Football · The PrecedentPublished · 2026-08-14
The Precedent
1st on the list: how PAOK's €10.5m for Christos Zafeiris sits against its own midfielders
The club has bought 7 midfielders for a disclosed fee in this record. Here is where this one lands.
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PAOK paid €10.5m for Christos Zafeiris. Against the club's own history of paying for midfielders, that is the 1st largest such fee on record.
| Player | From | Fee | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Augusto | Corinthians | €3.0m | 2019/20 |
| Filipe Soares | Moreirense | €2.5m | 2021/22 |
| Thomas Murg | Rapid Vienna | €2.0m | 2020/21 |
| Soualiho Meïté | Benfica | €1.0m | 2025/26 |
| Charilaos Charisis | PAS Giannina | €480k | 2015/16 |
| Magomed Ozdoev | Karagümrük | €450k | 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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