Most Expensive 2. Bundesliga Transfers of all time

A list of who holds the record for the most expensive transfers in 2. Bundesliga history.

#	Player	From / To	Date	Price
1	Kevin De Bruyne Kevin De Bruyne AM, M (C) AM, M (C)	VfL Wolfsburg Manchester City	30-08-2015	€76M
2	Leroy Sané Leroy Sané F, M (R) F, M (R)	FC Schalke 04 Manchester City	02-08-2016	€52M
3	Julian Draxler Julian Draxler F, M (L) F, M (L)	FC Schalke 04 VfL Wolfsburg	31-08-2015	€43M
4	Micky van de Ven Micky van de Ven D (CL) D (CL)	VfL Wolfsburg Tottenham	08-08-2023	€40M
5	Edin Džeko Edin Džeko F (C) F (C)	VfL Wolfsburg Manchester City	07-01-2011	€37M
6	Thilo Kehrer Thilo Kehrer D (CR) D (CR)	FC Schalke 04 Paris Saint-Germain	16-08-2018	€37M
7	Julian Draxler Julian Draxler F, M (L) F, M (L)	VfL Wolfsburg Paris Saint-Germain	03-01-2017	€36M
8	Matheus Cunha Matheus Cunha F (C), M (L) F (C), M (L)	Hertha BSC Atletico de Madrid	25-08-2021	€35M
9	André Schürrle André Schürrle	Chelsea VfL Wolfsburg	02-02-2015	€32M
10	Felix Nmecha Felix Nmecha M (C) M (C)	VfL Wolfsburg Borussia Dortmund	03-07-2023	€30M
11	André Schürrle André Schürrle	VfL Wolfsburg Borussia Dortmund	22-07-2016	€30M
12	Manuel Neuer Manuel Neuer GK GK	FC Schalke 04 FC Bayern Munich	01-07-2011	€30M
13	Stefanos Tzimas Stefanos Tzimas F (C) F (C)	1.FC Nürnberg Brighton & Hove Albion	03-02-2025	€26.5M
14	Breel Embolo Breel Embolo F (C) F (C)	FC Basel 1893 FC Schalke 04	01-07-2016	€26.5M
15	Lovro Majer Lovro Majer AM, M (C) AM, M (C)	Stade Rennais FC VfL Wolfsburg	16-08-2023	€25M
16	Lucas Tousart Lucas Tousart M (C) M (C)	Olympique Lyon Hertha BSC	27-01-2020	€25M
17	Krzysztof Piatek Krzysztof Piatek F (C) F (C)	AC Milan Hertha BSC	30-01-2020	€24M
18	Valentino Lazaro Valentino Lazaro M (RL) M (RL)	Hertha BSC Inter Milan	01-07-2019	€22.4M
19	Kevin De Bruyne Kevin De Bruyne AM, M (C) AM, M (C)	Chelsea VfL Wolfsburg	18-01-2014	€22M
20	Weston McKennie Weston McKennie M (CR), DM (C) M (CR), DM (C)	FC Schalke 04 Juventus FC	01-07-2021	€21.9M
21	Jhon Córdoba Jhon Córdoba F (C) F (C)	Hertha BSC Krasnodar	23-07-2021	€20M
22	Dodi Lukébakio Dodi Lukébakio F, M (R) F, M (R)	Watford FC Hertha BSC	01-08-2019	€20M
23	Ivan Perisic Ivan Perisic F, M (L) F, M (L)	VfL Wolfsburg Inter Milan	30-08-2015	€19M
24	Nabil Bentaleb Nabil Bentaleb DM, M (C) DM, M (C)	Tottenham FC Schalke 04	01-07-2017	€19M
25	Stefanos Tzimas Stefanos Tzimas F (C) F (C)	PAOK Thessaloniki 1.FC Nürnberg	02-02-2025	€18M