The Next World Record Transfer Will Be....
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Boom.
Put a tenner on Neymar to City in 2019 for the next world record.
Hmm. Will PSG sell to city though? Given the tension between Qatar and the other Gulf States in the Middle East.
Usain Bolt to United...
Get it??? Because he holds world records?!
Get it??? Because he holds world records?!
This in my view is a one-off transfer. This record may not be broken for quite some time but we will be familiar with transfers of more than 100 million.
Agree with this. Similar to the gap between Zidane and Ronaldo
And the next will be Neymar to Real Madrid
I can't see this being broken for a long time. I think the bottom will fall out of football finances before another player of this calibre, with an achievable release clause and in his prime years come around.
Mbappe to Real Madrid.
Usain Bolt to United...
Get it??? Because he holds world records?!
No takers huh
James Milner to PSG
Karamoko Dembele
£1bn
£1bn
Well done, @Wednesday at Stoke
Rayane Bounida to United - summer 2028 - £400M
Perfect.
I don't know but if we look at it, Neymar joined PSG on a free because he was a free agent.
Neymar bought himself out of his contract (with the money from Qatar). So technically this isn't a world record transfer imo
Neymar bought himself out of his contract (with the money from Qatar). So technically this isn't a world record transfer imo
Fellaini to Barca £120m
Indeed. As has been pointed out, technically the money was paid to trigger the release clause; it was not a transfer fee
Pogba could well break it again if he starts performing, becomes the biggest star in football and barce or madrid want him.
I thought Verratti could break it this summer - but no way now. Pogba the only real player in the world that justifies it in the dimension of ability, age, stardom
I thought Verratti could break it this summer - but no way now. Pogba the only real player in the world that justifies it in the dimension of ability, age, stardom
Mbappé to United in 2020
Usain Bolt to United...
Get it??? Because he holds world records?!
Tough crowd.
So did we sign Ander Herrera as a free agent? Was Javi Martinez not Bayern's transfer record until this summer?
The current record, if we count Neymar's as a real transfer fee...I can't see it being broken for a good 3-4 years.
Well called, be sure to be really conservative in your future predictions and you can become a legend
The only player I could see breaking the record is Mbappe. And we're talking there about a player with one season under his belt in real terms.
I honestly dont think it will, it's a unique set of circumstances that led to the figures of this deal, there may be some sort of fall out and in any case I dont see football inflation carrying on how it has been of late. City have the ability to smash it if they want to though.
@Wednesday at Stoke needs a tag line for this modbots.
I wasn't so much into transfers until I joined this forum. But if they bought out of their contract by themself, then technically speaking: yes. they were free agents.
because after the player brings in the money for the buyout clause, he is free and can sign for any other team he wants. So basically Neymar could have sign for us after he gave Barca the money.
the point at the 2 buyouts you mentioned before is, the players received their money from the club they joined afterwards.
problem with the neymar deal is, that he got the money from a 3rd party (even if everyone knows that PSG = Qatar). so now every player with a buyout clause can be bought without harming FFP because for example Apple could give Ronaldo or Messi the money for the buyout and the next club only has to meet the wanted salary.
Damn.
For context: Rayana Bounida just signed a new contract at Ajax to extend to the summer of 2028
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Hard to see this actually being broken for me anytime soon given what a ridiculous overpay it actually was.
The only way I see it being beaten probably before the end of the decade is if the Saudi's pump so much money into their league that it is legitimised across Europe and seen as a viable option for some of the world's best players in their prime.
The only way I see it being beaten probably before the end of the decade is if the Saudi's pump so much money into their league that it is legitimised across Europe and seen as a viable option for some of the world's best players in their prime.
I believe Neymar's transfer record will remain unbroken for a long time. As Arsene Wenger once predicted, football is gradually adopting an NBA-style model, where clubs prefer to wait for players' contracts to expire rather than paying exorbitant transfer fees. Instead, they offer massive signing-on bonuses and higher wages to secure top talent. With FFP regulations tightening, clubs can no longer spend excessively without facing consequences. Moreover, players have realized that by running down their contracts, they can maximize their earnings through lucrative signing bonuses and salaries. Beyond financial factors, there is currently no player in world football who truly justifies a transfer fee exceeding €222 million. Until a generational talent emerges or the transfer market undergoes a drastic shift, Neymar's record is likely to stand for the foreseeable future.
LLM much
I think there are clubs that would sanction a record fee for Yamal, it’s just that Barca wouldn’t accept it.
Didn’t Neymar go for £200m? There’s no way Barcelona would reject more than that for Yamal considering their current financial state
Yamal to City is the most likely, once they’ve buried the attempts to reign in their cheating once and for all.