Ajax are well-known for a number of different things.
Then there's their desire to always play free-flowing attacking football, which has earned them plenty of success both domestically and in Europe.
Maybe somewhat surprisingly, however, they are also not shy when it comes to spending money!
In the summer of 2022 alone they spent over €100 million to strengthen their squad.
But which players have cost them the most in recent seasons and who are their most-expensive signings ever?
Ajax most expensive transfers by season
SEASON | MOST EXPENSIVE SIGNING | FEE | TOTAL SPENDING |
|---|---|---|---|
2022/23 | Steven Bergwijn | €31.25M | €105.10M |
2021/22 | Mohamed Daramy | €12M | €18.50M |
2020/21 | Sebastien Haller | €22.50M | €63.20M |
2019/20 | Quincy Promes | €15.70M | €59.25M |
2018/19 | Daley Blind | €16M | €52.95M |
2017/18 | Maximilian Wober | €8.10M | €26.25M |
2016/17 | David Neres | €17.40M | €41.40M |
2015/16 | Nemanja Gudelj | €6M | €11.30M |
2014/15 | Daley Sinkgraven | €7M | €12.80M |
2013/14 | Mike van der Hoorn | €3.80M | €6.80M |
2012/13 | Niklas Moisander | €4M | €5.72M |
2011/12 | Kolbeinn Sigthorsson | €4M | €13.28M |
2010/11 | Mounir El Hamdaoui | €5M | €5M |
2009/10 | Demy de Zeeuw | €8M | €12.30M |
2008/09 | Miralem Sulejmani | €16.25M | €34.25M |
2007/08 | Albert Luque | €8M | €26.02M |
2006/07 | Jaap Stam | €3M | €9.25M |
2005/06 | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | €9M | €15.50M |
2004/05 | Angelos Charisteas | €4.90M | €7.40M |
2003/04 | Wesley Sonck | €6M | €11.20M |
2002/03 | Victor Sikora | €4.35M | €5.03M |
2001/02 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | €7.80M | €15.50M |
2000/01 | Tomas Galasek | €2.70M | €5.30M |
Total | €563.3M |
*All stats via Transfermarkt