10) Alexander Sorloth
FC Midtjylland - Crystal Palace (January 2018) €17 million
The Norwegian international striker completed a permanent transfer to Palace at the end of January 2018. Sorloth went on to sign a four-and-a-half-year contract after arriving from the Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland with a reported €10 million fee, making him the most expensive departure in Danish league history at the time. The fee eventually rose to €17 million due to performance-based add-ons and sell-on clauses.
9) Conrad Harder
FC Nordsjaelland - Sporting CP (September 2024) - €19 million
Sporting CP managed to outbid and beat Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion, who had made a late €20 million push for the young striker. At the beginning of September 2025, the Danish international striker officially left Sporting CP to join Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig. The Red Bull club managed to "beat the buzzer" on deadline day to sign him for a €24 million fixed fee plus €6 million in add-ons.
8) Ibrahim Osman
FC Nordsjaelland - Brighton & Hove Albion (July 2024) - €19.5 million
Ibrahim Osman completed a €19.5 million transfer from Danish side FC Nordsjaelland to Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 2024, signing a contract until June 2029. The Ghanaian winger is thereby in the footsteps of Simon Adingra, who took a similar pathway, moving via the Right to Dream Academy.
7) Kamaldeen Sulemana
FC Nordsjaelland to Stade Rennais (July 2021) €15 million (+ €5 million add-ons)
In July 2021, French Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais FC pulled off a major coup by beating European heavyweights like Ajax, Liverpool, and Manchester United to sign Ghanaian winger Kamaldeen Sulemana from Danish club FC Nordsjælland. Stade Rennais paid €15 million upfront, plus €5 million in bonuses, totaling € 20 million for the five-year deal.
6) Sindre Walle Egeli
FC Nordsjaelland - Ipswich Town (August 2025) €20 million
The initial transfer fee of €20 million broke the record for the highest transfer fee ever spent by an EFL Championship club. Ipswich won the race against other European sides like Porto and Club Brugge to secure the teenager, funding the record purchase following several high-profile departures.
5) Victor Froholdt
FC Copenhagen - FC Porto (July 2026) €20 million (+ €2 million add-ons)
The deal made history as one of Copenhagen's most expensive sales, consisting of a €20 million base fee plus €2 million in performance bonuses, along with a 10% sell-on clause. The Danish midfielder committed to a five-year contract, which is set to keep him at FC Porto until June 2030, which features a massive €85 million release clause.
4) Orri Oskarsson
FC Copenhagen - Real Sociedad (August 2024) - €20 million (+ 3 million add-ons)
Before securing his move to Spain, the Icelandic international striker had drawn serious interest from several top European teams, including Manchester City. This deal made history as the most expensive sale in F.C. Copenhagen's history. Copenhagen retained a 20% sell-on clause for any future transfers.
3) Zadok Yohanna
AIK to Brighton & Hove Albion (June 2026) - €28 million
Brighton & Hove Albion in July completed the signing of 18-year-old Nigerian winger Zadok Yohanna from Swedish club AIK Stockholm in a five-year deal, which broke the Allsvenskan (Swedish league) transfer record
2) Ernest Nuamah
FC Nordsjaelland - Olympique Lyon (July 2024) - €28,5 million
Nuamah initially joined Olympique Lyon in August 2023 on an initial multi-party loan deal via the multi-club structure from Belgian side RWD Molenbeek (following his departure from FC Nordsjaelland). In July 2024, the French giants then officially turned his transfer into a permanent deal for a reported €28.5 million, tying him into a contract until June 2028
1) Caleb Yirenkyi
FC Nordsjaelland to Coventry City (July 2026) - €27 million, plus €3 million add-ons
Yirenkyi made his international debut in May last year and was selected for the Ghanaian World Cup squad, scoring a stoppage-time winner in the Black Stars' group win over Panama. He became Coventry's fifth summer signing after Frank Lampard led Coventry back into the top flight after a 25-year absence.