International transfers: clubs spent €39.7bn in transfer fees between 2011 and 2020 (FIFA)

$48.5bn (€39.7bn as of 31/08/2021) was spent on transfer fees from 2011 to 2020, involving 66,789 players, 8,264 clubs and 200 FIFA member associations, according to a report by the International federation entitled "Ten Years of International Transfers" published on 30/08/2021.

"From 11,890 transfers conducted in 2011 to a peak of 18,079 in...