ITALY – SEPTEMBER 20: Diego Moreira of AC Milan celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the Serie A match between AC Milan and US Lecce at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on September 20, 2026 in Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Milan paid at least €51m to sign Diego Moreira from RC Strasbourg, Calcio e Finanza claim, with bonuses potentially pushing it to €67.8m, making it the second most expensive signing in history.
The Rossoneri have been tight-lipped about the exact numbers of their transfers in recent months, with very different versions being reported about the signing of Goncalo Ramos from Paris Saint-Germain.
Calcio e Finanza claim that they have been able to view documents relating to the move for Diego Moreira, which puts the value at €51.282m plus add-ons.
That alone would make him the second most expensive player in Milan’s history behind Ramos, but ahead of the €49.5 million spent on Rafael Leao.
Moreira has a number of performance bonuses
That’s not all, as the contract includes various performance-related bonuses that could increase Strasburg’s salary.
If the Belgium international has at least 10 goals (assists or goals) in a season, he will earn an additional bonus of 2.051 million euros.
This is a one-time bonus that can only be used once.
If Moreira makes at least 15 appearances and plays 45 minutes in a season, that adds up to another €1.025 million.
In this case, he can be used twice during his stay at San Siro, a maximum of €5.128 million.
If the player renews his current contract, then Milan will owe his old club €2.051 million, which can be used twice.
There are also various team performance bonuses, such as €1.025 million for every time the Rossoneri qualify for the Champions League, provided Moreira makes at least 2,000 minutes of Serie A football that season.
The same goes for Europa League qualification, but this bonus is only worth €256,000.
If Milan win the Scudetto with Moreira playing at least 2,000 minutes in that Serie A season, Strasbourg could earn another €1.538 million, but that would replace the Champions League bonus.
If all these bonuses are activated, the total figure will reach 67.8 million euros, but this is not all.
Calcio e Finanza also explains that there is a complicated sell-on clause with Strasbourg receiving a calculated interest on the net fee.
If it’s less than 10 million euros, then they get nothing, up to 50 million euros, it’s 10 percent of the difference between 10 million euros and 50 million euros, which is about 4 million euros.
It increases to 5 million euros if it sells for 50-55 million euros, and 6.75 million euros if the sale is 70-100 million euros.