Football · The PrecedentPublished · 2026-08-13
The Precedent
3rd on the list: how Napoli's €44.0m for Rasmus Højlund 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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Napoli paid €44.0m for Rasmus Højlund. Against the club's own history of paying for forwards, that is the 3rd largest such fee on record.
| Player | From | Fee | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Osimhen | Lille | €78.9m | 2020/21 |
| Hirving Lozano | PSV | €50.0m | 2019/20 |
| Arkadiusz Milik | Ajax | €32.0m | 2016/17 |
| Romelu Lukaku | Chelsea | €30.7m | 2024/25 |
| Jesper Lindstrøm | Frankfurt | €30.0m | 2023/24 |
| Giacomo Raspadori | Sassuolo | €28.0m | 2023/24 |
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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