Exactly how much money have the Hammers spent on new players in this millennium?
West Ham United have been a household name in the Premier League for the most part of three decades now and they are one of eight clubs to have never fallen below the second tier of English football.
Some high-profile names have represented them throughout their illustrious history and they have made some incredible signings since the turn of the century.
The surprise capture of Argentine superstars Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano in the same window in the 2006-07 season in particular made plenty of headlines.
They have made plenty more big-money signings since then, though!
But who have been West Ham's most expensive transfers each campaign and who are their most expensive signings?
West Ham United most expensive transfers by season
SEASON
MOST EXPENSIVE SIGNING
FEE
TOTAL SPENDING
2022/23
Lucas Paqueta
£38.66M
£163.80M
2021/22
Kurt Zouma
£31.50M
£67.05M
2020/21
Said Benrahma
£20.79
£49.23M
2019/20
Sebastien Haller
£45M
£107.82M
2018/19
Felipe Anderson
£34.20M
£90.81M
2017/18
Marko Arnautovic
£20.07M
£51.12M
2016/17
Andre Ayew
£21.69M
£75.15M
2015/16
Dimitri Payet
£13.50M
£47.43M
2014/15
Enner Valencia
£13.50M
£31.64M
2013/14
Andy Carroll
£15.75M
£21.60M
2012/13
Matt Jarvis
£8.55M
£21.51M
2011/12
Kevin Nolan
£3.06M
£10.88M
2010/11
Pablo Barrera
£4.32M
£16.22M
2009/10
Alessandro Diamanti
£6.12M
£19.49M
2008/09
Savio Nsereko
£7.65M
£14.40M
2007/08
Kieron Dyer
£10.80M
£42.44M
2006/07
Carlos Tevez/Javier Mascherano
£13.14M
£62.87M
2005/06
Dean Ashton
£9.80M
£19.43M
2004/05
Malky Mackay
£405,000
£1.36M
2003/04
Nigel Reo-Coker
£675,000
£2.57M
2002/03
Lee Bowyer
£270,000
£360,000
2001/02
Tomas Repka
£7.43M
£19.85M
2000/01
Frederic Kanoute
£5.06M
£16.78M
Total
£953.81M
West Ham top 10 most expensive player signingsGetty10Andre Ayew | £21.69m | Swansea | 2016
After a one-season spell at Swansea in which he scored 12 goals in 34 appearances, Ghana international Ayew joined West Ham in the summer of 2016.
The striker arrived for a then club-record fee of £21.69 million on a three-year contract, with an option of extending it for a further two years.
After making 43 appearances and scoring just nine goals, Ayew returned to Swansea in 2018 for a £20.52m fee.
AdvertisementWest Ham United9Issa Diop | £22.50m | Toulouse | 2018
Born in Toulouse in France, Diop went on to feature for his local club at youth level before making his debut in 2015, aged just 18.
The centre-back scored his first goal in just his second game for the senior team and helped Toulouse avoid relegation that campaign.
Towards the end of his spell at the club, Diop was made club captain and helped them reach the quarter-final of the Coupe de France.
The 2017-18 campaign was his last season at the club before West Ham came calling in June 2018, agreeing to pay £22.50 million for his signature.
After four years at the club, Diop moved to Fulham in the summer of 2022 for a £16.02m fee.
Getty Images8Pablo Fornals | £25.20m | Villarreal | 2019
Fornals arrived at West Ham on a five-year contract from Villarreal in the summer of 2019 for £25.20 million, making him their second-most expensive transfer at that time.
His debut came in a 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Manchester City, a game in which he came on as a substitute in the second half.
Since 2019, Fornals has made well over a 100 appearances for West Ham.
Getty Images7Nikola Vlasic | £27m | CSKA Moscow | 2021
Croatian attacking-midfielder Vlasic signed for West Ham from CSKA Moscow in the summer of 2021 for £27 million on a five-year contract.
However, he only appeared for 552 minutes over 19 games in his first season at the club.
Due to immense competition in the attacking midfield space at West Ham, the former Everton man moved to Italian club Torino on a one-season loan in the summer transfer window of 2022.