Transfers: France, country whose home-grown players have generated the most revenue (€3.98bn) since 2016

News Tank Football - Paris - News #417263 - Published on 29/10/25 at 13:40
©  Borussia Dortmund
Ousmane Dembélé, transferred from Stade Rennais to Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2016 - ©  Borussia Dortmund

France is the country whose clubs generated the most revenue from the international transfer of home-grown players (including add-ons & sell-ons) between 2016 and 2025, with a cumulative total of €3.98bn "an average of almost €400m per year," according to the CIES Football Observatory's "Weekly Post" published on 29/10/2025.

Two other nations...

©  Borussia Dortmund
Ousmane Dembélé, transferred from Stade Rennais to Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2016 - ©  Borussia Dortmund

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