Deal almost complete
Freiburg, Augsburg, Brugge? Many clubs have been linked to Canadian national team star Tajon Buchanan. The truth is, all three clubs were in the running to sign the 22-year-old New England Revolution star, but Transfermarkt can confirm various media reports that Jupiler Pro League team Club Brugge have won the race. Buchanan is expected to finish the MLS season with the Revolution before completing the transfer in the winter.
Overall, it is a deal of significant magnitude. Transfermarkt can confirm a report by well-connected MLSSoccer.com writer Tom Bogert that the initial fee will be around $7 million. The deal also includes $3 million in bonuses and a 10% sell-on clause. The initial fee on its own makes it a record deal for the New England Revolution—Buchanan breaking a record that has been held by Clint Dempsey since the 2006/07 season when he joined Fulham for $3.3 million.
For Brugge, Buchanan is also a significant investment. Only two players were more expensive, David Okereke (from Spezia Calcio for $8.98m) and Simon Mignolet (from Liverpool for $7.7m), were more expensive.
Dike, Pineda, Buchanan & Co.: The biggest winners of Gold Cup market value update
Gleofilo Vlijter | Suriname | $165K to $330K
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Club team: Beitar Jerusalem
Amando Moreno | El Salvador | $275K to $330K
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Club team: New Mexico United
Alonso Martínez | Costa Rica | $330K to $440K
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Club team: LD Alajuelense
José Luis Rodríguez | Panama | $550K to $770K
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Club team: Sporting Gijón
Alex Roldan | El Salvador | $880K to $1.1m
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Club team: Seattle Sounders
Shaq Moore | United States | $880K to $1.1m
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Club team: Tenerife
Theo Corbeanu | Canada | $550K to $1.1m
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Club team: Sheffield Wednesday
Maxime Crépeau | Canada | $1.65m to $2.2m
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Club team: Vancouver Whitecaps
Romell Quioto | Honduras | $2.2m to $2.75m
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Club team: CF Montréal
Andre Blake | Jamaica | $2.2m to $3.3m
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Club team: Philadelphia Union
Miles Robinson | United States | $3.3m to $4.4m
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Club team: Atlanta United
Stephen Eustáquio | Canada | $4.4m to $5.5m
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Club team: Paços de Ferreira
Rogelio Funes Mori | Mexico | $6.6m to $7.15m
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Club team: Monterrey
Tajon Buchanan | Canada | $4.4m to $7.7m
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Club team: New England Revolution
Orberlín Pineda | Mexico | $8.25m to $8.8m
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Club team: Cruz Azul
Daryl Dike | United States | $8.8m to $11m
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Club team: Orlando City
Gold Cup star and 4th most expensive Canadian – Buchanan justifies market value
Buchanan’s transfer is also a significant deal in Canadian soccer history. The 22-year-old becomes the fourth most expensive Canadian in history behind Jonathan David, Alphonso Davies, and Tomasz Radzinski (check out the full list here). But overall, the deal justifies Buchanan’s market value development. A star at the Gold Cup and a key player for the New England Revolution, the winger has seen his market value rise to $7.7 million, which makes him the fourth most valuable Canadian on the planet.
Davies, David, Larin & Co.: The most valuable CanMNT players
Kamal Miller – CF Montréal – €1 million
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Dayne St. Clair – Minnesota United – €1 million
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Junior Hoilett – Without a club – €1 million
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Russell Teibert – Vancouver Whitecaps – €1 million
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Theo Corbeanu – Sheffield Wednesday – €1 million
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On loan from Wolverhampton
Liam Fraser – Columbus Crew – €1.5 million
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Milan Borjan – Crvena zvezda – €2 million
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Scott Arfield – Rangers – €2 million
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Maxime Crépeau – Vancouver Whitecaps – $2 million
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Alistair Johnston – Nashville SC – €2.5 million
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Samuel Piette – Montreal Impact – €2.5 million
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Richie Laryea – Toronto FC – €3.5 million
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Lucas Cavallini – Vancouver Whitecaps – €4.5 million
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Stephen Eustáquio – Paços de Ferreira – €5 million
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Ayo Akinola – Toronto FC – €5 million
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Jonathan Osorio – Toronto FC – €6 million
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Mark-Anthony Kaye – Colorado Rapids – €6 million
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Tajon Buchanan – New England Revolution – €7 million
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Cyle Larin – Besiktas – €11 million
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Jonathan David – LOSC Lille – €35 million
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Alphonso Davies – Bayern Munich – €70 million
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