Football · The PrecedentPublished · 2026-08-12
The Precedent
1st on the list: how PSV's €15.8m for Ruben van Bommel 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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PSV paid €15.8m for Ruben van Bommel. Against the club's own history of paying for forwards, that is the 1st largest such fee on record.
| Player | From | Fee | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hirving Lozano | Napoli | €15.0m | 2023/24 |
| Hirving Lozano | Pachuca | €12.5m | 2017/18 |
| Noa Lang | Club Brugge | €12.5m | 2023/24 |
| Bruma | Leipzig | €12.0m | 2019/20 |
| Ricardo Pepi | Augsburg | €11.0m | 2023/24 |
| Dennis Man | Parma | €9.1m | 2025/26 |
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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