The Ligue 1 side have seen the likes of James Rodriguez and Radamel Falcao come and go for big money over the years
Monaco have risen from the verge of disaster to the cusp of glory ever since Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev took over a majority stake in the club in 2011.
The Ligue 1 side have become one of the best in the world when it comes to scouting for extraordinary talents.
In 2013, Monaco were one of the biggest spenders in the transfer market when they splashed big money on players like Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez.
Exactly how much have they spent over the years?
Let's take a look!
SEASON
MOST EXPENSIVE SIGNING
FEE
TOTAL SPENDING
2022-23
Mohamed Camara/Takumi Minamino
€15M
€43.5M
2021-22
Myron Boadu
€17M
€43.5M
2020-21
Krepin Diatta
€16.70M
€52.7M
2019-20
Wissam Ben Yedder
€40M
€200M
2018-19
Aleksandr Golovin
€30M
€145.85M
2017-18
Keita Balde
€30M
€122.4M
2016-17
Djibril Sidibe
€15M
€50.5M
2015-16
Ivan Cavaleiro
€15M
€101M
2014-15
Bernardo Silva
€15.75M
€39.75M
2013-14
James Rodriguez
€45M
€160.7M
2012-13
Lucas Ocampos
€13M
€24.65M
2011-12
Nabil Dirar
€6M
€20M
2010-11
Dieumerci Mbokani
€7M
€9.75M
2009-10
Mathieu Coutadeur
€4M
€9.9M
2008-09
Alejandro Alonso
€2.50M
€5.2M
2007-08
Frederic Piquionne
€6M
€20.4M
2006-07
Yaya Toure
€5.50M
€22.6M
2005-06
Camel Meriem
€6M
€6.1M
2004-05
Javier Chevanton
€10M
€18M
2003-04
Emmanuel Adebayor
€3.20M
€3.2M
2002-03
Patrice Evra
€4.10M
€6.1M
2001-02
Lucas Bernardi
€9M
€28.71M
2000-01
Shabani Nonda
€20M
€34.6M
Total
€1.17B
Monaco's top 10 most expensive player signingsGetty10Geoffrey Kondogbia | €20m | Sevilla | 2013
After starting his club career at Lens, Geoffrey Kondogbia made his Ligue 1 debut in November 2010, coming on as a late substitute against Lyon.
After making three Ligue 1 appearances in the 2010-11 season, Kondogbia and Lens were relegated to Ligue 2.
The Frenchman stayed for one season in the second tier before Sevilla snapped him up in the summer of 2012, but he spent just 12 months in Spain before joining Monaco for €20m.
In his time at the principality club, Kondogbia helped them finish second in Ligue 1 and return to the Champions League after a decade-long absence.
In 2015, he moved to Inter and then Valencia before signing for Atletico Madrid in 2020.
AdvertisementGetty9Pietro Pellegri | €20.9m | Genoa | 2017
At the age of 15 years and 280 days, Pietro Pellegri equalled the record as the youngest ever Serie A debutant when he featured for Genoa in 2016.
He then became the first player born in the 21st century to score in Serie A when he found the net in May 2017.
Pellegri's performances at Genoa were so good that Monaco agreed to pay €20.9m for his services in January 2018.
After making just 22 appearances in three years, however, he was loaned to AC Milan with the option to make the deal permanent. However, he made only six appearances for the first team and his loan deal was terminated in January 2022.
Towards the end of the January window, Torino signed the striker on loan before signing him outright the following summer.
Getty Images8Youri Tielemans | €25m | Anderlecht | 2017
In 2016, the media were going gaga over an incredible midfield prospect from Anderlecht called Youri Tielemans.
Tielemans became the youngest Belgian to ever play in the Champions League at 16 years and 148 days when he featured for Anderlecht against Olympiacos in October 2013.
He was part of the squad which won the 2013-14 Pro League title and also won the Belgian Young Player of the Year award in each of his first two seasons.
Monaco decided to gamble on Tielemans in May 2017, after he turned 20 and agreed to pay Anderlecht a €25m fee.
Tielemans was a huge hit at Monaco before he moved to Leicester in January 2019 on loan before making the deal permanent that summer for €45m.
Getty Images7Joao Moutinho | €25m | Porto | 2013
After spending a total of nine years playing for two of Portugal's biggest clubs in Sporting CP and Porto, Joao Moutinho decided to move to Monaco in the summer of 2013 along with his team-mate at Porto, James Rodriguez.
Monaco parted ways with €25m for the midfielder and he impressed right from his debut when he set up both of his team's goals in their 2-1 win at Marseille in September.
Moutinho would later go on to lift Monaco's eighth Ligue 1 trophy in the 2016-17 season and then left a year later when he decided to move to the Premier League with Wolves.
