Football · The PrecedentPublished · 2026-08-13
The Precedent
1st on the list: how Liverpool's €145.0m for Alexander Isak 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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Liverpool paid €145.0m for Alexander Isak. Against the club's own history of paying for forwards, that is the 1st largest such fee on record.
| Player | From | Fee | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Ekitiké | Frankfurt | €95.0m | 2025/26 |
| Darwin Núñez | Benfica | €85.0m | 2022/23 |
| Luis Díaz | Porto | €49.0m | 2021/22 |
| Diogo Jota | Wolves | €44.7m | 2020/21 |
| Mohamed Salah | Roma | €42.0m | 2017/18 |
| Cody Gakpo | PSV | €42.0m | 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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