Roma have made some impressive player sales this century!
Roma are one of the most legendary football clubs in Italy.
The club have given rise to some of the greatest footballers in history who achieved legendary status in the game.
We all know of Francesco Totti and Daniele De Rossi.
But, what about Bruno Conti, one of the best players in the world in his prime, or Cafu, who made 163 appearances for Roma over six years!?
Or Alisson and Mohamed Salah, who went on to have great careers at Liverpool!?
While Roma have brought in some great players over the years, they have also sold them at a high price.
Which players form part of Roma's most expensive sales, though?
Let's take a look!
Roma most expensive sales by season
Season
Biggest sale
Fee
Total sales
2022/23
Pau Lopez
€12M/£10.80M
€49.85M/£44.87M
2021/22
Mert Cetin
€7M/£6.30M
€14.02M/£12.62M
2020/21
Patrik Schick
€26.50M/£23.85M
€48M/£43.20M
2019/20
Konstantinos Manolas
€36M/£32.40M
€106.38M/£95.74M
2018/19
Alisson
€62.50M/£56.25M
€150.46M/£135.42M
2017/18
Mohamed Salah
€42M/£37.80M
€155M/£139.50M
2016/17
Adem Ljajic
€9M/£8.10M
€43.43M/£39.09M
2015/16
Miralem Pjanic
€32M/£28.80M
€134.25M/£120.83M
2014/15
Medhi Benatia
€28M/£25.20M
€42.60M/£38.34M
2013/14
Marquinhos
€31.40M/£28.26M
€120.39M/£108.35M
2012/13
Fabio Borini
€13.30M/£11.97M
€21.56M/£19.40M
2011/12
Mirko Vucinic
€15M/£13.50M
€26.13M/£23.51M
2010/11
Alessio Cerci
€4M/£3.60M
€10.65M/£9.59M
2009/10
Alberto Aquilani
€20M/£18M
€22.08M/£19.87M
2008/09
Mancini
€13M/£11.70M
€18M/£16.20M
2007/08
Cristian Chivu
€16M/£14.40M
€22.92M/£20.62M
2006/07
Mido
€6.75M/£6.08M
€19.62M/£17.65M
2005/06
Antonio Cassano
€5.50M/£4.95M
€6.60M/£5.94M
2004/05
Emerson
€28M/£25.20M
€61.40M/£55.26M
2003/04
None
Nil
Nil
2002/03
Marcos Assuncao
€7M/£6.30M
€13.95M/£12.56M
2001/02
Hidetoshi Nakata
€28.40M/£25.56M
€58.63M/£52.76M
2000/01
Vagner
€5M/£4.50M
€8.36M/£7.52M
TOTAL
€1.15B/£1.04B
*All figures are taken from Transfermarkt unless stated otherwise.
Roma top 10 most expensive player salesGetty Images10Medhi Benatia | €28 million/£25.20 million | Bayern Munich | 2014
Moroccan legend Medhi Benatia started his senior club football journey in 2005 after graduating from Marseille's academy.
After loan spells at Tours and Lorient, he joined Ligue 2 club Clermont in 2008.
In 2010, Udinese came calling, signing him for free.
Three seasons and 80 appearances later, Benatia moved to Roma in a €13.50 million move.
However, after just one season in Rome, Bayern Munich came calling, signing him for €28m.
After 29 appearances for Bayern over two seasons, he was loaned to Juventus, who made his move permanent for €16.70m in 2017.
He left Juventus in 2019 before moving to Al-Duhail in Qatar. In the summer of 2021, Benatia moved to Turkish club Fatih Karagumruk before retiring from professional football in December 2021.
AdvertisementGetty9Hidetoshi Nakata | €28.40 million/£25.56 million | Parma | 2001
After the 1998 World Cup in France, Nakata moved to Italy, signing with Perugia for €3.50 million.
In January 2000, after making 48 appearances for Perugia, AS Roma came calling, signing him for €21.69m.
Nakata played a crucial role in helping Roma win the Scudetto in his one season with the club.
His best performance for Roma came on May 6, 2001 against Juventus. After replacing Francesco Totti in the second half with Roma trailing 2-0, Nakata first scored a 30-yard thunderbolt past Edwin van der Sar before helping Roma score the equaliser with another fierce strike which was parried by the Dutch goalkeeper in the parth of Vincenzo Montella, who scored for Roma in the last minute.
The Japanese midfielder moved to Parma in the summer of 2001, for €28.40m.
Erik Lamela Roma8Erik Lamela | €30 million/£27 million | Tottenham | 2013
After spending two years as a youngster at River Plate's academy in Argentina, Erik Lamela made a move to Europe with Roma for €17 million.
In two seasons with Roma, Lamela made 62 appearances, scoring 19 goals before Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur came calling.
The Argentine winger was sold to the North London club for €30m in the summer of 2013.
After eight years with Spurs, Lamela moved to Sevilla as a free agent in July 2021.
Getty Images7Marquinhos | €31.40 million/£28.26 million | PSG | 2013
Product of the famous Corinthians academy in Brazil, Marquinhos made a move to Serie A with Roma in 2012 on a season-long loan, making 16 appearances.
Roma chose to sign him for €5.70 million in January 2013.
After making just 10 appearances for the Italian club, he was shipped to PSG in July 2013 for €31.40m, at a massive profit.
