Most Expensive MLS Transfers of all time

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

#	Player	From / To	Date	Price
1	Jhon Durán Jhon Durán F (C) F (C)	Chicago Fire FC Aston Villa	16-01-2023	€29.5M
2	Thiago Almada Thiago Almada AM (C), M (CL) AM (C), M (CL)	Atlanta United FC Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas	10-07-2024	€27M
3	Miguel Almirón Miguel Almirón F (R), M (RL) F (R), M (RL)	Atlanta United FC Newcastle United	31-01-2019	€24M
4	Heung-min Son Heung-min Son F (C) F (C)	Tottenham Los Angeles FC	06-08-2025	€22M
5	Emmanuel Latte Lath Emmanuel Latte Lath F (C) F (C)	Middlesbrough FC Atlanta United FC	04-02-2025	€21.3M
6	Josh Sargent Josh Sargent F (C) F (C)	Norwich City Toronto FC	27-02-2026	€18.7M
7	Taty Castellanos Taty Castellanos F (C) F (C)	New York City FC SS Lazio	21-07-2023	€18.6M
8	Ricardo Pepi Ricardo Pepi F (C) F (C)	FC Dallas FC Augsburg	03-01-2022	€16.4M
9	Djordje Petrovic Djordje Petrovic GK GK	New England Revolution Chelsea	26-08-2023	€16M
10	Gonzalo Martínez Gonzalo Martínez AM (C), M (CR) AM (C), M (CR)	Atlanta United FC Al-Nassr FC	07-09-2020	€16M
11	André Luiz André Luiz F, M (R) F, M (R)	Olympiacos Piraeus Sporting Kansas City	18-08-2026	€15.5M
12	Breel Embolo Breel Embolo F (C) F (C)	Stade Rennais FC Atlanta United FC	23-08-2026	€15.4M
13	Kévin Denkey Kévin Denkey F (C) F (C)	Cercle Brugge FC Cincinnati	01-01-2025	€15.3M
14	Rodrigo De Paul Rodrigo De Paul M (CR) M (CR)	Atletico de Madrid Inter Miami CF	31-01-2026	€15M
15	Rodrigo De Paul Rodrigo De Paul M (CR) M (CR)	Atletico de Madrid Inter Miami CF	25-07-2025	Loan
16	Lucas Herrington Lucas Herrington D (C) D (C)	Colorado Rapids Hull City	12-08-2026	€14.8M
17	Thiago Almada Thiago Almada AM (C), M (CL) AM (C), M (CL)	CA Vélez Sarsfield Atlanta United FC	09-02-2022	€14.6M
18	Thiago Almada Thiago Almada AM (C), M (CL) AM (C), M (CL)	CA Vélez Sarsfield Atlanta United FC	09-02-2022	€14.5M
19	Gonzalo Martínez Gonzalo Martínez AM (C), M (CR) AM (C), M (CR)	CA River Plate Atlanta United FC	24-01-2019	€14.5M
20	Santiago Rodríguez Santiago Rodríguez M (RL) M (RL)	New York City FC Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas	22-02-2025	€14.3M
21	Alphonso Davies Alphonso Davies D (L) D (L)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC FC Bayern Munich	01-01-2019	€14M
22	Facundo Torres Facundo Torres F (R), M (RL) F (R), M (RL)	Orlando City SC Palmeiras	03-01-2025	€13.1M
23	Zavier Gozo Zavier Gozo F, M (R), AM (C) F, M (R), AM (C)	Real Salt Lake City Crystal Palace	18-08-2026	€13M
24	Cucho Hernández Cucho Hernández F (C) F (C)	Columbus Crew Real Betis Balompié	03-02-2025	€13M
25	Diego Gómez Diego Gómez M (CR) M (CR)	Inter Miami CF Brighton & Hove Albion	01-01-2025	€13M