Tottenham Hotspur's most expensive sales ever

Many of those expensive sales did manage to fulfil their trophy ambitions elsewhere, and whether Spurs reinvested the money received well for each of them is firmly up for debate.

Here, Sports Mole looks at the most expensive sales in Tottenham Hotspur's distinguished history.

10. Kieran Trippier - £18.7m

To: Atletico Madrid

Date: July 17, 2019

Age at the time: 28

Tottenham appearances: 114

Tottenham goals: 2

Honours at Tottenham

None

9. Robbie Keane - £20.4m

To: Liverpool

Date: July 28, 2008

Age at the time: 28

Tottenham appearances: 306

Tottenham goals: 122

Honours at Tottenham

EFL Cup (1): 2007-08

8. Christian Eriksen - £23m

To: Inter Milan

Date: January 28, 2020

Age at the time: 27

Tottenham appearances: 305

Tottenham goals: 69

Honours at Tottenham

None

7. Michael Carrick - £23.1m

To: Manchester United

Date: July 31, 2006

Age at the time: 25

Tottenham appearances: 75

Tottenham goals: 2

Honours at Tottenham

None

6. Steven Bergwijn - £26.6m

To: Ajax

Date: July 8, 2022

Age at the time: 24

Tottenham appearances: 83

Tottenham goals: 8

Honours at Tottenham

None

5. Luka Modric - £29.8m

To: Real Madrid

Date: August 27, 2012

Age at the time: 26

Tottenham appearances: 160

Tottenham goals: 17

Honours at Tottenham

None

4. Dimitar Berbatov - £32.3m

To: Manchester United

Date: September 1, 2008

Age at the time: 27

Tottenham appearances: 102

Tottenham goals: 46

Honours at Tottenham

EFL Cup (1): 2007-08

3. Kyle Walker - £44.8m

To: Manchester City

Date: July 14, 2017

Age at the time: 27

Tottenham appearances: 229

Tottenham goals: 4

Honours at Tottenham

None

2. Harry Kane - £80.8m

To: Bayern Munich

Date: August 12, 2023

Age at the time: 30

Tottenham appearances: 435

Tottenham goals: 280

Honours at Tottenham

None

1. Gareth Bale - £85.9m

To: Real Madrid

Date: September 1, 2013

Age at the time: 24

Tottenham appearances: 237

Tottenham goals: 71

Honours at Tottenham

EFL Cup (1): 2007-08