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).

Sold abroad $1M $2M $5M $10M $20M $50M 2026: Lucas Herrington, Colorado Rapids to Hull City, $17M 2026: Zavier Gozo, Real Salt Lake to Crystal Palace, $15M 2026: Kevin Kelsy, Portland Timbers to Rangers, $13M 2026: David Martinez, Los Angeles FC to FC Midtjylland, $8.5M 2026: Adilson Malanda, Charlotte FC to Middlesbrough, $8M 2026: Hugo Cuypers, Chicago Fire to CF Monterrey, $7.5M 2026: Max Arfsten, Columbus Crew to Middlesbrough, $7.5M 2026: Osman Bukari, Austin FC to Widzew Łódź, $6.5M 2026: Kerwin Vargas, Charlotte FC to Athletico Paranaense, $6M 2026: Brian Gutierrez, Chicago Fire to CD Guadalajara, $5M 2026: Luca Bombino, San Diego FC to Stoke City, $5M 2026: Noah Eile, New York Red Bulls to Bristol City, $4.5M 2026: Alex Freeman, Orlando City SC to Villarreal, $4M 2026: Olwethu Makhanya, Philadelphia Union to Rangers, $4M 2026: Bartosz Slisz, Atlanta United to Brøndby IF, $3.5M 2026: Obed Vargas, Seattle Sounders to Atlético Madrid, $3.5M 2026: Jonathan Pérez, Nashville SC to CD Guadalajara, $3M 2026: Jacen Russell-Rowe, Columbus Crew to Toulouse, $2.5M 2026: Ali Ahmed, Vancouver Whitecaps to Norwich City, $2.3M 2026: Sebastian Berhalter, Vancouver Whitecaps to Middlesbrough, $2M 2026: Jayden Nelson, Austin FC to Bolton Wanderers, $1.1M 2026: Marcel Hartel, Saint Louis City SC to Hannover 96, $1M 2025: Santiago Rodriguez, New York City FC to Botafogo, $17M 2025: Cucho Hernandez, Columbus Crew to Real Betis, $16M 2025: Diego Gómez, Inter Miami to Brighton & Hove Albion, $15M 2025: Facundo Torres, Orlando City SC to Palmeiras, $12M 2025: Alan Velasco, FC Dallas to Boca Juniors, $10M 2025: Mateusz Bogusz, Los Angeles FC to Cruz Azul, $10M 2025: Sebastian Driussi, Austin FC to River Plate, $10M 2025: Patrick Agyemang, Charlotte FC to Derby County, $8M 2025: Pedro Vite, Vancouver Whitecaps to UNAM, $6M 2025: Cristian Olivera, Los Angeles FC to Grêmio, $4.5M 2025: Adalberto Carrasquilla, Houston Dynamo to UNAM, $3.5M 2025: Dante Vanzeir, New York Red Bulls to Racing Genk, $3M 2025: John Tolkin, New York Red Bulls to Holstein Kiel, $3M 2025: Nathan Saliba, CF Montréal to RSC Anderlecht, $3M 2025: Emi Ochoa, San Jose Earthquakes to Cruz Azul, $2M 2025: Karol Swiderski, Charlotte FC to Panathinaikos, $2M 2025: Miguel Tapias, Minnesota United FC to CD Guadalajara, $1M 2024: Thiago Almada, Atlanta United to Botafogo, $21M 2024: Andrés Gómez, Real Salt Lake to Rennes, $11M 2024: Caleb Wiley, Atlanta United to Chelsea, $11M 2024: Giorgos Giakoumakis, Atlanta United to Cruz Azul, $10M 2024: Moïse Bombito, Colorado Rapids to OGC Nice, $7.7M 2024: Brandon Vazquez, FC Cincinnati to CF Monterrey, $7.5M 2024: Aidan Morris, Columbus Crew to Middlesbrough, $4M 2024: Cade Cowell, San Jose Earthquakes to CD Guadalajara, $4M 2024: Fidel Barajas, Real Salt Lake to CD Guadalajara, $4M 2024: Frankie Amaya, New York Red Bulls to Toluca, $3.5M 2024: Mark McKenzie, Philadelphia Union to Toulouse, $3M 2024: Nicholas Gioacchini, Saint Louis City SC to Como, $2M 2023: Djordje Petrović, New England Revolution to Chelsea, $20M 2023: Jhon Durán, Chicago Fire to Aston Villa, $18M 2023: Brenner, FC Cincinnati to Udinese, $11M 2023: Djordje Mihailovic, CF Montréal to AZ, $6M 2022: Ricardo Pepi, FC Dallas to FC Augsburg, $20M 2022: Gabriel Slonina, Chicago Fire to Chelsea, $15M 2022: Kevin Paredes, D.C. United to VfL Wolfsburg, $7M 2022: Brian Rodriguez, Los Angeles FC to Club América, $6M 2022: Matt Turner, New England Revolution to Arsenal, $6M 2022: Eduard Atuesta, Los Angeles FC to Palmeiras, $4M 2021: Bryan Reynolds, FC Dallas to Roma, $7M 2021: Tajon Buchanan, New England Revolution to Club Brugge, $7M 2019: Miguel Almiron, Atlanta United to Newcastle United, $27M 2019: Alphonso Davies, Vancouver Whitecaps to FC Bayern Munich, $22M 2019: Zack Steffen, Columbus Crew to Manchester City, $7M 2019: Chris Richards, FC Dallas to FC Bayern Munich, $1.25M 2016: Jorge Villafaña, Portland Timbers to Santos Laguna, $1M 2014: DeAndre Yedlin, Seattle Sounders to Tottenham Hotspur, $4M 2013: Brek Shea, FC Dallas to Stoke City, $3.96M 2006: Peguero Jean Philippe, New York Red Bulls to Brøndby IF, $1.2M 1998: Brad Friedel, Columbus Crew to Liverpool, $2.5M 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
Lucas Herrington Colorado Rapids Hull City out $17M $23M 1
Zavier Gozo Real Salt Lake Crystal Palace out $15M — 1
Kevin Kelsy Portland Timbers Rangers out $13M — 1
David Martinez Los Angeles FC FC Midtjylland out $8.5M — 1
Adilson Malanda Charlotte FC Middlesbrough out $8M — 1
Hugo Cuypers Chicago Fire CF Monterrey out $7.5M — 1
Max Arfsten Columbus Crew Middlesbrough out $7.5M — 1
Osman Bukari Austin FC Widzew Łódź out $6.5M — 1
Kerwin Vargas Charlotte FC Athletico Paranaense out $6M — 1
Brian Gutierrez Chicago Fire CD Guadalajara out $5M — 1
Luca Bombino San Diego FC Stoke City out $5M — 1
Noah Eile New York Red Bulls Bristol City out $4.5M — 1
Alex Freeman Orlando City SC Villarreal out $4M $7M 1
Olwethu Makhanya Philadelphia Union Rangers out $4M — 1
Bartosz Slisz Atlanta United Brøndby IF out $3.5M — 1
Obed Vargas Seattle Sounders Atlético Madrid out $3.5M — 1
Jonathan Pérez Nashville SC CD Guadalajara out $3M — 1
Jacen Russell-Rowe Columbus Crew Toulouse out $2.5M — 1
Ali Ahmed Vancouver Whitecaps Norwich City out $2.3M — 1
Sebastian Berhalter Vancouver Whitecaps Middlesbrough out $2M — 1
Jayden Nelson Austin FC Bolton Wanderers out $1.1M $2.33M 1
Marcel Hartel Saint Louis City SC Hannover 96 out $1M — 1
Diego Rossi Columbus Crew CF Monterrey out — $8M 1
Gabriel Pec LA Galaxy Cruzeiro out — $13.5M 1
Jack McGlynn Houston Dynamo Stoke City out — $5.5M 1

2025

player from to move fee up to kind reported sources
Santiago Rodriguez New York City FC Botafogo out $17M — cash 1 2
Cucho Hernandez Columbus Crew Real Betis out $16M — cash 1
Diego Gómez Inter Miami Brighton & Hove Albion out $15M — cash 1
Facundo Torres Orlando City SC Palmeiras out $12M $14M cash 1 2
Alan Velasco FC Dallas Boca Juniors out $10M $12M cash 1
Mateusz Bogusz Los Angeles FC Cruz Azul out $10M — cash 1
Sebastian Driussi Austin FC River Plate out $10M — cash 1
Patrick Agyemang Charlotte FC Derby County out $8M — cash 1
Pedro Vite Vancouver Whitecaps UNAM out $6M — cash 1
Cristian Olivera Los Angeles FC Grêmio out $4.5M — cash 1
Patrick Agyemang Charlotte FC Luton Town FC out $4M — bid, no deal 1
Adalberto Carrasquilla Houston Dynamo UNAM out $3.5M — cash 1
Dante Vanzeir New York Red Bulls Racing Genk out $3M — cash 1
John Tolkin New York Red Bulls Holstein Kiel out $3M — cash 1
Nathan Saliba CF Montréal RSC Anderlecht out $3M — cash 1
Emi Ochoa San Jose Earthquakes Cruz Azul out $2M — cash 1
Karol Swiderski Charlotte FC Panathinaikos out $2M — cash 1
Miguel Tapias Minnesota United FC CD Guadalajara out $1M — cash 1
Esmir Bajraktarevic New England Revolution PSV Eindhoven out — $6M cash 1
Matai Akinmboni D.C. United AFC Bournemouth out — $2.5M cash 1
Micael Houston Dynamo Palmeiras out — $6M cash 1
Tani Oluwaseyi Minnesota United FC Villarreal out — $7.5M cash 1

2024

player from to move fee up to reported sources
Thiago Almada Atlanta United Botafogo out $21M $30M 1
Andrés Gómez Real Salt Lake Rennes out $11M $13M 1
Caleb Wiley Atlanta United Chelsea out $11M — 1
Giorgos Giakoumakis Atlanta United Cruz Azul out $10M — 1
Moïse Bombito Colorado Rapids OGC Nice out $7.7M $10.7M 1 2
Brandon Vazquez FC Cincinnati CF Monterrey out $7.5M — 1
Aidan Morris Columbus Crew Middlesbrough out $4M — 1
Cade Cowell San Jose Earthquakes CD Guadalajara out $4M — 1
Fidel Barajas Real Salt Lake CD Guadalajara out $4M — 1
Frankie Amaya New York Red Bulls Toluca out $3.5M — 1
Mark McKenzie Philadelphia Union Toulouse out $3M — 1
Nicholas Gioacchini Saint Louis City SC Como out $2M $4M 1

2023

player from to move fee reported sources
Djordje Petrović New England Revolution Chelsea out $20M 1
Jhon Durán Chicago Fire Aston Villa out $18M 1
Brenner FC Cincinnati Udinese out $11M 1
Djordje Mihailovic CF Montréal AZ out $6M 1

2022

player from to move fee reported sources
Ricardo Pepi FC Dallas FC Augsburg out $20M 1
Gabriel Slonina Chicago Fire Chelsea out $15M 1
Daryl Dike Orlando City SC West Bromwich Albion out £7M 1
Kevin Paredes D.C. United VfL Wolfsburg out $7M 1
Brian Rodriguez Los Angeles FC Club América out $6M 1
Matt Turner New England Revolution Arsenal out $6M 1
Eduard Atuesta Los Angeles FC Palmeiras out $4M 1

2021

player from to move fee kind reported sources
Daryl Dike Orlando City SC — out $10M bid, no deal 1
Bryan Reynolds FC Dallas Roma out $7M cash 1
Tajon Buchanan New England Revolution Club Brugge out $7M cash 1

2019

player from to move fee up to reported sources
Miguel Almiron Atlanta United Newcastle United out $27M — 1
Alphonso Davies Vancouver Whitecaps FC Bayern Munich out $22M — 1
Zack Steffen Columbus Crew Manchester City out $7M $10M 1 2
Chris Richards FC Dallas FC Bayern Munich out $1.25M — 1

2016

player from to move fee reported sources
Jorge Villafaña Portland Timbers Santos Laguna out $1M 1

2014

player from to move fee reported sources
DeAndre Yedlin Seattle Sounders Tottenham Hotspur out $4M 1

2013

player from to move fee reported sources
Brek Shea FC Dallas Stoke City out $3.96M 1

2012

player from to move fee kind reported sources
Tim Ream New York Red Bulls Bolton Wanderers out $3.9M bid, no deal 1

2008

player from to move fee kind reported sources
Taylor Twellman New England Revolution Preston North End out $3M bid, no deal 1
Kenny Cooper FC Dallas — out $1M bid, no deal 1

2007

player from to move fee kind reported sources
Clint Dempsey New England Revolution Fulham FC out $2.5M bid, no deal 1
Shalrie Joseph New England Revolution Celtic out $2M bid, no deal 1
Taylor Twellman New England Revolution Odds BK out $1M bid, no deal 1

2006

player from to move fee reported sources
Peguero Jean Philippe New York Red Bulls Brøndby IF out $1.2M 1

1998

player from to move fee reported sources
Brad Friedel Columbus Crew Liverpool out $2.5M 1

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.