Here, Leicester City News ranks the club’s 10 most expensive signings.
Leicester throughout their history haven’t always been big spenders. Prior to the Championship promotion in 2014, their record arrival was Matt Mills, who joined from Reading in a £5m deal.
The King Power faithful have enjoyed a plethora of talented first-team players over the years, especially since the remarkable Premier League trophy triumph in 2016.
That catapulted the club to global prominence and in turn increased their revenue, allowing for more substantial transfer fees to be outlaid.
So with that said, who are Leicester’s all-time record transfer arrivals? The top 10 have been named below with their price attached.
Leicester’s most expensive signings ever
10 – Timothy Castagne – £17.8m
- From: Atalanta
- Date signed: September 2020
- Appearances: 112
- Honours: FA Cup
9 – Caglar Soyuncu – £18m
- From: Freiburg
- Date signed: August 2018
- Appearances: 132
- Honours: FA Cup, Community Shield
8 – Ricardo Pereira – £18.8m
- From: Porto
- Date signed: July 2018
- Appearances: 161
- Honours: FA Cup, Community Shield
7 – James Maddison – £21.3m
- From: Norwich City
- Date signed: July 2018
- Appearances: 203
- Honours: FA Cup, Community Shield
6 – Kelechi Iheanacho – £23.6m
- From: Manchester City
- Date signed: August 2017
- Appearances: 229
- Honours: FA Cup, Community Shield
5 – Patson Daka – £25.6m
- From: RB Salzburg
- Date signed: July 2021
- Appearances: 90
- Honours: Community Shield
4 – Islam Slimani – £26.5m
- From: Sporting
- Date signed: August 2016
- Appearances: 47
3 – Ayoze Perez – £28.5m
- From: Newcastle United
- Date signed: July 2019
- Appearances: 114
- Honours: FA Cup, Community Shield
2 – Wesley Fofana – £29.9m
- From: Saint-Ettiene
- Date signed: October 2020
- Appearances: 52
- Honours: FA Cup
1 – Youri Tielemans – £38.4m
- From: Monaco
- Date signed: July 2019
- Appearances: 195
- Honours: FA Cup, Community Shield