CIES: expatriate players represent 50.1% of the squads of clubs in the European Top 5 in 2021-22

"In 2021, for the first time in history, expatriates represent more than half (50.1%) of the players in the five major European leagues" (as of 01/10/2021), with a maximum of 60.6% in the Serie A TIM and a minimum of 38.1% in LaLiga Santander, according to the CIES Football Observatory's Monthly Report, published on 10/11/2021.

Across Europe's...