Transfers: a record €6.6bn spent by European Top 5 clubs on transfers in 2019 (CIES)

News Tank Football - Paris - News #155384 - Published on 09/09/19 at 09:40
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Joao Félix (POR), transferred from SL Benfica (POR) to Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP), in July 2019 - ©  D.R.

The European Top 5 clubs (from the Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A TIM, LaLiga Santander and Ligue 1 Conforama) spent a record total of €6.622bn on transfer fees in 2019, according to the CIES Football Observatory's monthly report published on 04/09/2019.

"This sum is almost a 10% increase over the previous record of 2017 (€6.064bn). In ten...

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Joao Félix (POR), transferred from SL Benfica (POR) to Club Atlético de Madrid (ESP), in July 2019 - ©  D.R.

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