The transfer market came to an end at 11:59 p.m. this Thursday. And he did so by bringing to light some figures that reflect how Spanish football is no longer in that kind of assisted breathing, since has climbed from ninth place to fifthin the race to get the best players in the middle of the season, although its economic strength continues to be behind other major championships such as the Ligue 1, the first and the A league.
This winter market has revealed another piece of very little hope, as it has been the one in which the five major leagues have spent the least money since the years of the pandemicgoing from 843.56 million to 119.82. It is a balance that gives food for thought and even more so when we see how each season the number of transfers carried out in each market increases more and more. Thus, the winter of 2024 has meant a considerable decrease in the money disbursed, which has not been seen since 2020/2021. The culprit is easy to find. Just take a look at the figures: the Premier League and its cut of more than 700 million.
Granada and Barça revitalize LaLiga, which triples its spending
He soccer Spanish has become evident in recent years not only for its low level but because of the little money that the competition left in the transfer markets. However, February starts ready to turn around that growing aroma of ‘minor competition’ that our football has had for a long time economically. And it is that LaLiga has closed the transfer market with an expenditure of 86 million euros, a figure that far exceeds 30 million of the previous campaign and which represents almost triple what was spent just a year ago by the Spanish clubs, according to the specialized portal Transfer market.
These figures have been agitated by Granada y FC Barcelona. The Nasrids are the face and the tail of these operations, since they are the ones who have signed the most and also the ones who have entered the most. Nine arrivals and eight departures. A new team with which they will try to feed hope in the fight to remain in First Division. In the catacombs, a Real Madrid which, with more losses than ever, has not made a single movement in the entire market. And on the other side of the coin, the one that is probably the club with the most financial difficulties and also the one that has spent the most: the Barçacon Victor Roque being the most expensive signing at 40 million euros, coming from Atlético Paranaense (official figures speak of 30 million fixed and 31 in variables).
The Premier League, to blame for the collapse of the five major leagues
The English championship, after starring in the summer market with the most spending in history (2,740 million euros), has put on the handbrake. It is a surprising dead stop in which only 121.32 million have been spent, 721 less than in the winter 2023 marketon which 842 was spent.
In fact, it is very striking that the most expensive player has been Drăguşinfrom Genoa to Tottenhamfor 25 million euros or one of the most striking is Valentine Boata 19-year-old left back from the Boca Juniors that lands in the Brighton for only 9 million. In the rest, there have been many transfers such as Reguilon al Brentford, Reyna al Nottingham Forest, Werner al Tottenham y Kalvin Phillips al West Ham.
Even more surprising is that only nine teams have made additions in this market. Heavyweights like Chelsea, Manchester United o Newcastle, they have not invested a single euro. In fact, Erik ten HagManchester United coach, was reluctant in November with the restrictions imposed by Financial Fair Play: “It puts limits on you. You have to respect the rules and build the best team possible within those rules.”
The reign of Ligue 1
If this transfer market has made one thing clear, it is that PSG is not the only team that has money to spend in the French league. And there has been a surprise League 1 to the Premierreaching number 1 on the podium of the major european leagues who spends the most, with 190 million euros disbursed, compared to 132 last year. the english leaguethe A leaguethe Bundesliga y LaLiga They follow a competition that rules the world for another year, as far as money is concerned.
Paris Saint-Germain is pleased to announce the signing of Gabriel Moscardó.
The 18-year-old Brazilian player has signed with the club until 2028 and will be on loan at SC Corinthians until the end of the season.
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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_espanol) January 25, 2024
He PSG has incorporated into its ranks Gabriel Moscardo y Lucas Beraldofor a cost of 20 million each, although Lyon y Marseilles They have also shaken up the market, receiving six and five footballers each, for 38 and 22 million euros respectively, being Quentin Merlin for 10 the most expensive in Marseille and Malick Fofana for 17 million the most expensive in the Lyon Olympic.
Serie A rises at a dizzying pace
The Italian League It has been one of the great resurrections of this winter window. From an economic point of view, it has gone from being in 11th place to advancing to fourth. In other words, from disbursing 32.41 million in the previous winter market to spending 108,85 this year.
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— Oficial SSC Napoli (@sscnapoliES) January 17, 2024
Only three clubs (Lazio, Udinese y Cagliari) have closed the door to new additions. Although in the A league There is, without a doubt, a king: the Napleswhich in its objective to change its distressing course (ninth in the classification) has invested 21 million in four footballers: Ngonge, Mazzocchi, Hamed Junior Traoé and Dendonker.
Rakitic says goodbye to Sevilla on his way to Al-Shabab, who are negotiating with Domènec Torrent
The Bundesliga enters the podium and Saudi Arabia deflates
The German league maintains the number 5 position in which it already settled a year ago. Without losing track and willing to continue gaining muscle, the Budesli has gone from spending 67.27 million to 86,50. A power that has been demonstrated thanks to Bayern Munich, Leipzig y unity Frankfurt, who have disbursed the 86% of what they have spent on the German championship. Those of Thomas Tuchel have incorporated into their new impassable wall: Sacha Boey, which has become the second most expensive signing. For their part, those of Marco Rose They have opted for Elfij Elmas to replace Forsberg.
Finally, one of the most surprising news has been the drastic containment of the Saudi Leagueafter putting Europa upside down in the summer months, with signings like Neymar o Benzemagiven that They have gone from disbursing 950 million to 23. Only 2% of what they spent in the summer.
In summary, the Ligue 1 continues to reign among the five major leagues, followed by the Premier, A league, Bundesliga y LaLiga. The second position in the English league may at first glance hide its decline, but the reality is that it has reduced its spending by more than 700 million, which has led to a sharp drop in the total expenditure of the European leagues in which it’s already him most austere winter market in recent years.
2024-02-03 07:02:53
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