Valencia have made some premium player sales this century!
Valencia have been one of the biggest clubs in Spain for over a century, winning six Spanish league titles, eight Copa del Rey titles, one Spanish Super Cup, one Uefa Cup, one Uefa Cup Winners' Cup and two Uefa Super Cups amid many other honours.
's academy produced the likes of Raul Albiol, Gaizka Mendieta, David Silva, Isco, Jordi Alba, and Ferran Torres among many more.
This meant that they had to part ways with many of these players at some point or another, but they ensured the club earned a lot from their sales!
Which players form part of Valencia's most expensive sales, though?
Let's take a look!
Valencia most expensive sales by season
Season
Biggest sale
Fee
Total sales
2022/23
Goncalo Guedes
€32.60M
€54.60M
2021/22
Daniel Wass
€2.70M
€2.70M
2020/21
Ferran Torres
€33.50M
€87.85M
2019/20
Neto
€26M
€56.30M
2018/19
Joao Cancelo
€40.40M
€68.80M
2017/18
Matthew Ryan
€6M
€16.55M
2016/17
Shkodran Mustafi
€41M
€121.90M
2015/16
Nicolas Otamendi
€44.50M
€50M
2014/15
Jeremy Mathieu
€20M
€55.45M
2013/14
Roberto Soldado
€30M
€47.10M
2012/13
Jordi Alba
€14M
€30M
2011/12
Juan Mata
€26.70M
€32.90M
2010/11
David Villa
€40M
€84.35M
2009/10
Raul Albiol
€15M
€20.63M
2008/09
Jaime Gavilan
€4.50M
€11.30M
2007/08
Francesco Tavano
€6M
€7.60M
2006/07
Pablo Aimar
€11M
€20.83M
2005/06
Mohamed Sissoko
€12M
€13.90M
2004/05
Ricardo Oliveira
€4.50M
€8M
2003/04
Kily Gonzalez
€2.50M
€4.50M
2002/03
Adrien Ilie
€1.50M
€1.50M
2001/02
Gaizka Mendieta
€48M
€52M
2000/01
Claudio Lopez
€23M
€61.25M
TOTAL
€910M
*All figures are taken from Transfermarkt unless stated otherwise.
Valencia top 10 most expensive player salesGetty Images10Roberto Soldado | €30 million | Tottenham | 2013
After graduating from Real Madrid's academy where he scored 63 goals in 120 appearances between 2002 and 2006, Spanish striker Roberto Soldado was promoted to the senior team, where he made 16 appearances for Los Blancos.
In 2008, Real Madrid let go of Soldado for €6 million to Getafe.
In his two seasons there, the striker scored 29 goals in 60 appearances before Valencia came calling, signing him for just €10m in 2010.
Soldado spent three of his best years of his career at Valencia, scoring 59 goals in 101 games before Tottenham came calling, agreeing to pay €30m for his services in 2013.
Two seasons, 52 appearances and seven goals later, he was offloaded to Villarreal for €16m.
AdvertisementGETTY IMAGES9Rodrigo | €30 million | Leeds | 2020
A product of Flamengo's academy, Rodrigo moved to Real Madrid's development school aged 18 in 2009.
In just a few weeks, he was promoted to Real Madrid C's senior team before joining Real Madrid Castilla in La Liga's second division.
Benfica signed him in the summer of 2010 for €6 million before sending him on loan to Bolton Wanderers in 2010 and Valencia in 2014.
After impressive performances on loan at the club, Valencia decided to trigger his buy option for €30m in 2015.
Over the next five years, Rodrigo established himself as one of the best strikers in the division, scoring 35 goals in 141 appearances before Leeds United came calling in 2020, agreeing to pay €30m for the Spanish striker.
Getty8Goncalo Guedes | €32.60 million | Wolves | 2022
After spending six years at Benfica, talented Portuguese winger Goncalo Guedes moved to PSG in January 2017 for €30 million.
After just making eight appearances until the summer of that year, Guedes was loaned to Valencia on a season-long deal and performed very well for them.
Valencia decided to sign him permanently in 2018 for €40m.
After making 113 appearances and scoring 23 goals since his permanent move to Valencia, Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers came calling in the summer of 2022, signing the 25-year-old for €32.60m.
Imago Images7Ferran Torres | €33.50 million | Manchester City | 2020
A product of Valencia's youth academy, Ferran Torres rose through the ranks at the club since featuring for their B team in 2016.
Torres began playing for Valencia's senior team in 2017 after rejecting Barcelona and Real Madrid, and in the next three years, he established himself as one of the best forwards in La Liga.
The Spaniard made his debut for the senior team in 2017 and in November 2018, he scored his first Champions League goal, becoming Valencia's youngest goalscorer in the competition.
Some 71 appearances and six goals later, Manchester City came calling, signing him for a premium €33.50 million fee.
After two seasons at City, Barcelona chose to sign Torres for €55 million in January 2002.