Football · The PrecedentPublished · 2026-08-12
The Precedent
2nd on the list: how PSG's €63.0m for Ilya Zabarnyi sits against its own defenders
The club has bought 7 defenders for a disclosed fee in this record. Here is where this one lands.
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PSG paid €63.0m for Ilya Zabarnyi. Against the club's own history of paying for defenders, that is the 2nd largest such fee on record.
| Player | From | Fee | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achraf Hakimi | Inter | €68.0m | 2021/22 |
| Lucas Hernández | Bayern Munich | €45.0m | 2023/24 |
| Thiago Silva | AC Milan | €42.0m | 2012/13 |
| Willian Pacho | Frankfurt | €40.0m | 2024/25 |
| Nuno Mendes | Sporting | €38.0m | 2022/23 |
| Thilo Kehrer | FC Schalke 04 | €37.0m | 2018/19 |
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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