“FIFA” reveals the record spending for clubs in the “winter transfers”

The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) announced today that the clubs concluded 4,387 player transfers during the last winter transfer period, which lasted from January 1 to January 31. And FIFA stated in a report that the number of international transfers that took place last month reached record numbers, as it recorded 4,387 international transfers in the men’s football category, which represents a new record since the launch of the transfer matching system in 2010.

He added, “As for club spending on transfer fees in the same month, it also witnessed a new record of $1.570 million, an increase of $230 million over the previous record set in January 2018.”

He explained: “England clubs topped the list of transfers in the men’s football category by 14.4% compared to the same period in 2022, with a total of 3834 transfer deals, while the total value of transfer fees increased by 49.9% compared to the fees that were paid in January 2022 (one billion and 50 million). American dollar)”.

The statement indicated: “English clubs ranked first in the list of the teams that spend the most on international transfers during the month of January 2023, as they paid a total of 898 million and 600 thousand US dollars (which constitutes 57.3% of the total spending on international transfers in January 2023). Thus, it is far ahead of the French clubs, which ranked second, with a total of 131 million and 900 thousand US dollars.

It is noteworthy that the Argentine Enzo Fernandez transfer from Benfica, Portugal, to Chelsea, England, is considered the highest ever, with a value of 130 million euros.

He added: “Women’s football witnessed setting new records in the number of winter transfers, which amounted to 341 transfers, an increase of 30.2% compared to January 2022, as well as in the total value of transfer fees in the same category, where a total of 774 thousand and 300 US dollars were spent in recent international transfer period. Colombia topped the list of countries receiving players in international transfers, with a total of 35 transfers, and the United States of America and Sweden shared first place on the list of exporting countries, with 26 players each.