Comes from Royal Antwerp
Atlético Madrid has won the race for top Belgian talent Arthur Vermeeren. The 18-year-old midfielder is leaving his training club Royal Antwerp for the Spanish capital, where he signed a contract until 2030. Given his market value of 30 million euros, the two-time national player is one of the biggest transfers of this winter.
Sancho, Maatsen, van de Beek & Co.: top transfers in winter 2024
Donny van de Beek | Man United -> E. Frankfurt | Market value: €9 million
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Note: This gallery lists the most expensive winter transfers in 2024 based on transfer fee or most valuable based on market value – as of January 26, 2024
Thilo Kehrer | West Ham -> AS Monaco | Market value: €9 million
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Rental fee: €500 thousand
Anastasios Bakasetas | Trabzonspor -> Panathinaikos | Market value: €9 million
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Robert Renan | Zenit -> Internacional | Market value: €9 million
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Rental fee: €1.5 million
Esequiel Barco | Atlanta -> River Plate | Market value: €9 million
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Transfer fee: €6.4 million
Pedro | Corinthians -> Zenit | Transfer fee: €9 million
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Market value: €7 million
Isak Hien | Hellas Verona -> Atalanta | Transfer fee: €9 million
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Market value: €9 million
Sergio Reguilón | Tottenham -> Brentford | Market value: €10 million
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Benjamin Rollheiser | Estudiantes -> Benfica | Market value: €10 million
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Attila Szalai | TSG Hoffenheim -> SC Freiburg | Market value: €10 million
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Fran Navarro | FC Porto -> Piraeus | Market value: €10 million
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Rental fee: €250 thousand
Juan Brunetta | Santos Laguna -> Tigres | Market value: €10 million
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Transfer fee: €5.4 million
Mohamed Ali Cho | Real Sociedad -> Nice | Transfer fee: €10 million
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Market value: €8 million
Sasa Kalajdzic | Wolves -> Frankfurt | Market value: €11 million
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Leander Dendoncker | Aston Villa -> Napoli | Market value: €11 million
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Nino | Fluminense -> Zenith | Market value: €11 million
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Transfer fee: €5 million
Hannibal | Man United -> Sevilla | Market value: €12 million
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Eric Dier | Tottenham -> Bayern | Market value: €12 million
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Sheraldo Becker | Union Berlin -> Real Sociedad | Market value: €12 million
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Transfer fee: €3 million
Kevin | Palmeiras -> Shakhtar | Transfer fee: €12 million
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Market value: €4 million
Fabio Silva | Wolves -> Glasgow Rangers | Market value: €13 million
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Valentin Barco | Boca Juniors -> Brighton | Market value: €13 million
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Transfer fee: €9.15 million
Fabio Carvalho | Liverpool -> Hull City | Market value: €14 million
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Nicolas de la Cruz | River Plate -> Flamengo | Transfer fee: €14.5 million
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Market value: €14 million
Tiago Djalo | Lille -> Juventus | Market value: €15 million
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Transfer fee: €3.6 million
Arthur | Palmeiras -> Zenit | Transfer fee: €15 million
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Market value: €10 million
Poison Orban | KAA Gent -> Lyon | Market value: €15 million
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Transfer fee: €12 million
Azor Matusiwa | Stade Reims -> Stade Rennes | Transfer fee: €15.5 million
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Market value: €10 million
Timo Werner | RB Leipzig -> Tottenham | Market value: €17 million
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Malick Fofana | KAA Gent -> Lyon | Transfer fee: €17 million
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Market value: €8 million
Hamed Junior Traore | Bournemouth -> Napoli | Market value: €18 million
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Gonçalo Guedes | Wolverhampton -> Villarreal | Market value: €18 million
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Cyril Ngonge | Hellas Verona -> Napoli | Transfer fee: €18 million
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Market value: €6 million
Ian Maatsen | Chelsea -> BVB | Market value: €20 million
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Lucas Beraldo | Sao Paulo -> PSG | Transfer fee: €20 million
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Market value: €15 million
Renan Lodi | Marseille -> Al-Hilal | Transfer fee: €23 million
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Market value: €20 million
Eljif Elmas | Napoli -> RB Leipzig | Market value: €24 million
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Transfer fee: €23 million
Jadon Sancho | Man United -> BVB | Market value: €25 million
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Marcos Leonardo | Santos -> Benfica | Market value: €25 million
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Transfer fee: €18 million
Radu Drăgușin | Genoa -> Tottenham | Transfer fee: €25 million
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Market value: €20 million
Calvin Phillips | Man City -> West Ham | Market value: €28 million
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Victor Roque | Athletico -> Barça | Transfer fee: €40 million
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Market value: €40 million
The newspaper “Het NieuwsbladTransfer expert puts the transfer fee at 25 million euros Fabrizio Romano speaks of a base sum of 22 million euros plus bonuses. There is also talk of a resale share for Antwerp. Either way, Atlético only spent more money once in the winter: in 2018, Diego Costa came from Chelsea for 60 million euros. Vermeeren, meanwhile, is leaving Belgium as one of the country’s most expensive exports. He is the 13th player to be moved away for a transfer fee of at least 20 million euros.
The right-footer was promoted to Antwerp’s professional squad in 2022 and has had a steep development since then. This season alone his market value increased by 13 million euros. “Vermeeren is the outstanding talent in the Belgian league,” said Bart Tamsyn, Area Manager Belgium at Transfermarkt. “Despite being only 18 years old, he shows consistent performances at a high level, is attracting interest from numerous top clubs from abroad and has now also completed his first senior international matches.”
Vermeeren played 66 games for Antwerp and contributed three goals and eight assists. He was also traded by Premier League giants such as Liverpool FC, Arsenal FC, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
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