International transfers (Summer 2019): 8,935 transfers (€5.79bn) 75.7% of global spending from Top 5

"A total of 8,935 international transfers were completed during this period (between 01/06 and 02/09/2019) throughout the world - a 4.8% increase compared to the same period in 2018. The vast majority of such transfers (81.5%) did not include a transfer fee, but there was nevertheless a 9.0% increase recorded in total spending on transfer fees, which reached $5.79bn (€5.23bn). Despite the fact that most international transfers did not involve clubs from the Big 5 (European Top 5 leagues), 75.7% of the global spending on transfer fees ($4383bn/€3.949bn) came from clubs in England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain," said FIFA in its "Big 5 Transfer Window Analysis Summer 2019" report, published on 12/09/2019.

This document provides a summary of the activity of the International Transfer Matching System (ITMS) during the 2019 summer market. It focuses on the five major countries in Europe (Germany, England, Spain, France and Italy), and includes all divisions.

"Despite a 7.5% decrease in spending compared to last summer (2018), English clubs were once again the world‘s biggest spenders…