The amount spent on transferring players in international football fell for the second consecutive year to the lowest for five years because the impact of the Covid pandemic continued to be felt in the game, according to the numbers released by FIFA on Friday.
This study shows that the total expenditure throughout the global game for the previous year was $ 4.86 billion (USD) fell from $ 7.35 billion in 2019 and $ 5.63 billion in 2020.
However, the total transfer of the transfer increased From 17,190 in 2021, with a club that chose to employ more players outside the contract.
“This means that while all clubs need to refresh their team, the club is not eager to pay a transfer fee, and therefore the total transfer fee reaches a five-year low in 2021,” the report said.
English club is the highest waste in international transfers with total expenditure of $ 1.386 billion, and completes seven of the 10 biggest offers in 2021, with Romelu Lukaku, which signed for Chelsea from Inter Milan of 97.5 million pounds ($ 133.88 million ), topping list.
Top 10 transfers generate almost 15% of total expenditure for transfer fees in 2021.
While spending on women’s football remains a small portion of men’s games, FIFA studies show that activity growth continues despite a pandemic.
The amount spent by a female club about transfers was $ 2.1 million, an increase of 72.8% compared to 2020 ($ 1.2 million).