Transfers: €6.2bn spent by European Top 5 clubs in 2022, +61% compared to 2021

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Manchester United (Premier League) spent more than €95m to buy Brazilian Antony (AFC Ajax) - ©  Manchester United FC

"Big-5 league clubs' transfer market investments have risen sharply in 2022: +61% compared to the previous year. The level of transfer fee expenditure observed in 2022 is the second highest over the ten-year period analysed: €6.2bn (just about -7% with respect to the record high of 2019)," according to the CIES Football Observatory's monthly...

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Manchester United (Premier League) spent more than €95m to buy Brazilian Antony (AFC Ajax) - ©  Manchester United FC

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