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 F (L), M (CL) F (L), 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 (CL), M (L) F (CL), M (L)	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	Taty Castellanos Taty Castellanos F (C) F (C)	New York City FC SS Lazio	21-07-2023	€18.6M
7	Ricardo Pepi Ricardo Pepi F (C) F (C)	FC Dallas FC Augsburg	03-01-2022	€16.4M
8	Djordje Petrovic Djordje Petrovic GK GK	New England Revolution Chelsea	26-08-2023	€16M
9	Gonzalo Martínez Gonzalo Martínez AM (C), M (CR) AM (C), M (CR)	Atlanta United FC Al-Nassr FC	07-09-2020	€16M
10	Kévin Denkey Kévin Denkey F (C) F (C)	Cercle Brugge FC Cincinnati	01-01-2025	€15.3M
11	Rodrigo De Paul Rodrigo De Paul M (C) M (C)	Atletico de Madrid Inter Miami CF	31-01-2026	€15M
12	Rodrigo De Paul Rodrigo De Paul M (C) M (C)	Atletico de Madrid Inter Miami CF	25-07-2025	Loan
13	Thiago Almada Thiago Almada F (L), M (CL) F (L), M (CL)	CA Vélez Sarsfield Atlanta United FC	09-02-2022	€14.6M
14	Thiago Almada Thiago Almada F (L), M (CL) F (L), M (CL)	CA Vélez Sarsfield Atlanta United FC	09-02-2022	€14.5M
15	Gonzalo Martínez Gonzalo Martínez AM (C), M (CR) AM (C), M (CR)	CA River Plate Atlanta United FC	24-01-2019	€14.5M
16	Santiago Rodríguez Santiago Rodríguez M (CRL) M (CRL)	New York City FC Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas	22-02-2025	€14.3M
17	Alphonso Davies Alphonso Davies D (L) D (L)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC FC Bayern Munich	01-01-2019	€14M
18	Cucho Hernández Cucho Hernández F (C) F (C)	Columbus Crew Real Betis Balompié	03-02-2025	€13M
19	Diego Gómez Diego Gómez	Inter Miami CF Brighton & Hove Albion	01-01-2025	€13M
20	Brenden Aaronson Brenden Aaronson M (C) M (C)	Philadelphia Union Red Bull Salzburg	01-01-2021	€12.7M
21	Esequiel Barco Esequiel Barco AM, M (C) AM, M (C)	Atlanta United FC	19-01-2018	€12.3M
22	Myrto Uzuni Myrto Uzuni F (CL) F (CL)	Granada CF Austin FC	31-01-2025	€12M
23	Brenner Brenner F (C) F (C)	São Paulo Futebol Clube FC Cincinnati	05-02-2021	€11.8M
24	Aleksey Miranchuk Aleksey Miranchuk M, AM (C) M, AM (C)	Atalanta BC Atlanta United FC	30-07-2024	€11.8M
25	Evander Evander AM, M (C) AM, M (C)	Portland Timbers FC Cincinnati	17-02-2025	€11.5M