Football · The PrecedentPublished · 2026-08-14
The Precedent
1st on the list: how Club Brugge's €9.5m for Aleksandar Stanković 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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Club Brugge paid €9.5m for Aleksandar Stanković. Against the club's own history of paying for midfielders, that is the 1st largest such fee on record.
| Player | From | Fee | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raphael Onyedika | Midtjylland | €9.5m | 2022/23 |
| Kamal Sowah | Leicester U23 | €9.0m | 2021/22 |
| Casper Nielsen | Union SG | €7.8m | 2022/23 |
| Hugo Vetlesen | Bodø/Glimt | €7.8m | 2023/24 |
| Félix Lemaréchal | R. Strasbourg | €6.5m | 2025/26 |
| Ardon Jashari | FC Luzern | €6.0m | 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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