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Wolverhampton Wanderers just dropped roughly £7.7 million on Comorian winger Rafiki Said from Belgian Pro League side Standard Liege. The deal, finalized around July 11, 2026, comes with a three-year contract, an optional fourth year, and add-ons that could push the total closer to €10 million.
The base fee sits at approximately €9 million. But the full payout is conditional, with an extra €1 million tied to whether Wolves earn promotion back to the Premier League. In English: the selling club, Standard Liege, essentially holds a call option on Wolves’ future performance.
Said, 26 years old, arrives with 36 goals across his last four campaigns and eight goals in the 2025-26 season alone. The contract itself is pending visa and international clearance.
Wolves’ signing of Said is their third acquisition this summer, following Kieran Trippier and Raul Jimenez. The transfer was orchestrated under new head coach Cesar Peixoto, marking his first signing since taking the reins.
Said previously played for Troyes before his stint in Belgium, meaning this is his third major club move. The promotion add-on clause makes the financial structure explicit: Standard Liege priced in the probability of Wolves bouncing back. If the club earns promotion, the extra €1 million flows. If not, Liege absorbs the discount.
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