Portuguese clubs were the ones making the highest number of international purchases of professional footballers in 2022, totaling 901, according to a study released by FIFA this Thursday that confirmed the recovery of the post-pandemic covid-19 market.
The global transfer report reveals an increase of 11.6% compared to 2021, for a total of 20,209 international transactions, with Portugal being the fifth country to receive the most money, with €532.6 million (ME), a converted value in dollars at today’s stock rate, and the ninth highest-paying, with 160.5 ME.
“For the first time, Portuguese clubs have made more purchases than any other association, with a total of 901 in 2022. Brazil, on the other hand, has been the one to have transferred the most from the country, with a total of 998,” the FIFA study said. at.
Brazil “sent” 338 players to Portugal, the largest flow of transfers between two countries, much higher than the second largest, in the opposite direction (from Portugal to Brazil), totaling 166, helping national clubs to fourth most important ‘exporter’, with 677 athletes, just behind Brazilians (998), British (836) and Spaniards (778).
These figures do not reflect proportionally the financial inflows, as Portugal is the fifth country receiving the most money, after France (681.2 ME), Germany (588.2 ME), Italy (568.6 ME) and England ( 552.7 ME). despite two transfers in the top 10 most valuable.
Liverpool’s signing of Uruguayan Darwin Nuñez earned Benfica 75 ME (to 100 ME) and was only surpassed by the move of Frenchman Tchouaméni from Monaco to Real Madrid (80 ME, to 100 ME), while Colombian Luis Díaz, transferring from FC Porto to Liverpool for 45 ME (with the potential to reach 60 ME), was the ninth biggest deal.
The ‘top 10’ transfers moved 12.5% of the total amount spent last year and six of them were carried out by English clubs, giving clubs in this country the excellent lead of those most invested in strengthening squads , with 2,024, 3 million spent.
Italy followed, with 619.7 ME, and Spain, with 545.1 ME, while Portugal ranked ninth in this ranking, with 160.5 ME, during a period when 6,000 ME were moved, plus 33.5% over compared to 2021, but still far from the record of 2019 (7,350 ME), the last year before the pandemic.
Source: DN
