Football · The PrecedentPublished · 2026-08-12
The Precedent
2nd on the list: how Ipswich's €13.9m for Kasey McAteer 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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Ipswich paid €13.9m for Kasey McAteer. Against the club's own history of paying for midfielders, that is the 2nd largest such fee on record.
| Player | From | Fee | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omari Hutchinson | Chelsea | €23.5m | 2024/25 |
| Azor Matusiwa | Stade Rennais | €11.5m | 2025/26 |
| Sammie Szmodics | Blackburn | €10.6m | 2024/25 |
| Marcelino Núñez | Norwich | €8.7m | 2025/26 |
| Jack Taylor | Peterborough | €1.8m | 2023/24 |
| Marcus Harness | Portsmouth | €700k | 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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