Focus on winter transfer windows
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After a busy deadline day, the transfer window in Europe’s top 5 leagues is closed. The 96 clubs invested a total of 1.1 billion euros in new staff, compared to sales of around 800 million euros. Manchester City shaped the transfer market in terms of expenses, the 1. FC Nürnberg meanwhile narrowly missed the leap into the top 10 of the highest income.
With 500 million euros, the Premier League made the highest investments, almost half of them are due to the activities Man City’s. The series master, who is both nationally and internationally behind expectations, signed players for EUR 218 million. Only Chelsea paid more in a winter transfer window: 2022/23 it was 330 million euros. The most expensive purchase of the Citizens is ex-Frankfurt Omar Marmoush (25), for which 75 million euros were transferred. In addition, Nico González (Porto, 60 million euros), Abdukodir Khusanov (Lens, 40 million euros), Vitor Reis (Palmeiras, 37 million euros), Juma Bah (Valladolid, 6 million euros) and Christian McFarlane (NYCFC , free of charge).
This is followed by Al-Nassr, which Jhon Durán signed by Aston Villa for EUR 77 million, as well as the two French clubs Stade Rennes and Paris Saint-Germain. While the expenses of the Ligue-1 leader are limited to the 70 million euro transfer by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the sum in Rennes is spread over several shoulders. Among other things, Seko Fofana (Al-Nassr, 20 million euros), Brice Samba (Lens, 14 million euros) and Anthony Rouault (Stuttgart, 13 million euros) came.
In terms of income, Aston Villa is just ahead of FC Porto after the departure of Durán. The villans collected a total of 111 million euros for the Colombian, Jaden Philogene (Ipswich, 23.7 million euros) and Diego Carlos (Fenerbahce, EUR 10 million). Like the third -placed Eintracht Frankfurt, Porto benefited from the activities Man Citys. In addition to González, the departure from Galeno to Al-Ahli flushed 50 million euros into the cash register, so that the final accounts of EUR 110 million are in the final statement.
Test stamps in Germany: 1. FC Nürnberg in income twelfth
The Bundesliga clubs paid EUR 170 million for new professionals and thus 48 million euros less than Man City. In return, the clubs received 144 million euros for departures. Some records were set up. Marmoush’s transfer to Man City replaced Christian Pulisic as the most expensive winter sale in the Bundesliga. As a result, Eintracht Frankfurt set a German record with revenue of 79 million euros. BVB previously ranks first, which generated a total of 74 million euros in winter 2018.
RB Leipzig has succeeded in signing Xavi Simons Festival from PSG. The Saxons paid 50 million euros for the Dutch, who became the most expensive winter shopping in the Bundesliga. With bonus payments, the transfer can increase to up to 80 million euros. In the Bundesliga -wide comparison of the highest expenditure in one winter, the Leipzig are in second place – only Hertha BSC invested more money in 2019/20.
The 1. FC Nürnberg also has a spectacular transfer window. Above all, thanks to the departures of Stefanos Tzimas for 25 million euros to Brighton and Finn Jeltsch for 9.5 million euros to VfB Stuttgart, the club received more than 35 million euros – a club from the 2nd Bundesliga never had this way high income. In a global comparison, Nuremberg thus ranks twelfth, even second in Germany behind the SGE.