Atalanta buys Demiral from Juventus – Turkish record in transfer earnings

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Option pulled after loan

Atalanta Bergamo has bought Merih Demiral (24) from Juventus – the Nerazzurri confirmed that. After a one-year loan, the table eighth in Serie A made use of his purchase option, which is said to be 20 million euros.

The centre-back is the first Turkish footballer to have been paid over €50m in transfer fees over the course of his career. Demiral generated transfer proceeds of €51.95m, overtaking Arda Turan (35, Galatasaray).


Kabak in 5th place
Highest transfer earnings of Turkish footballersTo overview
The top 10 also includes ex-Bundesliga professionals Nuri Sahin (33, Antalyaspor), Emre Mor (24, Karagümrük), Caglar Söyüncü (26, Leicester), Ozan Kabak (22, Norwich) and Hakan Calhanoglu ( 28, Inter).

With Mor, Sahin & Kabak: Highest transfer earnings for Turkish footballers

10 – Cenk Tosun – 2 transfers – proceeds: €23.05m

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Data current as of June 18, 2022

9 – Emre Mor – 4 transfers – proceeds: €23.35m

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8 – Nuri Sahin – 6 transfers – proceeds: €24.1m

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7 – Enes Ünal – 3 transfers – proceeds: €27.4m

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6 – Caglar Söyüncü – 2 transfers – proceeds: €29.03m

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5 – Ozan Kabak – 4 transfers – proceeds: €31.1m

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4 – Cengiz Ünder – 5 transfers – proceeds: €31.45m

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3 – Hakan Calhanoglu – 3 transfers – proceeds: €41.05m

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2 – Arda Turan – 3 transfers – proceeds: €47.5m

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Demiral alternated between the starting eleven and the bench for Atalanta in Serie A, but was regularly featured in the Champions League and Europa League.

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