International football transfer spending breaks record
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According to FIFA's Global Transfer Report, $9.63 billion spent on international transfers in 2023, 48.1 percent higher compared to 2022.
According to the FIFA Global Transfer Report, spending on international transfers in 2023 set a record.
In 2023, $9.63 billion was spent on international transfers, up 48.1 percent from $6.5 billion in 2022.
In 2023, 74,836 international transfers were made, an all-time record.
While the top 10 player transfers alone accounted for more than 10 percent of the total amount spent on transfer fees in 2023, the first 100 players' transfers in 3,279 transfers accounted for more than 45 percent of all money spent on transfer fees.
The most expensive men's transfers included:
Jude Bellingham, who transferred from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid, Enzo Fernandez from Benfica to Chelsea and Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur to Bayern Munich were among the players with the highest transfer fees, whose net transfer fees were not disclosed.
Last year, England was the country that spent the most money on international football transfers at $2.956 billion, while Germany was the country that received the most money from transfers at $1.2 billion. Saudi Arabian clubs ranked third in the top five international transfers for the first time, spending a total of $970 million in 2023, almost 20 times more than the $50.4 million spent in 2022.
Brazil exports the most players, Portugal imports the most
While the country that exported the most players last year was Brazil with 1,217 transfers, the country that received the most players from abroad in 2023 was Portugal with 1,017 transfers. The highest number of transfers from one country to another last year was 414 transfers from Brazil to Portugal.
The top 10 countries that spent the most on international transfers last year are as follows:
1 England - $2.956 billion
2 France - $991 million
3 Saudi Arabia - $970 million dollars
4 Germany - $850 million
5 Italy - $757 million
6 Spain - $469 million
7 Netherlands - $318 million
8 Portugal - $269 million.
9 Turkey - 260 million dollars
10 Belgium - 241 million dollars
In 2023, $9.63 billion was spent on international transfers, up 48.1 percent from $6.5 billion in 2022.
In 2023, 74,836 international transfers were made, an all-time record.
While the top 10 player transfers alone accounted for more than 10 percent of the total amount spent on transfer fees in 2023, the first 100 players' transfers in 3,279 transfers accounted for more than 45 percent of all money spent on transfer fees.
The most expensive men's transfers included:
Jude Bellingham, who transferred from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid, Enzo Fernandez from Benfica to Chelsea and Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur to Bayern Munich were among the players with the highest transfer fees, whose net transfer fees were not disclosed.
Last year, England was the country that spent the most money on international football transfers at $2.956 billion, while Germany was the country that received the most money from transfers at $1.2 billion. Saudi Arabian clubs ranked third in the top five international transfers for the first time, spending a total of $970 million in 2023, almost 20 times more than the $50.4 million spent in 2022.
Brazil exports the most players, Portugal imports the most
While the country that exported the most players last year was Brazil with 1,217 transfers, the country that received the most players from abroad in 2023 was Portugal with 1,017 transfers. The highest number of transfers from one country to another last year was 414 transfers from Brazil to Portugal.
The top 10 countries that spent the most on international transfers last year are as follows:
1 England - $2.956 billion
2 France - $991 million
3 Saudi Arabia - $970 million dollars
4 Germany - $850 million
5 Italy - $757 million
6 Spain - $469 million
7 Netherlands - $318 million
8 Portugal - $269 million.
9 Turkey - 260 million dollars
10 Belgium - 241 million dollars
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