Celtic's Most Expensive Transfer Sales of All-Time

Here, 67 Hail Hail rank Celtic’s most expensive transfer sales in the club’s history.

Celtic have a reputation in the transfer market. The Hoops, certainly over the last decade or so, have been shrewd operators and have largely adopted a policy of buying low and selling big.

There are occasions when Celtic break the bank to get their men – Arne Engels and Adam Idah are recent examples – but on the whole, they tend to veer away from extravagant splurges.

But while fans crave a marquee signing or two every transfer window, Celtic’s current strategy is a success – so why fix what isn’t broken?

The club have refined the art of selling on their top players for huge sums of money and their less risky approach to recruiting personnel has, more often than not, made way for fantastic profits in the future.

So who are Celtic’s record transfer sales of all-time? We at 67 Hail Hail have listed the top 10 biggest fees the Hoops have ever received below.

Celtic’s all-time record transfer sales

9 – Jeremie Frimpong – £11.5m

Celtic star Jeremie Frimpong — Photo by Andrew Milligan/Pool via Getty Images

Jeremie Frimpong
To: Bayer Leverkusen
Date sold: January 2021
Appearances: 51
Honours: Scottish Premiership (x1), Scottish Cup (x1), Scottish League Cup (x1)

9 – Virgil van Dijk – £11.5m

Celtic v Aberdeen - Scottish Premiership — Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images

Virgil van Dijk
To: Southampton
Date sold: September 2015
Appearances: 115
Honours: Scottish Premiership (x2), Scottish League Cup (x1)

8 – Victor Wanyama – £12.5m

Victor Wanyama Celtic — Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Victor Wanyama
To: Southampton
Date sold: July 2013
Appearances: 91
Honours: Scottish Premier League (x2), Scottish Cup (x1)

7 – Kristoffer Ajer – £13.5m

Kristoffer Ajer during Celtic v Nomme Kalju FC - UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round: 1st Leg — Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images

Kristoffer Ajer
To: Brentford
Date sold: July 2021
Appearances: 176
Honours: Scottish Premiership (x3), Scottish Cup (x3), Scottish League Cup (x3)

6 – Odsonne Edouard – £14m

Odsonne Edouard during Celtic v Rangers - Scottish Premier League — Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images

Odsonne Edouard
To: Crystal Palace
Date sold: August 2021
Appearances: 179
Honours: Scottish Premiership (x3), Scottish Cup (x2), Scottish League Cup (x2)

5 – Nicolas Kuhn – £16.5m

Nicolas Kuhn of Celtic celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD4 match between Celtic FC and RB Leipzig at Celtic Park — Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images

Nicolas Kuhn
To: Como 1907
Date sold: July 2025
Appearances: 69
Honours: Scottish Premiership (x2), Scottish Cup (x1), Scottish League Cup (x1)

4 – Moussa Dembele – £20m

Waving Moussa Dembele of Celtic takes away the match ball having scored 3 of the 5 goals during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park — Photo by Steve Welsh/Getty Images

Moussa Dembele
To: Olympique Lyonnais
Date sold: August 2018
Appearances: 94
Honours: Scottish Premiership (x2), Scottish Cup (x2), Scottish League Cup (x2)

2 – Kieran Tierney – £25m

Kieran Tierney after Celtic v Aberdeen - Scottish Premier League — Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images

Kieran Tierney
To: Arsenal
Date sold: August 2019
Appearances: 170
Honours: Scottish Premiership (x4), Scottish Cup (x2), Scottish League Cup (x2)

2 – Jota – £25m

Jota during Rangers v Celtic: Scottish Cup Semi Final — Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images

Jota
To: Al-Ittihad
Date sold: July 2023
Appearances: 83
Honours: Scottish Premiership (x2), Scottish Cup (x1), Scottish League Cup (x2)

1 – Matt O’Riley – £26m (potentially £30m)

Celtic FC v St. Johnstone FC - Cinch Scottish Premiership — Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images

Matt O’Riley
To: Brighton & Hove Albion
Date sold: August 2024
Appearances: 124
Honours: Scottish Premiership (x3), Scottish Cup (x2), Scottish League Cup (x1)

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Celtic’s Most Expensive Transfer Sales of All-Time