It all depends on the negotiations of the contract. However most transfer fee (especialy the large ones) are payed in instalments. For example the most recent large transfer of Torres from Liverpool to chelsey for a fee of about 60 million is paid in a period of time.
"Scam" If someone is loaning, they do not charge an upfront fee unless they are scamming you. Loans are paid back with interest, not an upfront fee.
The highest transfer fee for a English footballer is 35 million pounds for Andy Carrol.
Cristiano Ronaldo at £80m
Sales tax, license fee, and transfer fee.
It was tore Andre flo for 12.5M
The transfer fee paid by Liverpool for Andy Carroll was £35 million. As Liverpool is wanting Andy Carroll back, their current valuation for him is £18 million.
The highest transfer fee paid for an English player in the English Premier League was for Raheem Sterling. The total fee added up to a sum of 49 million pounds and, also involved a move from Liverpool to Manchester City.
Andriy Shevchenko - 30m Pounds
As of October 2023, the highest transfer fee paid for an uncapped player is reported to be around €80 million for Jack Grealish when he transferred from Aston Villa to Manchester City in August 2021. This fee reflects the club's confidence in his potential despite not having made an appearance for the senior national team at the time of the transfer.
The highest paid soccer fee for a single player is, 80 Million Pounds by Real Madrid to Manchester United for Christiano Ronaldo in 2009
You bet there is. It's not their fault that you ran out of money in the account. Even for linked accounts to cover the overdraft, there is a transfer fee.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_(football)