Everton have splashed the cash on the brand new Hill Dickinson Stadium, costing the Toffees an estimated £750m.
Under new owners in the Friedkin Group, those on Merseyside also splashed the cash in the transfer window in 2025, with Jack Grealish being the marquee signing, arriving on loan from Manchester City.
But who is Everton’s record signing? Here’s a look at the club’s 20 biggest additions in their history.
Rank
Player
Fee
Signed from
Year
Gylfi Sigurdsson
£45m
Swansea City
2017
Tyler Dibling
£42m
Southampton
2025
Richarlison
£40m
Watford
2018
Amadou Onana
£33m
Lille
2022
Romelu Lukaku
£28m
Chelsea
2014
Alex Iwobi
£28m
Arsenal
2019
Yerry Mina
£27.2m
Barcelona
2018
Thierno Barry
£27m
Villarreal
2025
Beto
£26m
Udinese
2023
Jordan Pickford
£25m
Sunderland
2017
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
£25m
Chelsea
2025
Michael Keane
£25m
Burnley
2017
Yannick Bolasie
£25m
Crystal Palace
2016
Moise Kean
£25m
Juventus
2019
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
£25m
Mainz
2019
Ben Godfrey
£25m
Norwich City
2020
Davy Klaassen
£23.6m
Ajax
2017
Allan
£22.3m
Napoli
2020
Andre Gomes
£22m
Barcelona
2022
Theo Walcott
£20m
Arsenal
2018
Here is a detailed look at Everton's 10 biggest signings… 10 Jordan Pickford £25m from Sunderland
Jordan Pickford is one of seven players Everton have spent £25m on, and arguably the most successful.
The goalkeeper has been first choice for the Toffees and England during his time on Merseyside and could well finish his career at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
9 Beto £26m from Udinese
Costing slightly more at £26m was striker Beto, who swapped Serie A and Udinese for a shot at the Premier League with Everton.
The Portuguese striker even scored on his debut 24 hours after putting pen to paper on a Toffees deal which is set to expire in 2027.
8 Thierno Barry £27m from Villarreal
Another forward who arrived for a big fee was Thierno Barry. Following Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s departure from Goodison Park, Everton acted in the 2025 summer transfer market to sign the French forward.
Villarreal recieved £27m, whereas Barry signed a four-year deal on £45,000-a-week.
7 Yerry Mina £27.2m from Barcelona
After just six months at Barcelona, defender Yerry Mina joined Everton in 2018, costing the Toffees in excess of £27m.
The Colombia international spent five years at Goodison Park and left upon the expiration of his contract in 2023 for Italian side Fiorentina.
6 Alex Iwobi £28m from Arsenal
Alex Iwobi ended up costing Everton £28m in 2019, with the versatile midfielder spending four years on Merseyside before he was sold to Fulham.
The Nigerian made more than 100 appearances for the Toffees, who recouped £22m of the fee when Iwobi moved to Craven Cottage.
5 Romelu Lukaku £28m from Chelsea
Clubs have spent more than £300m on Romelu Lukaku during the Belgian’s career to date, and his first big-money move was to Everton back in 2014.
Chelsea sold the striker after a successful loan spell on Merseyside, and Everton would go on to make a huge profit when selling Lukaku to Man Utd for £75m in 2017.
4 Amadou Onana £33m from Lille
Another player who Everton made money on was midfielder Amadou Onana, who had a brief two-year spell at Goodison Park before joining Aston Villa.
Onana set Everton back £33m, but in 2024, they were receiving £50m from those at Villa Park.
3 Richarlison £40m from Watford
Richarlison swapped Watford for Everton in 2018, and the Brazilian striker scored more than 50 goals for the Blues in 153 games.
A £40m fee proved to be worth it for the Toffees, who cashed in on the forward four years later, with Tottenham paying them an initial £50m.
2 Tyler Dibling £42m from Southampton
Everton splashed the cash on teenage attacking midfielder Tyler Dibling in 2025, and the Toffees will be hoping he can go on to prove his worth on Merseyside.
Making the youngster the club’s second most expensive signing of all time appears to be a gamble, but there’s no denying Dibling’s creative ability.
1 Gylfi Sigurdsson £45m from Swansea
Top of the list as Everton’s record signing is Gylfi Sigurdsson, with the attacking midfielder costing a whopping £45m.
The Iceland international never really lived up to the billing, though, and after making more than 150 appearances, left as a free agent in 2022.