Here are the 12 most expensive Ghanaian transfers in history
After Thomas Partey smashed Michael Essien’s Ghanaian transfer record following his £45m move to Arsenal on transfer deadline day, Pulse.com.gh has compiled a list of most expensive football transfers, which details the highest transfer fees ever paid for Ghanaian players.
Thomas Partey (£45m) Atletico Madrid to Arsenal
Arsenal have completed the signing of Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey from Spanish giants Atletico Madrid.
The Gunners paid £45 million to meet Thomas Partey’s buyout clause from Atletico Madrid.
Arsenal reportedly had several bids for the central midfielder rejected during the summer, with Atleti holding out for the release clause fee.
Michael Essien (£24.4m) - Lyon to Chelsea
Chelsea completed a swoop for Ghana midfielder Michael Essien for what was a club record fee of £24.4 in the summer of 2005. Coach Jose Mourinho and the Blues were in his pursuit all over the summer and had several bids turned down, until Lyon finally accepted the aforementioned fee.
READ MORE: Thomas Partey joins Arsenal on transfer deadline day
Baba Rahman (£21.7million) - Augsburg to Chelsea
Chelsea were in the market for a new left-back after selling Filipe Luis back to Atletico Madrid earlier in the summer of 2015. The Blues eventually found the right player in the name of Baba Rahman to replace the Brazilian after paying £21.7million to Augsburg for the Ghanaian.
Andre Ayew ( £20.5million) - Swansea to West Ham
After big money bids for Alexandre Lacazette, Michy Batshuayi and Carlos Bacca were rejected earlier on this summer, West Ham decided to continue their pursuit for an attacking player striker slightly closer to home with Andre Ayew. The English club signed Swansea's Ayew on a three-year deal for a club record fee of £20.5million.
Kwadwo Asamoah (€18m) - Udinese to Juventus
The Ghana midfielder made his mark in the Serie A with Udinese to become on top of the wish-list of several big guns. Italian giants Juventus beat Arsenal, AC Milan and Chelsea to his signature for a fee of €18m million in July 2012.
Asamoah Gyan (€17m) - Al Ain to Shanghai SIPG
After spending three seasons at Al Ain, the diminutive Ghana striker decided to leave the United Arab Emirates club as he wanted greener pastures elsewhere. In the summer of 2015, Shanghai SIPG splashed €17m to sign him on a three-year deal. It was then revealed that Gyan's weekly salary of £227,000 with his Chinese club instantly made him one of the world's best paid football players
Asamoah Gyan (£13m) - Rennes to Sunderland
In August 2010, English club Sunderland broke the club's transfer record to sign Asamoah Gyan. Steve Bruce, then Sunderland manager, had been trying to secure Gyan's services from French side Rennes after selling Kenwyne Jones to Stoke before the start of the Premier League season. The deal for Gyan was eventually completed around 15 minutes before the transfer deadline on 31st August..
Sulley Muntari (£11m) - Portsmouth to Inter Milan
Then Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho, who failed to sign Frank Lampard for the Italian club, was in the hunt to sign Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari, who had a superb stint with Portsmouth. After agreeing a deal with Harry Redknapp's Portsmouth, Muntari moved to the San Siro for £11m in 2008.
Kevin-Prince Boateng (€10m) - AC Milan to Schalke 04
On 30 August 2013, AC Milan announced that Boateng had been transferred to the German Bundesliga club Schalke 04 for €10 million transfer fee, on a four-year contract due to expire in June 2017. Two years later, he was however suspended indefinitely from the club in the aftermath of a defeat against Bundesliga side Cologne in May 2015.
Bernard Mensah (€10m) - Vitoria Guimaraes to Atletico Madrid
Bernard Mensah became Atletico Madrid's second signing in the space of three days after they confirmed the arrival of defender Stefan Savic from Fiorentina in July 2015. The Madrid-based club paid €10m to Vitoria Guimaraes for the services of Mensah in a deal that will keep him at the Vicente Calderon for the next six seasons. He will however spend next season on loan at Getafe.
Kudus Mohammed (€9 m)- Nordsjaelland to Ajax
20-year-old sealed Kudus Mohammed completed a sensational move to Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam.
The midfielder reportedly signed a five-year deal with the four times champion of Europe
Ajax coughed up €9 million to price the 19-year-old away from the Danish outfit.
Kudus joined Nordsjaelland in 2018 and has since developed into one of the most important players at the club.
He netted 12 times in 26 appearances for the Danish Superliga side this season.
Sulley Muntari (£7.1m) - Udinese to Portsmouth
Muntari became Portsmouth's record signing after signing from Udinese for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £7.1 million. The solid midfielder enjoyed a marvelous spell with the Italian side but made no secret of his desire to play in the Premiership. He also couldn’t turn down a five-year deal worth a weekly salary of £40 000 from the Harry Redknapp side.
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