Football · The PrecedentPublished · 2026-08-12
The Precedent
1st on the list: how Al-Qadsiah's €61.8m for Mateo Retegui sits against its own forwards
The club has bought 7 forwards for a disclosed fee in this record. Here is where this one lands.
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Al-Qadsiah paid €61.8m for Mateo Retegui. Against the club's own history of paying for forwards, that is the 1st largest such fee on record.
| Player | From | Fee | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Bonsu Baah | Genk | €17.0m | 2025/26 |
| Gabriel Carvalho | Internacional | €15.6m | 2025/26 |
| Julián Quiñones | América | €13.8m | 2024/25 |
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Marseille | €9.0m | 2024/25 |
| Iker Almena | Girona | €5.0m | 2024/25 |
| Haitham Asiri | Al-Ahli | €2.8m | 2024/25 |
A club's own precedent is the only fair yardstick for whether a fee is a departure for it. A number that looks enormous league-wide can be routine for one buyer, and a modest one can be a record for another.
Transfer record, fees and market values: ACTUAL TRANSFER MARKET (actualtransfermarket.com). Analysis: ACTUAL SPORT INTELLIGENCE.
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