Football · The PrecedentPublished · 2026-08-13
The Precedent
3rd on the list: how Benfica's €27.0m for Richard Ríos 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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Benfica paid €27.0m for Richard Ríos. Against the club's own history of paying for midfielders, that is the 3rd largest such fee on record.
| Player | From | Fee | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enzo Fernández | River Plate | €44.2m | 2022/23 |
| Orkun Kökçü | Feyenoord | €29.7m | 2023/24 |
| Georgiy Sudakov | Shakhtar D. | €20.2m | 2026/27 |
| Julian Weigl | Dortmund | €20.0m | 2019/20 |
| Pizzi | Atlético | €14.0m | 2013/14 |
| Fredrik Aursnes | Feyenoord | €13.0m | 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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