1.88× the market's number: what FCSB paid over Daniel Bîrligea's €1.6m valuation

FCSB paid €3.0m for Daniel Bîrligea. The market value recorded against him at the time was €1.6m. The difference is €1.4m, and the ratio is 1.88×.

Of the 30 deals into Liga I in 2024/25 where both a fee and a valuation are on record, 2 were done at a higher multiple than this one — 7% of them. That is what makes this price ordinary or unusual: its own league, its own season, not a feeling about the player.

A market value is the market's estimate, not a price tag, and a club paying above or below one is doing business, not making a mistake. What the gap measures is how far this club's read sat from the consensus — nothing about how the player performs next.

Transfer record, fees and market values: ACTUAL TRANSFER MARKET (actualtransfermarket.com). Analysis: ACTUAL SPORT INTELLIGENCE.