Transfers: €9.12bn spent in 2022-23, the second highest total after €9.7bn in 2019-20 (CIES)

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Transfer fees paid by clubs during the two transfer periods of 2022-23 (summer 2022 and January 2023) reached €9.12bn. This is the second highest total after the 2019-20 season (€9.7bn), according to the CIES Football Observatory in its monthly report entitled "Inflation in the football players' transfer market", published on 20/02/2023.

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M. Mudryk (UKR) transferred from Shakhtar Donetsk to Chelsea in January 2023 (€70m + €30m bonus) - ©  Chelsea FC

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