Football · The Done DealPublished · 2026-08-13
The Done Deal
€15.8m at 1.98× his valuation: Ruben van Bommel to PSV, 1st on the Eredivisie's 2025/26 list
AZ Alkmaar to PSV for €15.8m. What the price says against the 78 other disclosed fees the Eredivisie paid that season.
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PSV paid AZ Alkmaar €15.8m for Ruben van Bommel, a forward who was 21 at the time of the move.
The fee
€15.8m
1st largest of 78 disclosed fees into the Eredivisie, 2025/26
Against the market's number
1.98×
His market value at the time of the move was €8.0m.
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 the Eredivisie 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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