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transfer fee

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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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Leaving on a free will be far more lucrative in terms of wages to the attacker than leaving this summer, when the buying club has to find a transfer fee.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

However, their hopes of signing first choice Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest ended when the England man's transfer fee spiralled up to £116m, a figure United were unwilling to match.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

As Balogun’s club career took off—he signed for Monaco from Arsenal for a transfer fee of more than $40 million in 2023—he also became a mainstay in the national team’s lineups.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

The Argentine striker was on his way to join Cardiff City – then in the Premier League – from FC Nantes for a £15m transfer fee.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

The star striker was on his way to join Cardiff City – then in the Premier League – from Nantes for a £15m transfer fee, having signed for the club two days earlier.

From BBC Mar. 29, 2026

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