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transfer fee

British

noun

a sum of money paid by one football club to another for a transferred player

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A percentage of the amount may be subject to a transfer fee.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Indeed, City's record transfer fee was twice broken this summer.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

City have paid a joint-British record £125m deal for the Argentina international to break their club record transfer fee for the second time this summer following the £116m arrival of Elliot Anderson.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Many of last season's big-money signings - with a good chunk of them coming from the Bundesliga - failed to meet expectations or justify their transfer fee.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Iraola believes Isak, who cost a British record transfer fee of £125m, will be "very important" this season and is in "a very good place."

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

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