Record $9.63 billion spent on international soccer player transfer deals in 2023
Soccer clubs worldwide spent a record $9.63 billion last year buying players in international transfer deals processed by FIFA, soccer’s governing body said in research published Tuesday. Ahead of a slow January trading window closing in Europe on Thursday, FIFA’s research showed transfer spending in 2023 on player deals between clubs from different countries — fueled by spending by English and Saudi Arabian clubs — was $2 billion more than the previous biggest spend in the pre-pandemic year of 2019. English clubs were again the biggest spenders with $2.96 billion...
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