Portugal was the third country that “sold” the most players and the fifth that gained the most in the market – Observer
Portugal was the third country that transferred the most footballers and the fifth that received the most money, according to a report published this Thursday by FIFA, which highlights the “particularly strong recovery” of national clubs.
English clubs had the highest number of incoming and outgoing transfers and were those that used the most, while the emblematic French guaranteed the highest transfer fees, close to 618 million euros (ME), ahead of the Germans (560 revenues) ME) and Italians (543 ME), respectively, with England coming right after with 475 ME.
The Portuguese clubs registered just over 470 ME, a “particularly strong recovery“, with total download fee revenues increasing by over 225% when compared to selected records mid-year 2021.
In the chapter of countries with the most outstanding fronts, England is the leader, with 515 “sales”, to Spain (437) and Portugal (418), that closes the “top 3”.
With regard to the number of “purchases”, Portugal (350) is also in fifth position, only surpassed by England (422), Spain (383), France and Germany, both with 361.
In the “ranking” of spending on downloads, Portugal is seventh, with 168 ME, behind the Netherlands (183 ME), both very far from Germany (460ME), France (470ME), Spain (480ME), Italy (550ME) and the outstanding leader England, which spent 1,809ME.
Managers during football players did not receive, in total, around 500 million euros from the last transfer market, while training clubs would only reach 70, according to a report today by FIFA.
The document shows that the agents generated earnings of 498.8 million euros, a figure much higher than the 69.29 that players received an indemnity title for the players’ training rights.
These numbers prove that there is a need to reform the transfer market and limit the amount that intermediaries can receive in player transactions, in football there is more and greater transposition”, reads the report of the body that governs the world cup.
In just 10 years2, between 2012 and 2002, the value of the premium for the entrepreneur in each transfer passed from 6.1% to 9.9%.
The report indicates that, between June 1 and September 1, when the download market was open in almost all countries, five million euros were moved, an increase of 29.7% compared to 2021, values that indicate a resumption of world football after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In all, 9,717 transfers were made, with England leading the way in spending, with €1.8 billion, followed by Italy, with €549, and Spain, with €479 million.