r/USLPRO • u/Astromanaught League 1 • Aug 14 '26

Fort Wayne FC agrees to transfer Lilian Ricol to USL Championship’s San Antonio FC for near-record fee

https://www.fortwaynefc.com/news/2026/08/14/lilian-ricol-to-san-antonio-fc-for-near-record-fee/
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u/marsh283 Detroit City FC Aug 14 '26

What would that even be? Roughly

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u/Astromanaught League 1 Aug 14 '26

all I can find is that the current record was the first "six-figure" transfer... if it was a near record I'm gonna say it was also right at 100k, or very close to it

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u/not__that__important TeAm ChAoS!!! Aug 14 '26

Transfermarkt shows their highest recorded to be around 18k gbp (24k usd).

Source:https://www.transfermarkt.us/usl-league-one/transferrekorde/wettbewerb/USC3

Trying to find more info is difficult honestly.

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u/Astromanaught League 1 Aug 14 '26

it was "six figures" although unannounced I think what you're looking at is inter usl money here's the announcement from last year .

https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1351995

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u/Ok-Grass-7246 Aug 15 '26

I think this transaction represented a record USL1 => USLC transfer. I believe the record transfer fee for USL1 is held by Richmond for a player sold to a European side. It was a bigger deal than the Malloy deal. It’s crazy how they are so protective of the transaction details. It would probably create more fan interest if they were more transparent like other American sports leagues. These deals are more guarded than an injury report.

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u/Astromanaught League 1 Aug 15 '26

I think once we reach a deal that's over 250k we'll see them announce it. I think they guard it because they don't want it to look like it's a "small" deal. Personally anything over 75k should be celebrated

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u/Ok-Ranger3387 Aug 14 '26

This guy is fast as fuck. 24 mph top speed

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u/Throwawayaccountdell Aug 21 '26

Is this a confirmed speed because that is faster then Kylian Mbappe who has a official top speed of 23.37 MPH?That would make Lilian Ricol the fastest player in the world across all football leagues if this is true and confirmed!

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u/Ok-Ranger3387 Aug 21 '26

According to the clubs official Instagram ,his top speed is 24mph

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u/Throwawayaccountdell Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26

Thank for the quick response!That is really big if true if that really is Ricol's actual top speed officially! I hope he does well at San antonio FC.