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transfer fee

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The 25-year-old Argentine joined the Blues for what was a British record transfer fee of £107m in January 2023 and has made 161 appearances.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"Accordingly, more significant mitigating actions would be required such as further player disposals to generate transfer fee income and wage savings, or additional funding from the shareholders, or a combination thereof."

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Rather than leave the 19-year-old struggling for first-team football, Chelsea effectively refunded the £6.5m transfer fee and sent him to the Championship club.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

The midfielder joined Chelsea from Benfica weeks later in what was, at the time, the British record transfer fee of £106.8m.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

"In this context, a transfer fee of 13m euros will be paid to AS Roma."

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

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