Can you name the 25 most expensive teenagers in football history?

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16 July 2026

Clubs such as

Chelsea

, Manchester City and Manchester United are increasingly spending big money on promising youngsters – but can you name the 25 most expensive teenage signings in history?

We’ve compiled the top 25 players who have made a big-money move before their 20th birthday. The list is an interesting mix of superstar world-beaters and expensive flops, with plenty somewhere in between.

We’ve given you 15 minutes to name the 25 teenage footballers to have moved clubs for the biggest transfer fees (with figures per

Transfermarkt

). Your clues are the buying club and the year in which they signed the player.

If this gives you a taste for another challenge, why not have a go at

naming the 25 most expensive transfers of all time

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