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Tottenham Loans Dragusin, Fiorentina Trigger £21.4 m Deal

7/6/2026

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Summary

Dragusin Loaned

Tottenham Hotspur loaned centre-back Radu Dragusin to Fiorentina with an obligation to buy.
The purchase clause activates after a set number of games, obliging Fiorentina to pay £21.4 million.
Tottenham will incur an estimated £2.6 million loss, having bought Dragusin for €28 million (£24 million) in January 2024.
Dragusin made 48 appearances for Tottenham, including five Premier League starts last season and ten so far in 2025/26.

Summary

Paratici Secures Dragusin

Fabio Paratici, former Tottenham co-Sporting Director, arranged Dragusin’s return to Fiorentina.
Dragusin signed a contract through 2031 that pays him €5.1 million per year.
Tottenham kept a 10 % sell-on clause for any future Dragusin transfer.
An ACL injury limited Dragusin’s 2025 appearances, leaving him to compete with Luca Ranieri, Marin Pongracic, Pietro Comuzzo and Viery for centre-back minutes.

History

Historical Context

In summer 2008 Cristiano Ronaldo moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid for a world-record £80 million fee, a deal presented to 80,000 fans at the Santiago Bernabéu and approved by president Florentino Pérez. The transfer, which earned agent Jorge Mendes about £4 million, set a new benchmark that has since driven inflated valuations and sell-on clauses across European clubs.

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Dragusin Loaned

Tottenham Hotspur loaned centre-back Radu Dragusin to Fiorentina with an obligation to buy.
The purchase clause activates after a set number of games, obliging Fiorentina to pay £21.4 million.
Tottenham will incur an estimated £2.6 million loss, having bought Dragusin for €28 million (£24 million) in January 2024.
Dragusin made 48 appearances for Tottenham, including five Premier League starts last season and ten so far in 2025/26.

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