Premier League Extraordinary Expenditure: 1.8 Billion Euro In Summer Transfer Walls

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JAKARTA - FIFA has released a complete report in the 2022 summer transfer window, showing that clubs have returned to shopping but they still haven't reached pre-pandemic figures.

Disitat from Marca, Friday, there was a record 9,717 transfers completed in this men's football window, up from 9,092 in 2019.

This resulted in the club spending 4.995 billion euros, an increase of 29.7 percent compared to 2021, but still below 5.062 billion euros spent in 2019.

In terms of commissions for agents, 493.4 million euros have been paid. Over the past 10 years, that figure increased from 6.1 percent in 2012 to 9.9 percent in 2022.

Of all transactions, 12.5 percent involve transfer fees, while the majority (58.5 percent) involve players outside the contract.

English clubs took the lead, spending 1.8 billion euros, followed by Italy for 497 million euros, Spain for 477 million euros, France for 468 million euros and Germany for 458 million euros. Brazil and Argentina are two non-European federations that penetrated the top 10.

In terms of the transfer fee received, France was at the top of the list for 616 million euros, followed by Germany for 558 million euros and Italy for 490 million euros.

The UK followed with 473 million euros, then Portugal with 467 million euros and Spain with 411 million euros.

As for the women's branch, 684 transfers were completed, an increase of 14.4 percent compared to 2021.

The UK, just like the men's game, took the lead spending 600 thousand euros, while France received the most money for 390,000 euros.