Borussia Dortmund have established themselves as one of the biggest clubs in Germany along with Bayern Munich in the last decade.
In the last 10 seasons, they have won the Bundesliga once and finished second on five occasions.
The Black and Yellows have not just made a name by becoming a challenger to Bayern Munich's supremacy in Germany, but they have also become a club known for nurturing some of the finest talents in world football.
Several players such as Robert Lewandowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ilkay Gundogan and Ousmane Dembele came to the club as relative unknowns but left the club as superstars. And on most occasions, the German side made big money by selling them.
Norwegian forward Erling Haaland became BVB's statement sale for 2022 when he joined Manchester City for a reported fee of €60 million.
England international Jude Bellingham took things to another level in 2023, though, leaving Dortmund for Real Madrid in a deal worth €103m, potentially rising even higher depending on bonuses.
Borussia Dortmund biggest sales by season
Season | Biggest sale | Fee | Total sales |
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2023/24 | Jude Bellingham | €103m | €103m |
2022/23 | Erling Haaland | €60M | €78.7M |
2021/22 | Jadon Sancho | €85M | €108.25M |
2020/21 | Omer Toprak | €4M | €5.5M |
2019/20 | Abdou Diallo | €32M | €132.25M |
2018/19 | Christian Pulisic | €64M | €114.2M |
2017/18 | Ousmane Dembele | €140M | €275.95M |
2016/17 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan | €42M | €111M |
2015/16 | Ciro Immobile | €11M | €42.55M |
2014/15 | Julian Schieber | €2.5M | €4.8M |
2013/14 | Mario Gotze | €37M | €47.38M |
2012/13 | Shinji Kagawa | €16M | €34M |
2011/12 | Nuri Sahin | €10M | €12.14M |
2010/11 | Nelson Valdez | €3.5M | €4.3M |
2009/10 | Alex Frei | €4.25M | €6.35M |
2008/09 | Mladen Petric | €7.3M | €12.3M |
2007/08 | Ebi Smolarek | €4.5M | €5.28M |
2006/07 | Tomas Rosicky | €10M | €16.95M |
2005/06 | Ewerthon | €3.5M | €4.25M |
2004/05 | Torsten Frings | €9.25M | €10.15M |
2003/04 | Jens Lehmann | €3.5M | €3.7M |
2002/03 | Victor Ikpeba | €1M | €1.55M |
2001/02 | Evanilson | €15M | €19.15M |
2000/01 | Sergej Barbarez | €1.8M | €2.3M |
Total | €1.15b (Approx) |
*All figures are taken from Transfermarkt unless stated otherwise