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.^[1] The previous transfer record had been held by Nicolae Stanciu since 2017, who was bought by Anderlecht for €9.8 million, also from FCSB.^[2]^[3]

Outgoing Liga I transfers

Top 25 outgoing Liga I transfers
R	Year	Name	From	To	Fee (€ mln)	Reference(s)
1	2021	Dennis Man	FCSB	Parma	€11^[4]	^[5]^[6]
2	2016	Nicolae Stanciu	FC Steaua București	Anderlecht	€9.8^[a]	^[7]^[8]
3	2013	Vlad Chiricheș	FC Steaua București	Tottenham Hotspur	€9.5	^[9]
4	2020	Valentin Mihăilă	Universitatea Craiova	Parma	€8.5
5	2019	Alexandru Mitriță	Universitatea Craiova	New York City FC	€8^[b]	^[10]^[11]
6	2014	Florin Gardoș	FC Steaua București	Southampton	€6.8
7	2021	Alexandru Cicaldau	Universitatea Craiova	Galatasaray	€6.5
	2009	Álvaro Pereira	CFR Cluj	Porto	€6.5
	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	2022	Rareș Ilie	Rapid București	Nice	€5
	2011	Gabriel Torje	Dinamo București	Udinese	€5
	2008	Cristian Săpunaru	Rapid București	Porto	€5
	2011	Bogdan Stancu	FC Steaua București	Galatasaray	€5
16	2008	Ștefan Radu	Dinamo București	Lazio	€4.5
	2017	Răzvan Marin	Viitorul Constanța	Standard Liège	€4.5
	2019	Ianis Hagi	Viitorul Constanța	Genk	€4.5
19	1990	Gheorghe Hagi	Steaua București	Real Madrid	€4.3
20	2021	Olimpiu Morutan	Steaua București	Galatasaray	€4.1
21	2008	Ionuț Mazilu	Rapid București	Dnipro	€4
22	1994	Ilie Dumitrescu	Steaua București	Tottenham Hotspur	€3.7
23	2013	Rafael Bastos	CFR Cluj	Al Nassr	€3.5
24	2006	Daniel Niculae	Rapid Bucuresti	AJ Auxerre	€3.3
25	2012	Renan Garcia	CFR Cluj	Sampdoria	€3.2

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
6	2017	Dragos Nedelcu	Viitorul Constanța	FCSB	€2.13
7	2017	Denis Alibec	Astra Giurgiu	FCSB	€2.04
8	2011	Adrian Cristea	Dinamo Bucuresti	Universitatea Cluj	€2
	2008	Bogdan Stancu	Unirea Urziceni	FCSB	€2
	2008	Gabriel Torje	Poli Timisoara	Dinamo Bucuresti	€2
11	2012	Alexandru Chipciu	Brasov	FCSB	€1.95
12	2016	Dennis Man	UTA Arad	FCSB	€1.85
13	2009	Cristian Tanase	FC Arges	FCSB	€1.8
14	2008	Dayro Moreno	Once Caldas	FCSB	€1.75
15	2022	David Miculescu	UTA Arad	FCSB	€1.7
16	2007	Élton	Corinthians	FCSB	€1.65
17	2007	Ionut Rada	Rapid Bucuresti	FCSB	€1.6
18	2022	Andrea Compagno	FC U Craiova 1948	FCSB	€1.5
	2019	Andrei Ivan	Krasnodar	Universitatea Craiova	€1.5
	2016	Florin Tanase	Viitorul Constanța	FCSB	€1.5
	2009	Ciprian Tatarusanu	Gloria Bistrița	FCSB	€1.5
	2009	Wesley	Leixoes	Vaslui	€1.5
	2008	Juliano Spadacio	Nacional	Rapid Bucuresti	€1.5
	2009	Alexandru Curtean	Gaz Metan Medias	Poli Timisoara	€1.5
	2008	Janos Szekely	Otelul Galati	FCSB	€1.5
	2008	Urko Pardo	Iraklis	Rapid Bucuresti	€1.5
	2008	Juan Carlos Toja	FC Dallas	FCSB	€1.5
	2008	Dorin Goga	Universitatea Cluj	Poli Timisoara	€1.5
	2006	Ionut Mazilu	Sportul Studentesc	Rapid Bucuresti	€1.5
	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
	2019	Nicolae Stanciu	Sparta Prague	Al Ahli	€10
	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
	2019	Alexandru Mitrita	Universitatea Craiova	New York City FC	€8
	2006	Adrian Mutu	Juventus	Fiorentina	€8
19	2019	George Puscas	Inter Milan	Reading	€7.5
20	2015	Vlad Chiriches	Tottenham Hotspur	Napoli	€7
	2007	Ciprian Marica	Shakhtar Donetsk	Stuttgart	€7
	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.

References

^ "Dennis Man, vedetă în Gazzetta dello Sport după transferul la Parma: "E rapid ca o așchie și cu un șut devastator!"" (in Romanian). Prosport. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
^ "Transfert : le Roumain Nicolae Stanciu à Anderlecht (officiel)" [Transfer: Romanian Nicolae Stanciu to Anderlecht (official)] (in French). L'Équipe. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
^ "Toate detaliile contractului semnat de Stanciu cu Anderlecht! Salariu fantastic pentru omul de aproape 10 milioane al Stelei" [All the details of the contract Stanciu signed with Anderlecht! Incredible salary for Steaua's €10 million man]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
^ FCSB could receive an additional €2 million in bonuses
^ "Mulțumim, Dennis Man!" [Thank you, Dennis Man!] (in Romanian). FCSB. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021. Dennis Man is one of our team's most important players and became, once moving to Parma Calcio 1913, the player sold for the largest fee in the history of Liga 1.
^ "Dennis Man la Parma, cel mai scump transfer din istoria Ligii 1 » Spulberă recordul actual!" [Dennis Man to Parma, the most expensive transfer in Liga 1 history » It crushes the actual record!]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
^ "Transfert : le Roumain Nicolae Stanciu à Anderlecht (officiel)" [Transfer: Romanian Nicolae Stanciu to Anderlecht (official)] (in French). L'Équipe. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
^ "Toate detaliile contractului semnat de Stanciu cu Anderlecht! Salariu fantastic pentru omul de aproape 10 milioane al Stelei" [All the details of the contract Stanciu signed with Anderlecht! Incredible salary for Steaua's €10 million man]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
^ "Spurs announce Vlad Chiriches signing". ESPN FC. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
^ "Jackpot pentru Craiova! Suma reală plătită de New York City pentru Mitriţă. Oltenii păstrează toţi banii: "Cu Pescara avem treburile noastre"" [Jackpot for Craiova! The real fee paid by New York City for Mitriță. Oltenii will keep all the money: "We have our deal with Pescara"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
^ "Mitrita, in topul celor mai scumpi jucatori din istoria Ligii 1: Iata cati bani a incasat Craiova" [Mitriță, at the top of the most expensive players in the history of Liga 1: The sum earned by Craiova] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[7] Initial €7.8 million plus reported €2 million bonuses

[11] Universitatea Craiova general manager Marcel Popescu revealed the transfer fee to be US$9.1 million (roughly €8 million)

[Man_2021-1] "Dennis Man, vedetă în Gazzetta dello Sport după transferul la Parma: "E rapid ca o așchie și cu un șut devastator!"" (in Romanian). Prosport. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

[2] "Transfert : le Roumain Nicolae Stanciu à Anderlecht (officiel)" [Transfer: Romanian Nicolae Stanciu to Anderlecht (official)] (in French). L'Équipe. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[3] "Toate detaliile contractului semnat de Stanciu cu Anderlecht! Salariu fantastic pentru omul de aproape 10 milioane al Stelei" [All the details of the contract Stanciu signed with Anderlecht! Incredible salary for Steaua's €10 million man]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[4] FCSB could receive an additional €2 million in bonuses

[5] "Mulțumim, Dennis Man!" [Thank you, Dennis Man!] (in Romanian). FCSB. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021. Dennis Man is one of our team's most important players and became, once moving to Parma Calcio 1913, the player sold for the largest fee in the history of Liga 1.

[6] "Dennis Man la Parma, cel mai scump transfer din istoria Ligii 1 » Spulberă recordul actual!" [Dennis Man to Parma, the most expensive transfer in Liga 1 history » It crushes the actual record!]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[8] "Transfert : le Roumain Nicolae Stanciu à Anderlecht (officiel)" [Transfer: Romanian Nicolae Stanciu to Anderlecht (official)] (in French). L'Équipe. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[9] "Toate detaliile contractului semnat de Stanciu cu Anderlecht! Salariu fantastic pentru omul de aproape 10 milioane al Stelei" [All the details of the contract Stanciu signed with Anderlecht! Incredible salary for Steaua's €10 million man]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[10] "Spurs announce Vlad Chiriches signing". ESPN FC. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[12] "Jackpot pentru Craiova! Suma reală plătită de New York City pentru Mitriţă. Oltenii păstrează toţi banii: "Cu Pescara avem treburile noastre"" [Jackpot for Craiova! The real fee paid by New York City for Mitriță. Oltenii will keep all the money: "We have our deal with Pescara"] (in Romanian). ProSport. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[13] "Mitrita, in topul celor mai scumpi jucatori din istoria Ligii 1: Iata cati bani a incasat Craiova" [Mitriță, at the top of the most expensive players in the history of Liga 1: The sum earned by Craiova] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

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