The Most Expensive Club Sales In Football History

How football has changed since the turn of the century. The beautiful game, where once only on-field performances mattered, has seen a drastic change of approach. An influx of billionaires and popular names around the world have desired the taste of action in football which has shifted the paradigm of the game.

The biggest football sale was completed in recent memory(more on that later), with Everton being the latest club that has been put up for sale by owner Farhad Moshiri. Buying football clubs isn’t always plain sailing for potential buyers and nether for the club themselves.

In most cases, a boyhood fan wants to buy their beloved club they once dreamed of – speaking of Sir Jim Ratcliffe. It hasn’t always been a boyhood fan ending up buying the club, and the most significant sales in football suggest just that. FootTheBall looks at some of the most expensive club sales in football history.

5. Valencia (2014) – Sold to Peter Lim for £345 million

Singaporean business tycoon Peter Lim bought Valencia in 2014. He paid a total of £345m to buy the club, which took almost a year of negotiations. The billionaire spent a reported £200m to buy the club and a further £140m was spent to build a new stadium for the Spanish outfit.

Peter Lim also is now the sole owner after initially taking charge of 70.5% of the stakes at the club. Valencia have won the Copa Del Rey in 2019, but under Lim’s ownership that’s as far they have gone. It was reported in 2019 that Lim had put the club up for sale, but the Singaporean has since dismissed those rumours.

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4. Arsenal (2018) – Sold to Stan Kroenke for £600 million

Arsenal have had a rollercoaster of a 21st century. From Arsene Wenger’s invincibles to Mikel Arteta’s young charges leading the Premier League table, at halfway point, a lot has happened.

Part reason of their past and recent success has been their owner Stan Kroenke. The American business powerhouse had bought some shares in Arsenal in 2011 and in 2018 too full control of the Emirates outfit. He has now officially become the sole shareholder of the North London club. Kroenke is also the owner of Kroenke Sports and Entertainment, NFL side Los Angeles Rams and NBA franchise Denver Nuggets.

3. Manchester United (2005) – Sold to The Glazers for…