# Top 10 most expensive transfers in January 2021

URL: https://technosports.co.in/top-10-most-expensive-transfers-in-january-2021/  
Published: 2021-02-20  
Updated: 2021-02-20  
Author: Rahul Roy

The Coronavirus pandemic has dealt a huge blow to the financial conditions of all the clubs. The transfer market has also been affected as a result. On top of that, not many clubs go for their transfer targets in the winter transfer window unless there’s a crisis at the club.

As a result, a lot less money is spent during the winter transfer window than the summer transfer window. So here we take a look at the official FIFA list for the top 10 most expensive transfers in January 2021:

## 10. Arkadiusz Milik

Transfer: Napoli to Marseille  
Price: £8m loan fee plus £2.7m in bonuses

![](https://images.technosports.co.in/2021/02/Jeremie-Frimpong-1024x525.jpg)
*Jeremie Frimpong*

## 9. Jeremie Frimpong

Transfer: Celtic to Bayer Leverkusen  
Price: £9m deal which could reportedly rise to £11.5m

## 8. Dennis Man

Transfer: FCSB to Parma  
Price: £11m

## 7. Joakim Maehle

Transfer: Genk to Atalanta  
Price: £9m initially but will rise to a higher fee

![](https://images.technosports.co.in/2019/08/smalling1.jpg)
*Chris Smalling*

## 6. Chris Smalling

Transfer: Manchester United to Roma  
Price: £18m

## 5. Dominik Szoboszlai

Transfer: RB Salzburg to RB Leipzig  
Price: Undisclosed but his release clause was in the region of £23m

![](https://images.technosports.co.in/2021/02/Dominik-Szoboszlai-pic-via-RB-Leipzig.jpg)
*Dominik Szoboszlai*

## 4. Krepin Diatta

Transfer: Club Brugge to Monaco  
Price: £17.3m initially but can rise up to £20m

## 3. Sebastien Haller

Transfer: West Ham to Ajax  
Price: £20m

![](https://images.technosports.co.in/2021/01/Haller1220_0-1024x646.jpg)
*Sebastien Haller*

## 2. Diego Rosa

Transfer: Gremio to Manchester City  
Price: £4.5m initially but can rise up to £21m

## 1. Amad Diallo

Transfer: Atalanta to Manchester United  
Price: £19m initially along with £18m in add-ons, which make the total worth of the deal £37million