It’s over, finally the transfer market in Europa. There was no shortage of controversy and the closing of operations at the last breath, certified at midnight, with premeditation and treachery in more than one case. The icing put it Enzo Fernandezwhich was not announced by the Chelsea until this Wednesday, already in February, hours after the market closes. The negotiation with Benfica was stormy, but in the end what was expected was fulfilled.
The World Cup in Qatar started as substitute with Argentina and he finished it as one of the best footballers of the champion team. Weeks later, and only 22 years old and with 10 caps behind him, Enzo has the honor of being the most expensive signing of Chelsea’s history (he ended up paying 121 million), the highest transfer of all time in the Premier and the highest sale of an Argentine footballer. three records to close a market in which the Stamford Bridge club, now led by the magnate Todd Boehly, has broken the bank with a total investment of 329.5 million.
Spanish austerity
The early morning from Tuesday to Wednesday gave a lot. Among the latest operations, he highlighted the march of Keylor Navas al Nottingham Forest or the one from Extremadura Pedro Porro to Tottenham for 47 million euros. The Premier festival closed with a total investment of 829.8 million, well ahead of the French League (127.9) and the Bundesliga (67.3), in which Joao Cancelo ended up, on loan to Bayern for the City on the last day.
Far behind is the Spanish League, in the fifth position of the major European competitions, with 31.9 million spent, almost on a par with Italy. Far away are other winter windows with renowned signings in the big clubs.
the sixth in history
“I enjoyed every moment to the fullest and always gave my best. That the press does not stain what we built together because it was something wonderful that I had never imagined”, reflected Enzo Fernandez when sealing his controversial departure from Benfica. Of Lisbon to London the Argentine flew, who starred in the sixth most expensive transfer in historyjust behind Neymar (Paris SG, 222 million); Mbappe (PSG, 180); Dembele’s (Barça, 140); Coutinho (Barça, 135) and Joao Felix (Atlético, 127).
The Olympic Marseillewho spent 32 million on the striker vitinha and 8 in the Moroccan Ouch, is the only non-English club that is located in the top ten of the teams that have spent the most money in the winter market. The French team is the eighth, with that investment of 40 million. The podium, behind Chelsea, is completed by Southampton (63.25 million) and the Arsenal (60.3). The Espanyolwith 13.2 million spent on five reinforcements, is the first club in LaLiga, in 24th place.
Consolidated trend
The Premier continues the trend already consolidated for some time. Last summer, for example, he led the transfer ranking with 2,247 million euros in signings. In addition to Enzo, Chelsea have added seven more discharges: Mijailo Mudryk (70), Benoit Badiashile (38), Noni Madueke (35), Bad Taste (30), Andrey Santos (12.5), Datro Fofana (12) and Joao Felix (11, on surrender condition). Cunha, Alex Moreno or Danjuma they also made the jump from LaLiga to the Premier.
Eight English clubs have invested more than all of LaLiga together in this month of January. In fact, up to 13 Spanish clubs, among them the Barça and the MadridNot a single euro has been spent in this transfer window. In other big European countries, there was everything: the Liverpool released 42 million; the Bayern he spent 8 and the PSG did not move anything.
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