Benfica announce Neres transfer: Among the top 10 most expensive signings

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Arrives from Shakhtar 

Now it is a done deal: Benfica have announced the David Neres signing. The 25-year-old winger arrives from Shakhtar Donetsk and has signed a contract until 2027. According to the club announcement, the Brazilian national team player will cost €15.3 million, making him the tenth most expensive signing in club history. Neres will have a €100 million exit clause. 

Neres joined Shakhtar from Ajax for €12 million in January, but the Brazilian never played for the club due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the consequential interruption of league play. Italian transfer specialist Gianluca di Marzio recently reported that Neres’ contract had a clause that would allow him to leave for a relatively low fee because of the war. 

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Philippe Coutinho | Barça -> Aston Villa (previously on loan) | Fee: €20m

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Market value: €20m

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Merih Demiral | Juventus -> Atalanta (previously on loan) | Fee: €20m

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Market value: €25m

Nico Schlotterbeck | Freiburg -> BVB | Fee: €20m

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Market value: €33m (possible add-ons: €5m)

Jérémie Boga | Sassuolo -> Atalanta (previously on loan) | Fee: €22m

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Market value: €19m

Joaquin Correa | Lazio -> Inter (previously on loan) | Fee: €23.6m

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Market value: €23m

Yves Bissouma | Brighton -> Tottenham | Fee: €29.2m

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Market value: €35m (possible add-ons: €6m)

Karim Adeyemi | RB Salzburg -> BVB | Fee: €30m

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Market value: €35m

Diego Carlos | Sevilla -> Aston Villa | Fee: €31m

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Market value: €40m

Brenden Aaronson | RB Salzburg -> Leeds | Fee: €32.8m

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Market value: €25m

Nayef Aguerd | Stade Rennais -> West Ham | Fee: €35m

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Market value: €12m (possible add-ons)

Fábio Vieira | Porto -> Arsenal | Fee: €35m

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Market value: €25m

Nuno Mendes | Sporting -> PSG (previously on loan) | Fee: €38m

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Market value: €40m

Federico Chiesa | Fiorentina -> Juventus (previously on loan) | Fee: €40m

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Market value: €70m (+€12.6m loan fee/possible add-ons: €7.4m)

Erling Haaland | BVB -> Man City | Fee: €60m

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Market value: €150m

Darwin Núñez | Benfica -> Liverpool | Fee: €75m

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Market value: 55 Mio. € (possible add-ons: €25m)

Aurélien Tchouameni | Monaco -> Real Madrid | Fee: €80m

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Market value: €60m (possible add-ons: €20m)

Benfica will become Neres’ fourth club in his fourth different country. The winger is the first major signing of new head coach Roger Schmidt. The club has previously signed Alexander Bah (Slavia Prague), Petar Musa (Boavista), and Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier). Neres will become the 113th Brazilian in Benfica’s club history—no other country has had more players at the club. 

Neres 2nd most expensive signing in Ajax’s club history

Neres became the second most expensive signing in Ajax’s history when he joined the club from São Paulo in 2017 for €17,4 million (including the €2.4 million in the sell-on clause from the Shakhtar transfer). Only Sébastien Haller (for €22.5m from West Ham in 2020) was more expensive. Neres was involved in 88 goals in 179 games across all competitions and won three Eredivisie titles and two Dutch Cups. 


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