FIFA finds more than US $48.5 billion has been spent on transfer fees worldwide over the past decade

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FIFA finds more than US $48.5 billion has been spent on transfer fees worldwide over the past decade

By Naveel Krishant

31/08/2021

Angel di Maria joined Manchester United for £59.7m in 2014 then a year later signed for Paris St-Germain for £44.3m

More than US $48.5 billion has been spent on transfer fees worldwide over the past decade - with English Premier League clubs leading the list of big spenders.

World governing body FIFA conducted extensive research of transfers that took place between 2011 and 2020.

Manchester City and Chelsea headed the table of biggest-spending sides, two of 12 Premier League clubs in the top 30.

Neymar remains the only player to have been sold for more than $200m , according to the report.

[Source: BBC]

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