Football · The Done DealPublished · 2026-08-13
The Done Deal
€27.0m at 1.69× his valuation: Richard Ríos to Benfica, 1st on Liga Portugal's 2025/26 list
Palmeiras to Benfica for €27.0m. What the price says against the 88 other disclosed fees Liga Portugal paid that season.
THE BACK PAGE · the money behind the move · ACTUAL SPORTS MEDIA
Benfica paid Palmeiras €27.0m for Richard Ríos, a midfielder who was 25 at the time of the move.
The fee
€27.0m
1st largest of 88 disclosed fees into Liga Portugal, 2025/26
Against the market's number
1.69×
His market value at the time of the move was €16.0m.
What that buys is a separate question from what it cost. This is the price and the shape of the deal, read against every other fee Liga Portugal disclosed in 2025/26 — not a forecast of how the signing turns out.
Transfer record, fees and market values: ACTUAL TRANSFER MARKET (actualtransfermarket.com). Analysis: ACTUAL SPORT INTELLIGENCE.
Confidence HighEvidence Actual Sport IntelligencePublished 2026-08-13Partial add_ons withheld — the evidence didn't support it
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