Borussia Dortmund most expensive sales – How BVB made over €1 billion in outgoing transfers

Borussia Dortmund have been absolutely smashing it in the transfer market with some big-money departures throughout the century

Borussia Dortmund have established themselves as one of the biggest clubs in Germany along with Bayern Munich in the last decade.

In the last 10 seasons, they have won the Bundesliga once and finished second on five occasions.

The have not just made a name by becoming a challenger to Bayern Munich's supremacy in Germany, but they have also become a club known for nurturing some of the finest talents in world football.

Several players such as Robert Lewandowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Ilkay Gundogan and Ousmane Dembele came to the club as relative unknowns but left the club as superstars. And on most occasions, the German side made big money by selling them.

Norwegian forward Erling Haaland became BVB's statement sale for 2022 when he joined Manchester City for a reported fee of €60 million.

England international Jude Bellingham took things to another level in 2023, though, leaving Dortmund for Real Madrid in a deal worth €103m, potentially rising even higher depending on bonuses.

Borussia Dortmund biggest sales by season

Borussia Dortmund top 10 most expensive sales

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  10Abdou Diallo | €32 million | PSG | 2019

  The Senegal international joined Dortmund in the summer of 2018 from Mainz 05. However, he played at the Signal Iduna Park for just one season (2018-19) before joining PSG in 2019. Diallo appeared in 38 matches overall for the Bundesliga club, scoring one goal.

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  9Mats Hummels | €35 million | Bayern Munich | 2016

  The German defender was at Dortmund for seven years from 2009 to 2016, winning two Bundesliga titles (2010–11, 2011–12), two DFB Pokals (2011–12, 2016–17) and three DFL Supercups (2013, 2014, 2019). In 2016, Hummels joined rivals Bayern Munich for €35 million. However, he returned to BVB in 2019.

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  8Mario Gotze | €37 million | Bayern Munich | 2013

  Mario Gotze, once touted as a future superstar, came through the youth system at Dortmund and made his professional debut for the club in 2009, spending four seasons at BVB before he jumped ship to Bayern Munich in 2013.

  However, Gotze won several accolades while he was at Borussia Dortmund, including two Bundesliga titles (2010–11, 2011–12), two DFB Pokals (2011–12, 2016–17) and one DFL Supercup (2019). He played a total of 103 matches for Dortmund, scoring 14 goals.

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  7Henrikh Mkhitaryan | €42 million | Manchester United | 2016

  The Armenian winger spent three seasons at Dortmund from 2013 to 2016. His impressive performances for the Black and Yellow saw Manchester United come knocking with a big-money offer in 2016. With BVB, Mkhitaryan won the DFL Supercup in 2014 and scored 41 goals in 140 matches.