Record sale by FC Porto
This article first appeared on August 21, 2023 and was updated after the completion notification.
Otávio’s (28) move from FC Porto to Al-Nassr FC is perfect. The Saudi club presented the Portuguese international as a new signing on Tuesday. Al-Nassr reportedly exercised a €60m release clause, making Otávio the second-most expensive signing in the Saudi Pro League and the most expensive sale by FC Porto. At his new club he meets fellow countrymen Cristiano Ronaldo (38) and coach Luís Castro, whose coaching staff is also mostly Portuguese.
The midfielder said goodbye to his teammates on Saturday and headed to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, as the FC Porto well-informed “Oh Jogoreported. The fans said goodbye to their long-time player during the 2-1 win against Farense and dubbed him “immortal” on a banner.
The top additions to the Saudi Pro League 2023 with Neymar & Co.
Henry Onyekuru | Adana Demirspor -> Al Fayha | Market value: €5.5 million
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Transfer fee: €3.2 million
As of August 22, 2023
Fashion Sakala | Glasgow Rangers -> Al Fayha | Market value: €5.5 million
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Transfer fee: €4.65 million
Mathias Norman | FC Rostov -> Al-Raed | Market value: €6 million
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Agustin Rossi | Boca Juniors -> Al Nassr | Market value: €7 million
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Rental fee: €1.2 million
Lucas Zelarayán | Columbus -> Al-Fateh | Market value: €7 million
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Transfer fee: €2.75 million
Alex Telles | Man United -> Al Nassr | Market value: €7.5 million
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Transfer fee: €7 million
Hassan Tambakti | Al-Shabab -> Al-Hilal | Transfer fee: €11.5 million
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Market value: €2 million
Moussa Dembele | Lyon -> Al Ettifaq | Market value: €12 million
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Jordan Henderson | Liverpool -> Al Ettifaq | Transfer fee: €14 million
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Market value: €10 million
N’Golo Kante | Chelsea -> Ittihad Club | Market value: €15 million
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free transfer
Habib Diallo | RC Strasbourg -> Al-Shabab | Market value: €18 million
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Transfer fee: €18 million
Roberto Firmino | Liverpool -> Al Ahli | Market value: €18 million
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Edouard Mendy | Chelsea -> Al Ahli | Transfer fee: €18.5 million
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Market value: €12 million
Merih Demiral | Atalanta -> Al-Ahli | Transfer fee: €20 million
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Market value: €20 million
Cristiano Ronaldo | Clubless -> Al-Nassr | Market value: €20 million
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bono | Sevilla FC -> Al Hilal | Transfer fee: €23 million
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Market value: €12 million
Kalidou Koulibaly | Chelsea -> Al Hilal | Transfer fee: €23 million
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Market value: €15 million
Karim Benzema | Real Madrid -> Ittihad Club | Market value: €25 million
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Franck Kessie | Barca -> Al-Ahli SFC | Market value: €25 million
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Transfer fee: €12.5 million
Marcelo Brozovic | Inter -> Al-Nassr | Market value: €25 million
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Transfer fee: €18 million
iota | Celtic -> Ittihad Club | Transfer fee: €29.1 million
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Market value: €25 million
Roger Ibanez | Roma -> Al Ahli | Market value: €30 million
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Transfer fee: €28.5 million
Sadio Mané | Bavaria -> Al-Nassr | Transfer fee: €30 million
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Market value: €25 million
Seko Fofana | RC Lens -> Al-Nassr | Market value: €32 million
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Transfer fee: €19 million
Allan Saint Maximin | Newcastle -> Al-Ahli | Market value: €32 million
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Transfer fee: €27.2 million
Riyadh Mahrez | Man City -> Al Ahli | Transfer fee: €35 million
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Market value: €20 million
Fabino | Liverpool -> Ittihad Club | Transfer fee: €46.7 million
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Market value: €42 million
Sergej Milinković-Savić | Lazio -> Al Hilal | Market value: €50 million
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Transfer fee: €40 million
Aleksandar Mitrovic | Fulham -> Al Hilal | Transfer fee: €53 million
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Market value: €28 million
Ruben Neves | Wolves -> Al-Hilal | Transfer fee: €55 million
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Market value: €40 million
Malcolm | Zenith -> Al-Hilal | Transfer fee: €60 million
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Market value: €30 million
Otavio | Porto -> Al-Nassr | Transfer fee: €60 million
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Market value: €30 million
Neymar | PSG -> Al Hilal | Transfer fee: €90 million
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Market value: €60 million
According to reports, the “Dragões” will not receive the full fee, but around 40 million euros, as they only secured 67.5 percent of the transfer rights when Otávio signed in summer 2014 – in the TM database Otávio still solves Éder Militão (25, Real Madrid) as the most expensive sale in club history. Al-Nassr, who started the season with two bankruptcies, will transfer the fee in three installments (to the table of the Saudi Pro League).
The 60 million euros meanwhile make Otávio the second most expensive signing of the investment-friendly Saudi league. Only for Neymar (31) did Al-Hilal transfer 90 million euros to PSG and also 60 million euros to Zenit St. Petersburg for the services of Malcom (26). Al-Nassr is expected to present not only Otávio as a new signing this week, but also Aymeric Laporte (29) from Manchester City. A contract was also agreed with the central defender after an agreement was reached with the “Citizens” – the transfer fee is said to be around 30 million euros.
Consequently, it is likely that the Saudi Pro League will not only crack the billion mark in terms of market value of the 18 top division squads, but also the Turkish Süper Lig (€1.08 billion) in the course of this after the Dutch Eredivisie (€1bn). obsolete. The transfer window in Saudi Arabia is open until September 20th.
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