Neymar during his presentation at Al-Hilal. Ahmed Yosri/Reuters
Saudi Arabia made a spectacular breakthrough in the transfer market this summer and became the second biggest spender behind England.
According to a report published by FIFA on Friday, the Saudi club, which attracted many of the football stars this summer such as Ballon d’Or Karim Benzema, Riyad Mahrez, Neymar Jr and Sadio Mane, between June 1 and September 1 Spent 817 million euros. ,
English clubs have “Contribution of 14% to spending on the transfer market”FIFA calculates, specifying that “This is the first time that clubs from an association other than UEFA have breached the 10% barrier.”
Another report published by the Deloitte firm on Friday reported spending of 894 million euros.
Despite its growing appetite, the Saudi Championship remains clearly ahead of the English Premier League, by far the world’s richest league, which took in 1.85 billion euros this summer. Here again, the Deloitte firm indicated a higher figure of 2.74 billion euros on Saturday.
On the seller side, it is the German clubs that have collected the most transfer fees with $1.11 billion, the first revenue to exceed one billion during a summer transfer window within the same federation.
Overall, transfer fees in men’s football set a new record, increasing by 47.2% compared to the same period in 2022 to $7.36 billion. “More than 10,000 transfers were made” and $696.6 million in commissions earned by agents.
Women’s football also continues to grow, although with incomparable statistics: “829 movements including 66 for compensation”Three million dollars were paid, more than double the amount due in the summer of 2022.
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