One of the oldest clubs in English football, Tottenham Hotspur were formed in September 1882 with the motto of 'To Dare Is To Do'.
Nicknamed 'The Lillywhites', Spurs have won two first-division titles, eight FA Cups, four League Cups, one Uefa Cup Winners' Cup (abolished) and one Uefa Cup (now Europa League).
Some great players have featured for Tottenham throughout the years - Paul Gascoigne needs no introduction, and neither does Glenn Hoddle.
Gareth Bale and Luka Modric had huge success throughout their careers, and their departures were followed by the rise of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min. In between these eras, Tottenham have let go of some of their best players at a premium fee.
Who are those players?
Let's take a look!
Tottenham most expensive sales by season
Season | Biggest sale | Fee | Total sales |
2022/23 | Steven Bergwijn | £28.13M | £34.88M |
2021/22 | Juan Foyth | £13.50M | £31.16M |
2020/21 | Kyle Walker-Peters | £11.97M | £11..97M |
2019/20 | Christian Eriksen | £24.30M | £58.05M |
2018/19 | Mousa Dembele | £4.82M | £4.82M |
2017/18 | Kyle Walker | £47.43M | £93.42M |
2016/17 | Ryan Mason | £13.86M | £47.07M |
2015/16 | Roberto Soldado | £14.40M | £78.53M |
2014/15 | Gylfi Sigurdsson | £9.09M | £39.74M |
2013/14 | Gareth Bale | £90.90M | £124.56M |
2012/13 | Luka Modric | £31.50M | £65.50M |
2011/12 | Peter Crouch | £10.17M | £38.93M |
2010/11 | Robbie Keane/Adel Taarabt | £1.08M | £2.64M |
2009/10 | Darren Bent | £10.62M | £28.53M |
2008/09 | Dimitar Berbatov | £34.20M | £79.25M |
2007/08 | Jermain Defoe | £8.37M | £20.30M |
2006/07 | Michael Carrick | £24.48M | £34.79M |
2005/06 | Frederic Kanoute | £5.85M | £22.91M |
2004/05 | Helder Postiga | £6.75M | £9.45M |
2003/04 | Jonathan Blondel | £1.08M | £1.58M |
2002/03 | Stephen Clemence | £1.22M | £1.22M |
2001/02 | Luke Young | £5.40M | £8.78M |
2000/01 | Espen Baardsen | £1.80M | £2.21M |
TOTAL | £840.29M |
*All figures are taken from Transfermarkt unless stated otherwise.