A club record for transfer fee received was set when Ché Adams joined Southampton in 2019; officially undisclosed, it was reported as £15 million. Forty years earlier, Trevor Francis became the first player transferred between British clubs for a £1 million fee, and in 1896, future England international forward Fred Wheldon joined league champions Aston Villa for terms reportedly "higher than have ever been concluded": a fee of £350 plus the proceeds of a friendly match between the clubs.
A new club record for the highest transfer fee paid was set when Ché Adams joined Southampton in 2019; although the exact amount was not disclosed, it was reported to be around £15 million. This followed forty years after Trevor Francis became the first player transferred between British clubs for a £1 million fee, and prior to that, Fred Wheldon joined Aston Villa in 1896 for a fee of £350 plus the winnings from a friendly match.