Transfers

Major player transfers into and out of Aston Villa since August 2006 shown in chronological order by season. To create a consistent division between years, a season is considered to run from the 1st of July until the 31st of June. January transfers are shown in italics to distinguish them from the transfers during the summer window.

Reported transfer fees can vary significantly and are becoming increasingly difficult to know in any way at all. The figures used here should therefore be considered “best guess” and are generally based on the most persistently reported fees until more accurate information is discovered. The figures should also represent the capitalised amount and do not include any loan fees or “add-ons”.

Notes are included at the foot of the page where an explanation is relevant.

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2006/07

Date Player Fee Paid (£) Fee Received (£) To/From Club
22/08/06 Kevin Phillips 700,000 West Brom
25/08/06 Ulises De la Cruz Free Reading
30/08/06 Stilian Petrov 6,500,000 Celtic
12/09/06 Didier Agathe ? Celtic
03/10/06 Chris Sutton Free Birmingham
11/01/07 Didier Agathe Released N/A
11/01/07 Peter Wittingham 350,000 Cardiff
22/01/07 Milan Baros Swap Lyon
22/01/07 John Carew Swap Lyon
23/01/07 Ashley Young 9,650,000 Watford
25/01/07 Paul Green Free Lincoln
31/01/07 Shaun Maloney 1,000,000 Celtic
17/04/07 Juan Pablo Angel Free New York Red Bulls
25/05/07 Jlloyd Samuel Free Bolton
30/05/07 Stephen Henderson Free Bristol City
31/05/07 Mark Delaney Released N/A
31/05/07 Chris Sutton Released N/A
08/06/07 Gavin McCann 1,000,000 Bolton
27/06/07 Aaron Hughes 1,000,000 Fulham
17,150,000 3,050,000 £14.1m Net

2007/08

Date Player Fee Paid (£) Fee Received (£) To/From Club
01/07/07 Robert Olejnik Free Falkirk
05/07/07 Nigel Reo-Coker 8,500,000 West Ham
05/07/07 Steven Davis 4,000,000 Fulham
17/07/07 Marlon Harewood 4,000,000 West Ham
19/07/07 Lee Hendrie Free Sheffield Utd
01/08/07 Eric Djemba-Djemba Released N/A
29/08/07 Zat Knight 3,500,000 Fulham
30/08/07 Liam Ridgewell 2,000,000 Birmingham
31/08/07 Moustapha Salifou 50,000 FC Wil
30/01/08 Gary Cahill 5,000,000 Bolton
30/01/08 Wayne Routledge 1,250,000 Tottenham
28/05/08 Luke Moore 3,000,000 West Brom
01/06/08 Patrik Berger Released N/A
01/06/08 Thomas Sorensen Released N/A
17,300,000 14,000,000 £3.3m Net

2008/09

Date Player Fee Paid (£) Fee Received (£) To/From Club
03/07/08 Curtis Davies 8,000,000 West Brom
04/07/08 Damian Bellon Free FC Vaduz
04/07/08 Eric Lund Free IFK Gothenborg
10/07/08 Steve Sidwell 5,000,000 Chelsea
26/07/08 Brad Friedel 2,000,000 Blackburn
01/08/08 Brad Guzan 600,000 Chivas USA
01/07/08 Olof Mellberg Free Juventus
07/08/08 Nicky Shorey 4,000,000 Reading
08/08/08 Luke Young 5,000,000 Middlesbrough
12/08/08 Carlos Cuellar 7,800,000 Rangers
22/08/08 Shaun Maloney 2,500,000 Celtic
30/08/08 James Milner 12,000,000 Newcastle
03/01/09 Wayne Routledge 600,000 QPR
23/01/09 Emile Heskey 3,500,000 Wigan
01/06/09 Martin Laursen Retired N/A
02/06/09 Gareth Barry 12,000,000 Man City
23/06/09 Stuart Taylor Free Man City
47,900,000 15,100,000 £32.8m Net

2009/10

Date Player Fee Paid (£) Fee Received (£) To/From Club
16/07/09 Stuart Downing 12,000,000 Middlesbrough
21/07/09 Sam Williams Free Yeovil Town
25/07/09 Zat Knight 4,000,000 Bolton
04/08/09 Fabian Delph 8,000,000 Leeds Utd
07/08/09 Habib Beye 2,500,000 Newcastle
12/08/09 Andy Marshall Free N/A
27/08/09 Stephen Warnock 8,000,000 Blackburn
01/09/09 Richard Dunne 6,000,000 Man City
01/09/09 James Collins 5,000,000 West Ham
26/01/10 Craig Gardner 3,500,000 Birmingham
06/06/10 Andy Marshall Released N/A
24/06/10 Stephen O’Halloran Free Coventry City
41,500,000 7,500,000 £34m Net

2010/11

Date Player Fee Paid (£) Fee Received (£) To/From Club
17/07/10 Marlon Harewood Released N/A
09/08/10 Nicky Shorey 1,500,000 West Brom
18/08/10 James Milner 26,000,000 Man City
18/08/10 Stephen Ireland 8,000,000 Man City
03/09/10 Andy Marshall Free N/A
18/11/10 Robert Pires Free N/A
07/01/11 James Collins (Jnr) ? Shrewsbury
07/01/11 Steve Sidwell 500,000 Fulham
15/01/11 Jean II Makoun 6,000,000 Lyon
18/01/11 Darren Bent 18,000,000 Sunderland
28/01/11 Curtis Davies 3,500,000 Birmingham
27/05/11 Nigel Reo-Coker Released N/A
27/05/11 John Carew Released N/A
27/05/11 Robert Pires Released N/A
27/05/11 Moustapha Salifou Released N/A
27/05/11 Isaiah Osbourne Released N/A
27/05/11 Arsenio Halfhuid Released N/A
27/05/11 Harry Forrester Released N/A
27/05/11 Durrell Berry Released N/A
27/05/11 Ellis Deeney Released N/A
27/05/11 Calum Flanagan Released N/A
23/06/11 Ashley Young 17,000,000 Man Utd
30/06/11 Brad Friedel Free Tottenham
32,000,000 48,500,000 £-16.5m Net

2011/12

Date Player Fee Paid (£) Fee Received (£) To/From Club
15/07/11 Stewart Downing 20,000,000 Liverpool
18/07/11 Shay Given 4,000,000 Man City
29/07/11 Charles N’Zogbia 9,500,000 Wigan
27/08/11 Jonathan Hogg 300,000 Watford
27/08/11 Luke Young 2,000,000 QPR
31/08/11 Alan Hutton 3,000,000 Tottenham
01/01/12 Enda Stevens 220,000 Shamrock Rovers
27/01/12 Shane Lowry 250,000 Millwall
02/02/12 Habib Beye Released N/A
23/05/12 Carlos Cuellar Released N/A
23/05/12 Brad Guzan Released N/A
23/05/12 Emile Heskey Released N/A
23/05/12 Ebby Nelson Addy Released N/A
23/05/12 Connor Taylor Released N/A
23/05/12 Charlie Ward Released N/A
23/05/12 Reece Caira Released N/A
23/05/12 Richard Bryan Released N/A
23/05/12 Matthew Coton Released N/A
23/05/12 Darious Darkin Released N/A
23/05/12 Seb Jenkins Released N/A
16,720,000 22,550,000 £-5.83m Net

2012/13

Date Player Fee Paid (£) Fee Received (£) To/From Club
01/07/12 Brett Holman Free AZ Alkmaar
01/07/12 Karim El Ahmadi 2,000,000 Feyenoord
06/07/12 Matt Lowton 3,000,000 Sheffield Utd
16/07/12 Brad Guzan Free N/A
01/08/12 James Collins   2,500,000 West Ham
01/08/12 Ron Vlaar 3,200,000   Feyenoord
29/08/12 Joe Bennett 2,500,000   Middlesbrough
31/08/12 Jordan Bowery 500,000   Chesterfield
31/08/12 Ashley Westwood 2,000,000   Crewe
31/08/12 Christian Benteke 8,000,000   Genk
31/01/13 Yacouba Sylla 1,750,000   Clermont Foot
31/01/13 Stephen Warnock   TBC Leeds Utd
    22,950,000 2,500,000 £20.45m Net

Summary

Season
Purchased (£m) Sold (£m) Net (£m)
2006/07 17.15 3.05 14.10
2007/08 17.30 14.00 3.30
2008/09 47.90 15.10 32.80
2009/10 41.50 7.50 34.00
2010/11 32.00 48.50 -16.50
2011/12 16.72 22.55 -5.83
2012/13 22.95 2.50 20.45


195.52 113.20 82.32

Notes

John Carew arrived at Aston Villa in a straight swap deal, Milan Baros headed to Lyon in exchange.

Curtis Davies joined Aston Villa on 31st July 2007, but his first season was actually a loan; the full transfer from West Brom the following year is shown above with a fee of £8m. Higher amounts are often attributed to this transaction, but it’s assumed that loan fees for the first season may well be included.

Stephen Ireland was a makeweight in the deal taking James Milner to Man City. The transfer values shown above are the valuations agreed by the two clubs; the actual transaction saw just the net £18m change hands and the two players swap clubs.

Darren Bent joined Aston Villa for £18m with add-ons rising to £24m.

Jean II Makoun joined Olymiacos on 29th August 2011 on a season long loan with an option to purchase. The financial details are believed to include a £1.5m fee during 2011/12 (including wages) with the option to buy set at £3m at the end of the season.

Last Updated: 31/08/12