Football · The PrecedentPublished · 2026-08-13
The Precedent
4th on the list: how Barcelona's €80.0m for Anthony Gordon 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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Barcelona paid €80.0m for Anthony Gordon. Against the club's own history of paying for forwards, that is the 4th largest such fee on record.
| Player | From | Fee | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ousmane Dembélé | Dortmund | €148.0m | 2017/18 |
| Antoine Griezmann | Atlético | €120.0m | 2019/20 |
| Luis Suárez | Liverpool | €81.7m | 2014/15 |
| Raphinha | Leeds | €58.0m | 2022/23 |
| Ferran Torres | Man City | €55.0m | 2021/22 |
| Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | €45.0m | 2022/23 |
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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