkey, Cercle Brugge to FC Cincinnati, $16.2M 2025: Myrto Uzuni, Granada CF to Austin FC, $12.3M 2025: Hirving Lozano, PSV Eindhoven to San Diego FC, $12M 2025: Brandon Vazquez, CF Monterrey to Austin FC, $10M 2025: Miguel Almiron, Newcastle United to Atlanta United, $10M 2025: Wessam Abou Ali, Al Ahly SC to Columbus Crew, $7.5M 2025: Paxten Aaronson, Eintracht Frankfurt to Colorado Rapids, $7M 2025: David Da Costa, Lens to Portland Timbers, $6M 2025: Kevin Kelsy, Shakhtar Donetsk to Portland Timbers, $6M 2025: Dor Turgeman, Maccabi Tel Aviv to New England Revolution, $5.5M 2025: Anders Dreyer, RSC Anderlecht to San Diego FC, $5M 2025: Kristoffer Velde, Olympiacos to Portland Timbers, $5M 2025: Marco Pašalić, HNK Rijeka to Orlando City SC, $5M 2025: Igor Jesus, Estrela da Amadora to Los Angeles FC, $4M 2025: Bruno Damiani, Nacional to Philadelphia Union, $3M 2025: Osaze Urhoghide, Amiens to FC Dallas, $3M 2025: Ondrej Lingr, SK Slavia Prague to Houston Dynamo, $2.6M 2025: Telasco Segovia, Casa Pia to Inter Miami, $2.5M 2025: Victor Olatunji, Sparta Prague to Real Salt Lake, $2.5M 2025: Jonathan Bamba, Celta Vigo to Chicago Fire, $2M 2025: Owen Gene, Amiens to Minnesota United FC, $2M 2025: Steven Alzate, Hull City to Atlanta United, $2M 2024: Aleksei Miranchuk, Atalanta to Atlanta United, $13M 2024: Hugo Cuypers, Gent to Chicago Fire, $12M 2024: Petar Musa, Benfica to FC Dallas, $9.7M 2024: Gabriel Pec, CR Vasco da Gama to LA Galaxy, $9.6M 2024: Joseph Paintsil, Racing Genk to LA Galaxy, $9M 2024: Jovan Mijatovic, Red Star Belgrade to New York City FC, $8.6M 2024: Ezequiel Ponce, AEK Athens to Houston Dynamo, $8M 2024: Liel Abada, Celtic to Charlotte FC, $8M 2024: Agustín Ojeda, Racing Club to New York City FC, $7.5M 2024: Pedro de la Vega, Lanús to Seattle Sounders, $7.5M 2024: Luca Langoni, Boca Juniors to New England Revolution, $7M 2024: Osman Bukari, Red Star Belgrade to Austin FC, $7M 2024: Hernán López, Godoy Cruz to San Jose Earthquakes, $6M 2024: Bartosz Slisz, Legia Warszawa to Atlanta United, $3.5M 2024: Emil Forsberg, RB Leipzig to New York Red Bulls, $3.3M 2024: Diogo Gonçalves, FC Copenhagen to Real Salt Lake, $3M 2024: Djordje Mihailovic, AZ to Colorado Rapids, $3M 2024: Marino Hinestroza, Pachuca to Columbus Crew, $3M 2024: Alhassan Yusuf, Royal Antwerp to New England Revolution, $2.5M 2024: David Schnegg, Sturm Graz to D.C. United, $2M 2024: Stian Gregersen, Bordeaux to Atlanta United, $2M 2024: Dominik Marczuk, Jagiellonia Białystok to Real Salt Lake, $1.5M 2024: Henrich Ravas, Widzew Łódź to New England Revolution, $1.2M 2024: Oleksandr Svatok, Dnipro-1 to Austin FC, $1.2M 2024: Luis Muriel, Atalanta to Orlando City SC, $1M 2024: Noah Eile, Malmö FF to New York Red Bulls, $1M 2023: Evander, FC Midtjylland to Portland Timbers, $10M 2023: Aaron Boupendza, Rizespor to FC Cincinnati, $7M 2023: Sam Surridge, Nottingham Forest to Nashville SC, $6.5M 2023: Enzo Copetti, Racing Club to Charlotte FC, $6.3M 2023: Chicho Arango, Pachuca to Real Salt Lake, $6M 2023: Facundo Farías, CA Colón to Inter Miami, $5.5M 2023: Giorgos Giakoumakis, Celtic to Atlanta United, $4.1M 2023: Andrés Gómez, Millonarios FC to Real Salt Lake, $3M 2023: Diego Gómez, Club Libertad to Inter Miami, $3M 2023: Nikola Petkovic, Čukarički to Charlotte FC, $3M 2022: Thiago Almada, Vélez Sarsfield to Atlanta United, $16M 2022: Cucho Hernandez, Watford to Columbus Crew, $10M 2022: Facundo Torres, Peñarol to Orlando City SC, $7.5M 2022: Xherdan Shaqiri, Lyon to Chicago Fire, $7.5M 2022: Alan Velasco, CA Independiente to FC Dallas, $7M 2022: Jairo Torres, Atlas to Chicago Fire, $6M 2022: Karol Swiderski, PAOK to Charlotte FC, $5M 2022: Sebastián Ferreira, Club Libertad to Houston Dynamo, $4M 2021: Brenner, São Paulo FC to FC Cincinnati, $13M 2021: Luiz Araujo, Lille OSC to Atlanta United, $12M 2021: Talles Magno, CR Vasco da Gama to New York City FC, $8.2M 2020: Javier Hernández, Sevilla FC to LA Galaxy, $9.4M 2020: Lucas Zelarayan, UANL to Columbus Crew, $7M 2019: Pity Martinez, River Plate to Atlanta United, $15.5M 2019: Brian Rodriguez, Peñarol to Los Angeles FC, $8.8M 2019: Alan Pulido, CD Guadalajara to Sporting Kansas City, $7M 2018: Ezequiel Barco, CA Independiente to Atlanta United, $15M 2018: Diego Rossi, Peñarol to Los Angeles FC, $3M 2017: Paul Arriola, Club Tijuana to D.C. United, $3.5M 2014: Michael Bradley, Roma to Toronto FC, $10M 2013: Clint Dempsey, Tottenham Hotspur to Seattle Sounders, $9M 2026 2024 2022 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996

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Transfer fees by season, one mark per cash deal in dollars, on a logarithmic scale: each gridline step is a doubling or more.

2026

player from to move fee up to reported sources
Josh Sargent Norwich City Toronto FC in $22M $27M 1
André Luiz Olympiacos Sporting Kansas City in $18M — 1
Breel Embolo Rennes Atlanta United in $18M — 1
Rodrigo De Paul Atlético Madrid Inter Miami in $17M — 1
Germán Berterame CF Monterrey Inter Miami in $15M — 1
Morgan Whittaker Middlesbrough Colorado Rapids in $10.7M — 1
Facundo Torres Palmeiras Austin FC in $9.5M — 1
Brais Méndez Real Sociedad Columbus Crew in $7M — 1
Jorge Ruvalcaba UNAM New York Red Bulls in $6.5M — 1
Carlo Holse Samsunspor Saint Louis City SC in $6M — 1
Sayed Abu Farkhi Maccabi Tel Aviv Colorado Rapids in $6M — 1
Morgan Guilavogui Lens Real Salt Lake in $5M — 1
Tomás Jacob Necaxa Atlanta United in $5M — 1
Ezekiel Alladoh Brommapojkarna Philadelphia Union in $4.5M — 1
Niklas Dorsch 1. FC Heidenheim Toronto FC in $4.2M — 1
Luis Otávio Internacional Orlando City SC in $3.5M — 1
Agustín Anello Boston River Philadelphia Union in $2.5M — 1
Jack Harrison Leeds United New England Revolution in $1M — 1
Lucas Herrington Brisbane Roar Colorado Rapids in $1M — 1
Louis Munteanu CFR Cluj D.C. United in — $10M 1
Mateusz Bogusz Cruz Azul Houston Dynamo in — $10M 1

2025

player from to move fee up to reported sources
Son Heung-Min Tottenham Hotspur Los Angeles FC in $26.5M — 1
Emmanuel Latte Lath Middlesbrough Atlanta United in $22M — 1
Kévin Denkey Cercle Brugge FC Cincinnati in $16.2M — 1
Myrto Uzuni Granada CF Austin FC in $12.3M — 1
Hirving Lozano PSV Eindhoven San Diego FC in $12M — 1
Brandon Vazquez CF Monterrey Austin FC in $10M — 1
Miguel Almiron Newcastle United Atlanta United in $10M — 1
Wessam Abou Ali Al Ahly SC Columbus Crew in $7.5M $8.5M 1
Paxten Aaronson Eintracht Frankfurt Colorado Rapids in $7M $8.5M 1 2
David Da Costa Lens Portland Timbers in $6M — 1
Kevin Kelsy Shakhtar Donetsk Portland Timbers in $6M — 1
Dor Turgeman Maccabi Tel Aviv New England Revolution in $5.5M — 1
Anders Dreyer RSC Anderlecht San Diego FC in $5M — 1
Kristoffer Velde Olympiacos Portland Timbers in $5M — 1
Marco Pašalić HNK Rijeka Orlando City SC in $5M — 1
Igor Jesus Estrela da Amadora Los Angeles FC in $4M — 1
Bruno Damiani Nacional Philadelphia Union in $3M — 1
Osaze Urhoghide Amiens FC Dallas in $3M — 1
Ondrej Lingr SK Slavia Prague Houston Dynamo in $2.6M — 1
Telasco Segovia Casa Pia Inter Miami in $2.5M — 1
Victor Olatunji Sparta Prague Real Salt Lake in $2.5M — 1
Jonathan Bamba Celta Vigo Chicago Fire in $2M — 1
Owen Gene Amiens Minnesota United FC in $2M — 1
Steven Alzate Hull City Atlanta United in $2M — 1

2024

player from to move fee up to kind reported sources
Aleksei Miranchuk Atalanta Atlanta United in $13M — cash 1
Ramón Sosa Talleres LA Galaxy in $12.5M — bid, no deal 1
Hugo Cuypers Gent Chicago Fire in $12M $14M cash 1 2
Petar Musa Benfica FC Dallas in $9.7M $13M cash 1
Gabriel Pec CR Vasco da Gama LA Galaxy in $9.6M — cash 1
Joseph Paintsil Racing Genk LA Galaxy in $9M — cash 1
Jovan Mijatovic Red Star Belgrade New York City FC in $8.6M — cash 1 2
Ezequiel Ponce AEK Athens Houston Dynamo in $8M — cash 1
Liel Abada Celtic Charlotte FC in $8M — cash 1
Agustín Ojeda Racing Club New York City FC in $7.5M — cash 1
Pedro de la Vega Lanús Seattle Sounders in $7.5M — cash 1
Luca Langoni Boca Juniors New England Revolution in $7M — cash 1
Osman Bukari Red Star Belgrade Austin FC in $7M — cash 1
Hernán López Godoy Cruz San Jose Earthquakes in $6M — cash 1
Bartosz Slisz Legia Warszawa Atlanta United in $3.5M — cash 1
Emil Forsberg RB Leipzig New York Red Bulls in $3.3M — cash 1
Diogo Gonçalves FC Copenhagen Real Salt Lake in $3M — cash 1
Djordje Mihailovic AZ Colorado Rapids in $3M — cash 1
Marino Hinestroza Pachuca Columbus Crew in $3M — cash 1
Alhassan Yusuf Royal Antwerp New England Revolution in $2.5M — cash 1
David Schnegg Sturm Graz D.C. United in $2M — cash 1
Stian Gregersen Bordeaux Atlanta United in $2M — cash 1
Dominik Marczuk Jagiellonia Białystok Real Salt Lake in $1.5M — cash 1
Henrich Ravas Widzew Łódź New England Revolution in $1.2M — cash 1
Oleksandr Svatok Dnipro-1 Austin FC in $1.2M — cash 1
Luis Muriel Atalanta Orlando City SC in $1M — cash 1
Noah Eile Malmö FF New York Red Bulls in $1M — cash 1

2023

player from to move fee reported sources
Evander FC Midtjylland Portland Timbers in $10M 1
Aaron Boupendza Rizespor FC Cincinnati in $7M 1
Sam Surridge Nottingham Forest Nashville SC in $6.5M 1
Enzo Copetti Racing Club Charlotte FC in $6.3M 1
Chicho Arango Pachuca Real Salt Lake in $6M 1
Facundo Farías CA Colón Inter Miami in $5.5M 1
Giorgos Giakoumakis Celtic Atlanta United in $4.1M 1
Andrés Gómez Millonarios FC Real Salt Lake in $3M 1
Diego Gómez Club Libertad Inter Miami in $3M 1
Nikola Petkovic Čukarički Charlotte FC in $3M 1

2022

player from to move fee reported sources
Thiago Almada Vélez Sarsfield Atlanta United in $16M 1
Cucho Hernandez Watford Columbus Crew in $10M 1
Facundo Torres Peñarol Orlando City SC in $7.5M 1
Xherdan Shaqiri Lyon Chicago Fire in $7.5M 1
Alan Velasco CA Independiente FC Dallas in $7M 1
Jairo Torres Atlas Chicago Fire in $6M 1
Karol Swiderski PAOK Charlotte FC in $5M 1
Sebastián Ferreira Club Libertad Houston Dynamo in $4M 1

2021

player from to move fee reported sources
Brenner São Paulo FC FC Cincinnati in $13M 1
Luiz Araujo Lille OSC Atlanta United in $12M 1
Talles Magno CR Vasco da Gama New York City FC in $8.2M — 1

2020

player from to move fee reported sources
Javier Hernández Sevilla FC LA Galaxy in $9.4M — 1
Lucas Zelarayan UANL Columbus Crew in $7M 1

2019

player from to move fee reported sources
Pity Martinez River Plate Atlanta United in $15.5M — 1
Brian Rodriguez Peñarol Los Angeles FC in $8.8M — 1
Alan Pulido CD Guadalajara Sporting Kansas City in $7M 1

2018

player from to move fee reported sources
Ezequiel Barco CA Independiente Atlanta United in $15M 1
Diego Rossi Peñarol Los Angeles FC in $3M 1

2017

player from to move fee reported sources
Paul Arriola Club Tijuana D.C. United in $3.5M 1

2014

player from to move fee reported sources
Michael Bradley Roma Toronto FC in $10M 1

2013

player from to move fee reported sources
Clint Dempsey Tottenham Hotspur Seattle Sounders in $9M 1 2

The season is the first one a move affects, so a winter sale is filed under the next year. The fee is the headline figure: the flat fee, or the guaranteed part before add-ons; up to is the most it can reach with them. Allocation money is league budget room traded between clubs, not cash. A bid is an offer that was turned down or came to nothing. Reported is the date of the earliest source. Sources are numbered links to the reports.