Transfers: record capital gains (€293m) on players trained elsewhere for Eintracht Frankfurt since 2022

Eintracht Frankfurt (Bundesliga) have a positive balance of €293m for transfers involving players not from their youth academy who have been both recruited and permanently transferred since 2022, according to CIES Football Observatory’s "Weekly Post" published on 14 October 2026. No other club performed better over the period.

The German club, already top of the rankings in 2025 (+€286m), are ahead of Newcastle United FC (Premier League, +€186m) and RC Strasbourg Alsace (Ligue 1 McDonald’s, +€169m). Atalanta BC, 7^th, are the top Serie A Enilive representative (+€149m), while Real Betis Balompié, in 36^th place, are the first LALIGA EA Sports club in the rankings (+€66m).

While 18 clubs have a positive balance of more than €100m for players bought and then sold, 13 have a negative balance…