Football · The PrecedentPublished · 2026-08-13
The Precedent
2nd on the list: how Newcastle's €75.0m for Nick Woltemade 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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Newcastle paid €75.0m for Nick Woltemade. Against the club's own history of paying for forwards, that is the 2nd largest such fee on record.
| Player | From | Fee | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Isak | Real Sociedad | €77.5m | 2022/23 |
| Anthony Elanga | Nott'm Forest | €61.4m | 2025/26 |
| Yoane Wissa | Brentford | €57.7m | 2025/26 |
| Anthony Gordon | Everton | €45.6m | 2022/23 |
| Harvey Barnes | Leicester | €44.0m | 2023/24 |
| Chris Wood | Burnley | €30.0m | 2021/22 |
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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