You don’t need me to tell you that global transfer fees are escalating faster than a grenade at a knife fight. There’s not a whole lot of sense to be made over the stratospheric numbers, except it must be nice to be a footballer’s agent. But who is the most expensive Mexican soccer player in today’s world of wheeling, dealing and making a killing in the oil field? Here are the 25 most expensive Mexican transfer fees ever.
The Most Expensive Mexican Soccer Player (25 Most Expensive Transfer Fees)
*For the sake of keeping things concise and fun, players are only allowed one entry (sorry, Chicharito)*
#25. Rafael Márquez
Monaco —> Barcelona
$5.98 million
#24. Elías Hernández
León —> Cruz Azul
$6.76 million
#23. Isaác Brizuela
Toluca —> Guadalajara
$6.8 million
#22. Érick Gutiérrez
Pachuca —> PSV
$6.83 million
#21. Miguel Layún
Watford —> Porto
$6.83 million
#20. Héctor Moreno
PSV —> Roma
$6.83 million
#19. Giovani dos Santos
Villarreal —> LA Galaxy
$7.23 million
#18. Alan Pulido
Olympiacos —> Guadalajara
$7.40 million
#17. Diego Reyes
Club América —> Porto
$7.97 million
#16. Andrés Guardado
Atlas —> Deportivo La Coruña
$7.97 million
#15. Néstor Araujo
Santos Laguna —> Celta de Vigo
$7.97 million
#14. Carlos Peña
León —> Guadalajara
$8 million
#13. Vicente Matías Vuoso
Independiente —> Manchester City
$8.54 million
#12. Alexis Vega
Toluca —> Guadalajara
$9 million
#11. Héctor Herrera
Pachuca —> Porto
$9.11 million
#10. Jürgen Damm
Pachuca —> Tigres
$10 million
#9. Orbelín Pineda
Guadalajara —> Cruz Azul
$12.02 million
#8. Carlos Vela
Arsenal —> Real Sociedad
$15.92 million
#7. Rodolfo Pizarro
Guadalajara —> Monterrey
$16 million
#6. Diego Lainez
Club América —> Real Betis
$16.26 million
#5. Edson Álvarez
América —> Ajax
$17.10 million
#4. Javier "Chicharito" Hernández
Bayer Leverkusen —> West Ham United
$20.65 million
#3. Nery Castillo
Olympiacos —> Shakhtar Donetsk
$22.75 million
#2. Raúl Jiménez
Benfica —> Wolves
$43.32 million
#1. Hirving "Chucky" Lozano
PSV Eindhoven —> Napoli
$47 million