8.00× the market's number: what Shakhtar D. paid over Luca Meirelles's €1.5m valuation

Shakhtar D. paid €12.0m for Luca Meirelles. The market value recorded against him at the time was €1.5m. The difference is €10.5m, and the ratio is 8.00×.

Of the 53 deals into the Ukrainian Premier League in 2025/26 where both a fee and a valuation are on record, 1 were done at a higher multiple than this one — 2% 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.