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Aston Villa most expensive signings - How Premier League side spent £900 million on incoming transfers

Aston Villa have traditionally been a force to be reckoned with in the English top flight, while they are also one of only five English clubs to have won the European Cup.

They have not quite been able to scale those heights in recent years, however, and they even found themselves back in the Championship at some point.

They are now looking to re-establish themselves as a Premier League household name and they have not hesitated to spend big in order to get there.

Villa have spent well over £400 million in the last four seasons alone and even managed to bring in former Liverpool and Barcelona ace Philippe Coutinho to further highlight their ambitions.

But who are their most expensive transfers since the turn of the millennium and how much have they spent each campaign?

Aston Villa most expensive transfers by season

SEASON

MOST EXPENSIVE SIGNING

FEE

TOTAL SPENDING

2022-23

Diego Carlos

£27.90M

£63M

2021-22

Emiliano Buendia

£34.56M

£116.84M

2020-21

Ollie Watkins

£30.60

£91.22M

2019-20

Wesley Moraes

£22.50M

£143.55M

2018-19

Lovre Kalinic

£5.40M

£17.19M

2017-18

Glenn Whelan

£1.53M

£2.52M

2016-17

Ross McCormack

£12.87M

£76.95M

2015-16

Jordan Ayew

£10.80M

£59.90M

2014-15

Carlos Sanchez

£5.40M

£12.11M

2013-14

Libor Kozak

£5.85M

£17.86M

2012-13

Christian Benteke

£7.92M

£25.05M

2011-12

Charles N'Zogbia

£9.72M

£18.30M

2010-11

Darren Bent

£19.35M

£33.66M

2009-10

Stewart Downing

£11.70M

£42.21M

2008-09

James Milner

£13.50M

£50.31M

2007-08

Nigel Reo-Coker

£11.25M

£22.41M

2006-07

Ashley Young

£11.88M

£22.23M

2005-06

Milan Baros

£7.96M

£14.89M

2004-05

Martin Laursen

£4.77M

£9.13M

2003-04

Gavin McCann

£3.04M

£7.54M

2002-03

Marcus Allback

£2.70M

£8.17M

2001-02

Bosko Balaban

£7.02M

£24.49M

2000-01

Juan Pablo Angel

£12.96M

£19.01M

Total

£898.54M

*All stats via Transfermarkt

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