Football · The PrecedentPublished · 2026-08-12
The Precedent
1st on the list: how LAFC's €22.0m for Heung-min Son sits against its own forwards
The club has bought 7 forwards for a disclosed fee in this record. Here is where this one lands.
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LAFC paid €22.0m for Heung-min Son. Against the club's own history of paying for forwards, that is the 1st largest such fee on record.
| Player | From | Fee | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Rodríguez | Peñarol | €10.4m | 2019/20 |
| Stipe Biuk | Hajduk Split | €8.5m | 2022/23 |
| Denis Bouanga | Saint-Étienne | €4.5m | 2022/23 |
| Cristian Olivera | UD Almería | €4.1m | 2023/24 |
| David Martínez | Monagas SC | €3.2m | 2023/24 |
| Diego Rossi | Peñarol | €3.0m | 2017/18 |
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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