Football · The PrecedentPublished · 2026-08-14
The Precedent
2nd on the list: how Basel's €4.0m for Metinho sits against its own midfielders
The club has bought 7 midfielders for a disclosed fee in this record. Here is where this one lands.
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Basel paid €4.0m for Metinho. Against the club's own history of paying for midfielders, that is the 2nd largest such fee on record.
| Player | From | Fee | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Diouf | Stade Rennais | €5.5m | 2023/24 |
| Éder Balanta | River Plate | €3.5m | 2016/17 |
| Marcelo Díaz | U. de Chile | €3.4m | 2012/13 |
| Andrej Bacanin | Cukaricki | €2.3m | 2025/26 |
| Luca Zuffi | FC Thun | €1.0m | 2014/15 |
| Anton Kade | Hertha BSC | €750k | 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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