Exactly how much money have Borussia Dortmund spent on new players in this millennium?
Borussia Dortmund have developed a bit of a reputation as the perfect stepping stone for young talents.
Buy them on the cheap, turn them into absolute superstars, and sell at a healthy profit.
Erling Haaland is probably the ultimate example of this strategy, but the same could be said about Jadon Sancho, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and many more. It's made BVB over €1 billion.
Not all of these superstars in the making were quite as cheap, though, as Dortmund have not hesitated to spend big if they felt the opportunity was right.
But how much exactly have Dortmund spent over the years and what have been their biggest deals each campaign?
Borussia Dortmund most expensive transfers by season
SEASON
MOST EXPENSIVE SIGNING
FEE
TOTAL SPENDING
2022-23
Sebastien Haller
€31M
€91.1M
2021-22
Donyell Malen
€30M
€45M
2020-21
Emre Can / Jude Bellingham
€25M
€50M
2019-20
Mats Hummels
€30.5M
€148.5M
2018-19
Abdou Diallo
€28M
€90.5M
2017-18
Andriy Yarmolenko
€25M
€122.6M
2016-17
Ousmane Dembele
€35M
€141.1M
2015-16
Gonzalo Castro
€11M
€20M
2014-15
Ciro Immobile
€18.5M
€65.2M
2013-14
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
€27.5M
€52.6M
2012-13
Marco Reus
€17.1M
€26.7M
2011-12
Ilkay Gundogan
€5.5M
€9.7M
2010-11
Robert Lewandowski
€4.8M
€5.3M
2009-10
Mats Hummels / Lucas Barrios
€4.2M
€10.9M
2008-09
Neven Subotic
€4.5M
€13.8M
2007-08
Mladen Petric
€3.5M
€10.7M
2006-07
Nelson Valdez
€4.7M
€12.2M
2005-06
Ebi Smolarek
€0.8M
€1.7M
2004-05
None
Nil
Nil
2003-04
Evanilson
€15M
€16.6M
2002-03
Torsten Frings
€8.5M
€10.2M
2001-02
Marcio Amoroso
€25.5M
€49.6M
2000-01
Tomas Rosicky
€14.5M
€27.6M
Total
€1.02B
Borussia Dortmund's top 10 most expensive player signingsGetty Images10Nico Schulz | €25.5m | Hoffenheim | 2019
After some impressive performances for Hoffenheim and scoring for the German national team with a last-minute winner in the Euro 2020 qualifier against Netherlands in March 2019, Dortmund pounced on the opportunity to sign Schulz for €25.5 million.
He joined the club at the same time as two other stars in Julian Brandt and Thorgan Hazard.
Schulz has struggled to live up to the high expectations, though, and more often than not finds himself on the bench.
AdvertisementGetty Images9Thorgan Hazard | €25.5m | Borussia Monchengladbach | 2019
After a strong season at Monchengladbach in 2018-19, Dortmund signed Hazard in the summer of 2019, forking out €25.5m for the Belgian midfielder.
Hazard was in sublime form in his first season at Dortmund, coming up with 7 goals and 13 assists in the league, but after that, spells of inconsistency and injury affected his performances.
Question marks exist over whether the creative midfielder still has much of a role to play at BVB.
Getty Images8Henrikh Mkhitaryan | €27.5m | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2013
Dortmund took quite a risk when they splashed €27.5m for a player from Shakhtar Donetsk in the summer of 2013.
At that time, Mkhitaryan became the most-expensive transfer in Dortmund's history.
The gamble quickly paid off, though, as Mkhitaryan was one of their best players during his three years at the club, scoring 23 goals in 90 appearances before Manchester United came calling in 2016.
After selling Mkhitaryan to United for €42m, Dortmund even earned €14.5m on resale when he moved to Arsenal in 2018.
Getty Images7Abdou Diallo | €28m | Mainz | 2018
Diallo played just one season for Borussia Dortmund after being signed on a five-year deal from Mainz in the summer of 2018 for €28m.
The centre-back said in an interview later that Ousmane Dembele influenced his decision and advised him to sign for Dortmund.
However, Diallo stuck around for just the one season at BVB as he was sold at a profit when Paris Saint-Germain offered €32m in 2019.
After three seasons in France, in the summer of 2022, PSG sent him on a season-long loan to Dortmund's domestic rivals RB Leipzig.