Top 20 Transfer Fees: France to England

According to TransferMarkt.co.uk, Premier League teams have paid nearly $900,000,000 in transfer fees to clubs in France over the years. This is a list of the top 20 highest transfer fees for players moving from France to England.


$50.9m - Michael Essien (Lyon to Chelsea; 05/06)
$49.6m - Didier Drogba (Marseille to Chelsea; 04/05)
$26.8m - Djibril Cisse (Auxerre to Liverpool; 04/05)
$26.5m - Nicolas Anelka (PSG to Man City; 02/03)
$25.5m - Florent Malouda (Lyon to Chelsea; 07/08)
$23.6m - Steve Marlet (Lyon to Fulham; 01/02)
$23.5m - Sylvain Wiltord (Bordeaux to Arsenal; 01/02)
$21.5m - Asamoah Gyan (Rennes to Sunderland; 10/11)
$21.5m - Samir Nasri (Marseille to Arsenal; 08/09)
$20.1m - El-Hadji Diouf (Lens to Liverpool; 02/03)
$19.1m - Laurent Robert (PSG to Newcastle; 01/02)
$17.4m - Petr Cech (Rennes to Chelsea; 04/05)
$16.9m - Johan Elmander (Toulouse to Bolton; 08.09)
$16.8m - Laurent Koscielny (Lorient to Arsenal; 11/11)
$16.6m - Didier Zokora (St. Etienne to Spurs; 06/07)
$16.1m - Younes Kaboul (Auxerre to Spurs; 07/08)
$14.1m - Olivier Dacourt (Lens to Leeds United; 00/01)
$13.4m - John Utaka (Rennes to Portsmouth ; 07/08)
$13.4m - Gabriel Heinze (PSG to Man United; 04/05)
$13.1m - Robert Pires (Marseille to Arsenal; 00/01)


All stats from transfermarkt.co.uk (currency conversion at xe.com)