Andre Onana breaks Samuel Eto’o’s record to become the most expensive Cameroonian footballer of all time
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
Andre Onana becomes the most expensive Cameroonian footballer in history after his move to Manchester United, breaking Samuel Eto'o's record #Onana #USPreseason #EPL #Goalkeeper pic.twitter.com/T1l8yaWL59
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