# 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. The previous transfer record had been held by Nicolae Stanciu since 2017, who was bought by Anderlecht for €9.8 million, also from FCSB.

## Outgoing Liga I transfers

Top 25 outgoing Liga I transfers :
| R | Year | Name | From | To | Fee (€ mln) |
| 1 | 2021 | Dennis Man | FCSB | Parma | €11 |
| 2 | 2016 | Nicolae Stanciu | FC Steaua București | Anderlecht | €9.8 |
| 3 | 2013 | Vlad Chiricheș | FC Steaua București | Tottenham Hotspur | €9.5 |
| 4 | 2020 | Valentin Mihăilă | Universitatea Craiova | Parma | €8.5 |
| 5 | 2019 | Alexandru Mitriță | Universitatea Craiova | New York City FC | €8 |
| 6 | 2014 | Florin Gardoș | FC Steaua București | Southampton | €6.8 |
| 7 | 2021 | Alexandru Cicaldau | Universitatea Craiova | Galatasaray | €6.5 |
| 7 | 2009 | Álvaro Pereira | CFR Cluj | Porto | €6.5 |
| 7 | 2000 | Adrian Mutu | Dinamo București | Inter Milan | €6.5 |
| 10 | 2011 | Lacina Traoré | CFR Cluj | Kuban Krasnodar | €6 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 13 | 2011 | Gabriel Torje | Dinamo București | Udinese | €5 |
| 13 | 2008 | Cristian Săpunaru | Rapid București | Porto | €5 |
| 13 | 2011 | Bogdan Stancu | FC Steaua București | Galatasaray | €5 |
| 17 | 2008 | Ștefan Radu | Dinamo București | Lazio | €4.5 |
| 17 | 2017 | Răzvan Marin | Viitorul Constanța | Standard Liège | €4.5 |
| 17 | 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
* ↑ Initial €7.8 million plus reported €2 million bonuses
* ↑ Universitatea Craiova general manager Marcel Popescu revealed the transfer fee to be US$9.1 million (roughly €8 million)

### Historical progression

| 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 | €4.3 |
| 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

Top 25 ongoing Liga I transfers :
| R | Year | Name | From | To | Fee (€ mln) |
| 1 | 2017 | Florinel Coman | Viitorul Constanța | FCSB | €3 |
| 1 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 9 | 2008 | Bogdan Stancu | Unirea Urziceni | FCSB | €2 |
| 9 | 2008 | Gabriel Torje | Poli Timisoara | Dinamo Bucuresti | €2 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 20 | 2019 | Andrei Ivan | Krasnodar | Universitatea Craiova | €1.5 |
| 20 | 2016 | Florin Tanase | Viitorul Constanța | FCSB | €1.5 |
| 20 | 2009 | Ciprian Tatarusanu | Gloria Bistrița | FCSB | €1.5 |
| 20 | 2009 | Wesley | Leixoes | Vaslui | €1.5 |
| 20 | 2008 | Juliano Spadacio | Nacional | Rapid Bucuresti | €1.5 |
| 20 | 2009 | Alexandru Curtean | Gaz Metan Medias | Poli Timisoara | €1.5 |
| 20 | 2008 | Janos Szekely | Otelul Galati | FCSB | €1.5 |
| 20 | 2008 | Urko Pardo | Iraklis | Rapid Bucuresti | €1.5 |
| 20 | 2008 | Juan Carlos Toja | FC Dallas | FCSB | €1.5 |
| 20 | 2008 | Dorin Goga | Universitatea Cluj | Poli Timisoara | €1.5 |
| 20 | 2006 | Ionut Mazilu | Sportul Studentesc | Rapid Bucuresti | €1.5 |
| 20 | 2006 | Ovidiu Petre | Poli Timisoara | FCSB | €1.5 |

### Historical progression

| Year | Name | 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

| 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 |
| 8 | 2019 | Nicolae Stanciu | Sparta Prague | Al Ahli | €10 |
| 8 | 2002 | Adrian Mutu | Hellas Verona | Parma | €10 |
| 11 | 2023 | Radu Dragusin | Juventus | Genoa | €9.7 |
| 11 | 2016 | Nicolae Stanciu | FCSB | Anderlecht | €9.7 |
| 13 | 2020 | Vlad Chiriches | Napoli | Sassuolo | €9.5 |
| 13 | 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 |
| 16 | 2019 | Alexandru Mitrita | Universitatea Craiova | New York City FC | €8 |
| 16 | 2006 | Adrian Mutu | Juventus | Fiorentina | €8 |
| 19 | 2019 | George Puscas | Inter Milan | Reading | €7.5 |
| 20 | 2015 | Vlad Chiriches | Tottenham Hotspur | Napoli | €7 |
| 20 | 2007 | Ciprian Marica | Shakhtar Donetsk | Stuttgart | €7 |
| 20 | 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 |
| 24 | 2021 | Alexandru Cicaldau | Universitatea Craiova | Galatasaray | €6.5 |

### Historical progression

| 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 |

## Gallery

* Dennis Man, the most expensive sale of the Romanian league championship.
* Vlad Chiricheș, the most expensive defender.
* Costel Pantilimon, the most expensive goalkeeper.
* Álvaro Pereira, the most expensive foreigner.