Top 10 most expensive Everton signings of all time as Tyler Dibling takes podium spot with £40m move

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Everton have made some big-money transfers in recent years

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After being hamstrung in recent transfer windows by the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules, Everton are now starting to make more big-money signings.

The Friedkin Group took over the club from Farhad Moshiri last season and they have since backed manager David Moyes in the transfer market.

We’ve taken a look at the 10 most expensive signings in Everton’s history and how those players subsequently fared after completing the move.

Note: all transfer fees are inclusive of potential add-ons, although not all will have been fully activated.

10= Romelu Lukaku – £28m

  • Year: 2014
  • Signed from: Chelsea
  • Appearances: 166
  • Goals: 87

Lukaku spent the 2013/14 season on loan at Everton from Chelsea and they spent £28million to turn the move into a permanent deal.

The Belgium international netted 71 goals in 133 appearances over the following three seasons, taking his overall tally to 87 goals for the club.

His performances in the 2016/17 campaign saw him win the Everton Player of the Year award and a place in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year.

The Toffees then made a huge profit on the striker by selling him to Manchester United in a deal worth an initial £75million and another £15million in potential add-ons.

10= Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – £28m

  • Year: 2025
  • Signed from: Chelsea
  • Appearances: 2
  • Goals: 0

One of two new additions to this list, Dewsbury-Hall left Chelsea and joined Everton this summer in search of regular first-team football.

The midfielder has signed a five-year contract with the Toffees, who agreed to pay an initial £24million plus another £4million in add-ons.

“We are pleased that Kiernan has chosen to join Everton,” Moyes said. “He had other clubs interested in signing him but he was excited by the opportunity and the challenge at Everton.

“Kiernan’s quality and experience of the Premier League gives us the hope that he can adapt quickly. We look forward to working with him and I’m sure all Evertonians will give him the support he needs.”

8. Yerry Mina – £28.53m

  • Year: 2018
  • Signed from: Barcelona
  • Appearances: 99
  • Goals: 9

Everton launched a triple raid on Barcelona in the summer of 2018, signing Mina, Lucas Digne and Andre Gomes from the Spanish side.

Mina was the most expensive deal, with the centre-back costing an initial £27.19million and another £1.34million in potential add-ons.

Alongside the transfer fee, Everton also made him the highest-paid player at Goodison Park with a five-year contract worth £120,000-per-week.

The Colombia international impressed when fit, but his time on Merseyside was often plagued by injury problems and he left on a free transfer in 2023.

7= Jordan Pickford – £30m

  • Year: 2017
  • Signed from: Sunderland
  • Appearances: 321
  • Goals conceded: 447

In the summer of 2017, Everton launched the biggest spending spree in their history and forked out over £140million on new players.

Pickford was the first player through the door, arriving from Sunderland in a deal worth an initial £25million and another £5million in add-ons.

The England international has since made over 300 appearances for the club and has picked up their Player of the Season award a record-breaking four times.

“I’ve seen him now for three years and work with him on a daily basis and seen his quality, and I can genuinely say he’s world-class,” former teammate Asmir Begovic said.

7= Michael Keane – £30m

  • Year: 2017
  • Signed from: Burnley
  • Appearances: 232
  • Goals: 16

Alongside Pickford, Keane also joined Everton in the summer of 2017 in a deal worth an initial £25million and another £5million in add-ons.

The centre-back has racked up over 200 appearances for the club but he’s struggled for consistency and is increasingly error-prone.

He signed a one-year contract extension in thr summer but is currently behind Jarrad Branthwaite, James Tarkowski and Jake O’Brien in the pecking order.

5. Amadou Onana – £33m

  • Year: 2022
  • Signed from: Lille
  • Appearances: 72
  • Goals: 4

Everton fought off competition from West Ham United to sign Onana from Lille in a £33million deal in the summer of 2022.

The Belgium international made 72 appearances for the club and established himself as one of the best defensive midfielders in the Premier League.

He left Goodison Park and completed a £50million move to Aston Villa in the summer of 2024, which helped Everton stave off any Financial Fair Play issues.

4. Alex Iwobi – £34m

  • Year: 2019
  • Signed from: Arsenal
  • Appearances: 140
  • Goals: 9

After refusing to meet Crystal Palace’s £100million valuation of Wilfried Zaha in the summer of 2019, Everton switched their attention to Iwobi.

They had an initial bid of £30million turned down by Arsenal but their improved offer – an initial £28million, rising to £34million with potential add-ons – was accepted on deadline day.

He initially struggled to justify that price tag but adapted to a midfield role under Frank Lampard and won the Everton Players’ Player of the Year award in 2022/23.

Everton then sold the Nigeria international to Fulham for £22million in order to avoid losing him on a free transfer a year later.

3. Tyler Dibling – £40m

  • Year: 2025
  • Signed from: Southampton
  • Appearances: N/A
  • Goals: N/A

Despite Southampton’s relegation, Dibling enjoyed a promising debut season in the Premier League in 2024/25 and his performances attracted interest from Aston Villa, Fulham, West Ham, Chelsea, Tottenham and RB Leipzig.

Everton won the race for his signature after paying an initial £35million and £5million on add-ons to the Saints, who have also inserted a 20 per cent sell-on clause in the deal.

“We are really pleased to bring Tyler to Everton Football Club,” Moyes said. “He is a talented young English player with lots of potential.

“Tyler adds to our attacking options and we will support him in his future development. We are eager to build a team that Evertonians can enjoy watching and be proud of, and Tyler can help us achieve that.”

2. Gylfi Sigurdsson – £45m

  • Year: 2017
  • Signed from: Swansea City
  • Appearances: 156
  • Goals: 31

Everton identified Sigurdsson as an ideal replacement for Ross Barkley in the summer of 2017 after the England international refused to sign a contract extension.

Swansea City rejected two bids from the Merseyside outfit before accepting a third offer of £40million upfront and an additional £5million in bonuses.

The Iceland international failed to replicate his Swansea form in an Everton shirt, registering just 31 goals and 25 assists in 156 appearances in all competitions.

He was left out of their Premier League squad for the 2021/22 season and was released on a free transfer at the end of the campaign.

1. Richarlison – £50m

  • Year: 2018
  • Signed from: Watford
  • Appearances: 152
  • Goals: 53

Having worked with Richarlison at Watford, Marco Silva made the Brazil international his top transfer target after taking over at Everton in 2018.

The Toffees paid an initial £35million and another £15million in add-ons for the forward, making him the most expensive signing in the club’s history.

He registered 53 goals and 15 assists in 152 appearances for the club and played an integral role in the club’s survival from the Premier League in 2021/22.

The forward was sold to Tottenham a few weeks later in a deal worth an initial £50million and another £10million in add-ons.

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