Andre Onana breaks Samuel Eto’o’s record to become the most expensive Cameroonian footballer of all time

Nkwain Desmond July 21st, 2023, 1:32 am

Andre Onana is now the most expensive Cameroonian footballer in history after his €52.50m transfer to Manchester United.

Andre Onana breaks Samuel Eto’o’s 19 Year old record as the most expensive Cameroonian footballer in history.

His €52.5m fee surpasses the €27m that was paid for Samuel Eto’o by Barcelona to Mallorca in 2004. A €27m fee was again paid for the four time African player of the year in 2011 by Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala to Inter Milan.

Andre Onana also becomes the most expensive African Goalkeeper in history, beating the €24m paid by Chelsea to Rennes for Mendy in 2020. Overall, he is the third most expensive Goalkeeper in football history.

See the top 10 most expensive Cameroonian footballers in history below

# Player

Position

Season

Old club to New club

Fee

10 . Jean Makoun

Defensive Midfield

08/09

LOSC Lille(France) to Olympique Lyonnaise(France)

€14.00m

9 . Clinton N’Jie

Right Winger

15/16

Olympique Lyonnaise(France) to Tottenham Hotspur(England)

€14.10m

8 . Frank Anguissa

Central Midfield

22/23

Fulham(England) to SSC Napoli(Italy)

€16.00m

7 . Karl Toko Ekambi

Left Winger

18/19

Angers(France) to Villarreal CF(Spain)

€18.00m

6 . Alex Song

Defensive Midfield

12/13

Arsenal(England) to FC Barcelona(Spain)

€19.00m

5. Samuel Eto’o

Centre-Forward

09/10

FC Barcelona(Spain) to Inter Milan(Italy)

€20.0m

4 . Frank Anguissa

Central Midfield

18/19

Olympique Marseille(France) to Fulham FC(England)

€24.85m

3 . Samuel Eto’o

Centre-Forward

04/05

Mallorca(Spain) to FC Barcelona(Spain)

€27.00m

2 . Samuel Eto’o

Centre-Forward

11/12

Spain

Inter Milan(Italy) to Anzhi Makhachkala(Russia)

€27.00m

1 . André Onana

Goalkeeper

23/24

Inter Milan(Italy) to Manchester United (England)

€52.50m

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