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Julio Enciso celebrated his 18th birthday on January 22 and – with a market value of €5.5 million – has been the most valuable player in the history of Paraguay’s Primera División since last summer. Speaking to Transfermarkt at the time, he said: “I would like to play in Europe. That is my aim, and that is what my representative Pedro Aldave and I are working towards.” Six months later, that dream could become reality – according to Sky Sports, the forward is on the verge of completing a move from Club Libertad Asunción to Brighton.
The Premier League side have reportedly increased their offer to around €7 million and the clubs are close to reaching an agreement. At Brighton, Enciso would meet several Spanish-speaking colleagues. He has been training his English as well for some time now, as the two-time international is also working on his big dream off the pitch.
Ronaldo, Bale & Co. – The most expensive players aged 18 or younger
37 Paulo Dybala (18) – Instituto AC to Palermo – 2012/13 – fee: €11.9M
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36 Breno (18) – São Paulo to Bayern Munich – 2007/08 – fee: €12M
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35 Ezequiel Barco (18) – Independiente to Atlanta United – 2017/18 – fee: €12.3M
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34 Bruma (18) – Sporting to Galatasaray – 2013/14 – fee: €13M
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33 Lucas Ocampos (18) – River Plate to Monaco – 2012/13 – fee: €13M
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32 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (17) – Southampton to Arsenal – 2011/12 – fee: €13.8M
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31 Diego Lainez (18) – América to Real Betis – 2018/19 – fee: €14M
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30 Valeri Bojinov (18) – Lecce to Fiorentina – 2004/05 – fee: €14M
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29 Sébastien Frey (18) – Cannes to Inter – 1998/99 – fee: €14M
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28 Gareth Bale (17) – Southampton to Tottenham – 2007/08 – fee: €14.7M
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27 Romelu Lukaku (18) – Anderlecht to Chelsea – 2011/12 – fee: €15M
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26 Ilaix Moriba – FC Barcelona to RB Leipzig – 2021/22 – fee: €16M
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25 Ricardo Pepi – FC Dallas to Augsburg – 2021/22 – fee: €16.4M
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24 Pape Sarr – Metz to Tottenham – 2021/22 – fee: €16.9M
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23 Dayot Upamecano – RRB Salzburg to RB Leipzig – 2016/17 – fee: €18.5M
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22 Paulinho (18) – Vasco da Gama to Leverkusen – 2018/19 – fee: €18.5M
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21 Cristiano Ronaldo (18) – Sporting to Manchester United – 2003/04 – fee: €19M
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20 Willem Geubbels (16) – Lyon to Monaco – 2018/19 – fee: €20M
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19 Pedri – Las Palmas to FC Barcelona – 2019/20 – fee: €20M
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18 Stephan El Shaarawy (18) – Genoa to Milan – 2011/12 – fee: €20.3M
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17 Pietro Pellegri (16) – Genoa to Monaco – 2017/18 – fee: €20.9M
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16 Amad Diallo (18) – Atalanta to Manchester United – 2020/21 – fee: €21M
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15 Sergio Agüero (18) – Independiente to Atlético – 2006/07 – fee: €21.7M
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14 Jude Bellingham (17) – Birmingham to Dortmund – 2020/21 – fee: €23M
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13 Pato (17) – Internacional to AC Milan – 2007/08 – fee: €24M
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12 Jérémy Doku (18) – Anderlecht to Rennes – 2020/21 – fee: €26M
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11 William Saliba (18) – Saint-Étienne to Arsenal – 2019/20 – fee: €30M
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10 Reinier (18) – Flamengo to Real Madrid – 2019/20 – fee: €30M
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9 Antonio Cassano (18) – Bari to Roma – 2001/02 – fee: €31M
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8 Eduardo Camavinga (18) – Rennes to Real Madrid – 2021/22 – fee: €31M
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7 Alessandro Bastoni (18) – Atalanta to Inter – 2017/18 – fee: €31.1M
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6 Renato Sanches (18) – Benfica to Bayern Munich – 2016/17 – fee: €35M
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5 Wayne Rooney (18) – Everton to Manchester United – 2004/05 – fee: €37M
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4 Luke Shaw (18) – Southampton to Manchester United – 2014/15 – fee: €37.5M
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3 Fábio Silva (18) – Porto to Wolves – 2020/21 – fee: €40M
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2 Rodrygo (18) – Santos to Real Madrid – 2019/20 – fee: €45M
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1 Vinicius Junior (18) – Flamengo to Real Madrid – 2018/19 – fee: €45M
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Enciso would be the 9th Paraguayan in the Premier League and the first in the ranks of the Seagulls, who currently sit ninth. One of his idols, Miguel Almirón, currently plays for Newcastle – the two know each other from the national team. In the domestic league, the youngster also plays with and learns from veteran Óscar Cardozo: “He has already gone through everything in his career, and he guides me on and off the field has experienced everything and guides me on and off the pitch. Cardozo brings us his experience, wisdom, and little secrets. He is a relentless scorer and also is a great person.”
For Club Libertad Asunción, the transfer fee for the homegrown talent would mean a new transfer record. The current record was recently set by centre-forward Sebastián Ferreira, who left for Houston Dynamo in January. In last year’s TM Talents Calendar, Enciso was introduced behind door number 21.
Coutinho, Trippier & Co. – The top winter transfers in 2022
Anwar El Ghazi – Aston Villa -> Everton – Market value: €10M
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Loan deal
This list takes into account both transfer fee and market value. The higher number is used for the ranking.
Borja Mayoral – AS Roma -> Getafe – Market value: €10M
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Loan deal (on loan at Roma from Real Madrid)
Gonzalo Villar – AS Roma -> Getafe – Market value: €10M
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Yusuf Demir – FC Barcelona -> Rapid Vienna – Market value: €10M
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Return from loan
Kacper Kozlowski – Brighton* -> Union SG – Market value: €10M
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*signed from Pogon Szczecin for €11M and loaned out to Union SG until the end of the season
Marvin Friedrich – Union Berlin -> Bor. M’gladbach – Market value: €10M
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Fee: ?
Paul Bernardoni – SCO Angers -> AS St.-Étienne – Market value: €10M
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Loan deal
Krzysztof Piatek – Hertha BSC -> Fiorentina – Market value: €10M
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Loan deal
Daryl Dike – Orlando -> West Brom – Market value: €10M
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Fee: €8.6M
Jens Cajuste – Midtjylland -> Stade Reims – Fee: €10M
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Market value: €5M
Diego Valdés – Santos Laguna -> CF América – Fee: €10.6M
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Market value: €6M
Kacper Kozlowski – Pogon Szczecin -> Brighton & Hove* – Fee: €11M
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Market value: €10M
*on loan at Union SG until the end of the season
Vanderson – Grêmio -> AS Monaco – Fee: €11M
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Market value: €8.5M
Cedric Bakambu – BJ Guoan -> Olympique Marseille – Market value: €12M
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Free transfer
Rafinha – PSG -> Real Sociedad – Market value: €12M
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Loan deal
Ainsley Maitland-Niles – Arsenal -> AS Roma – Market value: €12M
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Loan fee: €500K
Nathan Patterson – Rangers -> Everton – Fee: €14M
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Market value: €3M
Yusuf Yazici – LOSC Lille -> CSKA Moscow – Market value: €15M
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Loan fee: €350K
Sérgio Oliveira – FC Porto -> AS Roma – Market value: €15M
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Loan fee: €1M
Ricardo Pepi – Dallas -> FC Augsburg – Fee: €16.4M
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Market value: €8M
Philippe Coutinho – FC Barcelona -> Aston Villa – Market value: €18M
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Loan deal
Kieran Trippier – Atlético -> Newcastle – Market value: €18M
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Fee: €15M
David Neres – Ajax -> Shakhtar – Market value: €22M
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Fee: €12M
Tecatito Corona – FC Porto -> Sevilla – Market value: €22M
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Fee: €3M
Jonathan Ikoné – LOSC Lille -> Fiorentina – Market value: €22M
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Fee: €14M
Vitaliy Mykolenko – Dynamo Kyiv -> Everton – Fee: €23.5M
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Market value: €17M
Chris Wood – Burnley -> Newcastle – Fee: €30M
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Market value: €6M
Lucas Digne – Everton -> Aston Villa – Fee: €30M
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Market value: €30M
Ferran Torres – Man City -> FC Barcelona – Fee: €55M
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Market value: €45M
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