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Join Jorrel Hato: The 11 most expensive outgoing transfers in Eredivisie history

Ajax wonderkid Jorrel Hato has officially joined FIFA Club World Cup winners Chelsea on a manage worth €44 million.

Where does that put the 19-year-old Hato among the Eredivisie's most expensive outgoing transfers?Betopick breaks down the top 11 most expensive Eredivisie players in history.

11: Hakim Ziyech - Ajax to Chelsea for €40mKicking off this list is former Ajax star Hakim Ziyech, who moved from the Amsterdam giants to Chelsea for €40 million support in 2020.

Ziyech was vital in Ajax's famous UEFA Champions League run in the 2018/19 season, in which they made the semi-finals.

After 149 appearances, 49 goals, and 75 assists in the red-and-white jersey, Ziyech dropped short to make a lasting impression at Chelsea, limiting himself to just 14 goals and 13 assists in 107 appearances for the Blues.

Ziyech left West London on a free transfer to Galatasaray in 2024, from whom he has since moved to Qatari side Al Duhail.

Ziyech is currently a free agent.

10: Jurrien Timber - Ajax to Arsenal for €40mThe first, but certainly not the last, Ajax defender who moved to London to contain on this list.

Famed for his maturity and calmness on the ball, Timber made a big-money move across the pond, but it took a while for the youngster to obtain going.

A severe knee injury kept Timber sidelined for the majority of the 2023/24 season, in which he showed up just three times for the Gunners.

Timber returned in 2024 and made a name for himself in an Arsenal team that completed second in the Premier League and made the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

9: Cody Gakpo - PSV to Liverpool for €42mCody Gakpo, a product of the PSV academy, was the Netherlands' best player at the 2022 World Cup right before securing a big move to Premier League giants Liverpool.

The 'Eintovenaar', a nickname made from the city of Eindhoven and the Dutch word for 'magician', was a massive fan favourite at PSV, for whom he possessed over 100 goal contributions in 149 games.

On Merseyside, Gakpo made it in and out of the starting line-up, but has overall proved himself as a valuable asset to the Premier League champions' squad.

In 128 games across all competitions, Gakpo has scored 41 goals.

8: Davinson Sanchez - Ajax to Tottenham Hotspur for €42mDavinson Sanchez, known in Amsterdam for his ruthless and perfectly timed tackles, moved from the Eredivisie to the Premier League just one year after leaving Colombia in 2016.

In North London, the Colombian centre-half never truly managed to capture the hearts of the faithful just as he did in Amsterdam.

Nevertheless, 201 games in five seasons for Spurs is no mean feat whatsoever.

The Lilywhites took a big loss when they sold Sanchez to Galatasaray, who paid €9.

5 million for the defender.

A rather massive €32.

5 million less than what Spurs purchased him for.

7: Mohammed Kudus - Ajax to West Ham for €43mPremier League clubs just love Eredivisie talents, don't they?Three years after arriving from Danish outfit Nordsjaelland, Ghanaian star Mohammed Kudus sensed it was time to move on from Ajax, for whom he played 87 games and scored 27 goals.

West Ham were eager enough to pick the creative star up for some €43 million.

Kudus confirmed his sky-high potential at the London Stadium, where he treated West Ham fans to some already-classic moments.

His performances in two years in East London acquired him a €63 million transfer to Tottenham Hotspur in 2025.

6: Jorrel Hato - Ajax to Chelsea for €44mThe latest (and youngest) addition to this list: Jorrel Hato acquired his big-money move at the tender age of 19, but after wowing fans in Amsterdam with his talents.

The rapid, steady, and exceptionally talented Hato became the fourth-youngest player in Ajax history to make his debut, the youngest captain at 17 years old, and the youngest player to play 100 games for Ajax at 18 years old - a record he took from a player contained further up this list.

It was enough for Chelsea to make him the sixth-most expensive player in Eredivisie history with a transfer fee of €44.

18 million.

5: Hirving Lozano - PSV to Napoli for €45m'Chucky' was a phenom in Mexico long before he showcased his skills on the European stage.

In Eindhoven, the first European place he called home, Lozano set the Eredivisie on fire with 34 goals and 16 assists in 59 league games for PSV, who paid Pachuca €12.

5 million for the Mexican star.

Two seasons were enough for Napoli, who shattered the club record to sign the Mexican sensation from PSV.

In his four seasons in Naples, Hirving Lozano won the Serie A and Coppa Italia.

The Mexican scored 30 goals and provided 14 assists before returning to PSV for €15 million in 2023.

4: Lisandro Martinez - Ajax to Manchester United for €57mThe Argentine butcher joined Ajax in the later years of the Ten Hag era, but made a massive impact.

Starting off as a defensive midfielder and left-support, the rather small-framed Lisandro Martinez made a name for himself as a centre-half.

Enough so to join Erik ten Hag at Manchester United in 2022 for a reported fee of €57.

4 million.

Martinez has struggled with lingering injury issues in Manchester, but has proven to be a vicious defender and valuable asset to Ruben Amorim's side.

3: Matthijs de Ligt - Ajax to Juventus for €85mThe first of two diamonds from Ajax's historic 2018/19 season, Matthijs de Ligt left Ajax for Juventus to build his defensive skills further in the home of Catenaccio and birthplace of greats like Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta, and Francesco Baresi.

De Ligt made his professional debut for Ajax in 2016 when he was 17 years old, and proceeded to create a formidable defensive duo with Davinson Sanchez as the Amsterdam side made it all the way to the UEFA Europa League final - all in De Ligt's first season as a professional footballer.

After becoming the youngest player with 100 Ajax appearances and being the captain in the history of the UEFA Champions League knock-out phase and famously reaching the semi-final of the world's biggest club competition in 2019, Ajax sold the academy product to Juventus for €85 million.

Two moves later, De Ligt now represents Manchester United, who purchased the now-25-year-old defender for almost half the price Juventus purchased him for five years earlier.

2: Frenkie de Jong - Ajax to FC Barcelona for €86mAnother revelation from *that* Ajax side, Frenkie de Jong wowed the world with his performances against Bayern, Real Madrid, and Juventus on the biggest stage.

A midfielder who seemed to move rhythmically across the pitch with the ball tightly at his feet, De Jong was picked up by Ajax from Willem II for a mere €1.

Not €1 million - no, €1.

After his fantastic 2018-19 campaign in Amsterdam, FC Barcelona took the midfielder in for €86 million.

And Willem II? They made another €7.

5 million thanks to a sell-on clause in De Jong's contract at Ajax.

Talk over smart business.

1: Antony - Ajax to Manchester United for €95mBrazilian winger Antony takes the cake in what seems like a record which won't be broken for a while.

Antony was a sensation in Amsterdam with his rapid feet and fearlessness.

After notching 42 goal contributions in 82 games for the Amsterdam giants, Manchester United shattered the bank for Antony, who cost a Dutch record fee of €95 million.

It's safe to say that the former Ajax phenom hasn't panned out at Manchester United.

His loan spell at Real Betis, where he scored nine goals and provided five assists in 26 games, could prove to be vital for Antony's future, which may or may not lie in England.