Done deal
It is finally official. Taty Castellanos is now a Lazio forward. The striker, who already completed his medicals at Lazio earlier this week has now been confirmed as a new Lazio forward. According to various reports, New York City FC will receive €15 million for the 24-year-old striker, who spent the 2022/23 season on loan at Girona. That fee makes Castellanos the fifth most expensive outgoing transfer in MLS history.
The fee is also a reflection of his market value, which Castellanos—despite an initial drop from €12m to €9—managed to increase to €15m. In fact, that loan move to NYCFC’s partner club Girona further underlined Castellanos’ production in Major League Soccer. The 2021 MLS Transfermarkt Player of the Season winner scored 59 goals and 24 assists across all competitions for NYCFC and helped his club win the 2021 MLS Cup.
Castellanos then took some time to make the transition from MLS to LaLiga. Ahead of the World Cup break, the Argentine managed just three goals in 14 LaLiga appearances. But coming out of the break, Castellanos improved significantly, adding another ten goals, including a historic four-goal performance against Real Madrid in April (4-2).
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Fee: €22m
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Karim Benzema | Real Madrid -> Al-Ittihad Club | Market value: €25m
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Youri Tielemans | Leicester -> Aston Villa | Market value: €25m
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Marco Asensio | Real Madrid -> PSG | Market value: €25m
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Alejandro Grimaldo | Benfica -> Leverkusen | Market value: €25m
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Brenden Aaronson | Leeds -> Union Berlin | Market value: €25m
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Davide Frattesi | Sassuolo -> Inter | Market value: €25m
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Loan fee: €6m (Obligation to buy: €27m)
Marcelo Brozovic | Inter -> Al-Nassr | Market value: €25m
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Fee: €18m
Antoine Griezmann | Barça -> Atlético | Market value: €25m
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Fee: 20 Mio. €
Kevin Schade | SC Freiburg -> FC Brentford | Market value: €25m
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Fee: €25m (obligation to buy after loan)
Davide Frattesi | Sassuolo -> Inter | Market value: €25m
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Konrad Laimer | RB Leipzig -> Bayern | Market value: €28m
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Evan Ndicka | Eintracht Frankfurt -> AS Roma | Market value: €28m
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Felix Nmecha | Wolfsburg -> Dortmund | Fee: €30m
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Market value: €15m
Manuel Locatelli | US Sassuolo -> Juventus | Market value: €30m
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Fee: €30m (Obligation to buy)
Moise Kean | Everton -> Juventus | Fee: €30m
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Market value: €18m (Obligation to buy)
Marcus Thuram | Gladbach -> Inter | Market value: €32m
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João Pedro | Watford -> Brighton | Fee: €34.2m
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Market value: €32mn
Orkun Kökcü | Feyenoord -> Benfica | Market value: €35m
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Fee: €25m
Giacomo Raspadori | Sassuolo -> Napoli | Market value: €35m
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Fee: €26m
Nicolas Jackson | Villarreal -> Chelsea | Fee: €37m
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Market value: €30m
Mateo Kovacic | Chelsea -> Man City | Market value: €38m
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Fee: €29.1m
Jurrien Timber | Ajax -> Arsenal | Market value: €42m
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Fee: €40m plus €5m add-ons
Loïs Openda | RC Lens -> RB Leipzig | Fee: €43m
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Market value: €35m
Lionel Messi | PSG -> Miami | Market value: €45m (at time of transfer)
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Pau Torres | Villarreal -> Aston Villa | Market value: €45m
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Fee: €33m plus add-ons
Pedro Porro | Sporting -> Tottenham | Fee: €45m
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Market value: €40m (Obligation to buy)
Lucas Hernández | FC Bayern -> PSG | Market value: €45m
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Fee: €45m + €5m add-ons
Milan Skriniar | Inter -> PSG | Market value: €50m
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Dejan Kulusevski | Juventus -> Tottenham | Market value: €50m
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Fee: €30m (Obligation to buy)
Sergej Milinković-Savić | Lazio -> Al-Hilal | Market value: €50m
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Fee: €40m
Rúben Neves | Wolves -> Al-Hilal | Fee: €55m
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Market value: €40m
James Maddison | Leicester -> Tottenham | Market value: €60m
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Fee: €46.3m
Manuel Ugarte | Sporting -> PSG | Fee: €60m
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Sandro Tonali | AC Milan -> Newcastle | Fee: €64m
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Market value: €50m
Mason Mount | Chelsea -> Man United | Fee: €64.2m
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Market value: €60m
Alexis Mac Allister | Brighton -> Liverpool | Market value: €65m
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Fee: €42m
Dominik Szoboszlai | Leipzig -> Liverpool | Fee: €70m
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Market value: €55m
Kai Havertz | Chelsea -> Arsenal | Fee: €70m
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Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig -> Chelsea | Market value: €80m
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Fee: €60m
Jude Bellingham | BVB -> Real Madrid | Market value: €120m
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Fee: €103m
Declan Rice | West Ham -> Arsenal | Fee: €122.7m
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Market value: €90m
Who is Taty Castellanos – Lazio’s new goal machine introduced
The haul against Real Madrid underlined Castellanos’ goalscoring abilities at the highest level. But it was also a continuation of a trend that dates back to MLS. How does Castellanos do it? The striker is a shot machine, and when comparing him to other players in MLS, only Nashville SC sensation Hany Mukhtar (149) had more shots on goal than the 94 shots that Castellanos produced since 2021.
Those shots also have produced bucketloads of goals. From 2019 when Castellanos joined NYCFC from CA Torque for just €425,000, to 2021, when the Argentine left for Girona, Castellanos has scored 41 regular season goals, just six goals less than Mukhtar, and that is despite leaving NYCFC halfway through the 2021 season. That productivity then continued in LaLiga, where Castellanos ranked sixth with total shots on goal (68), finishing the season ninth in total goals scored. Now the next step is Italy, where Castellanos wants to continue his progress as a top scorer, and going by his numbers in MLS and LaLiga, there is a good chance the 24-year-old will be a sensation in Serie A.
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