A report by the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) on transfers worldwide revealed on Thursday that English clubs spent more than two billion dollars on new deals in 2022 for the first time, with the number of international transfers for men and women players reaching record numbers, and five Saudi clubs were on the list. The top ten in Asia, and 5 Egyptian clubs in the African list.
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- Of the 2,843 deals that involved paying transfer fees, the top 100 cost nearly 50 percent of the total money spent.
- English clubs topped the list again and for the first time exceeded $2 billion in spending, achieving a record close to $2.2 billion.
- Emilio Garcia Silvero, head of the FIFA Legal Affairs and Compliance Committee, said: The negative trend in the past two years regarding club spending on transfer fees in 2022 has been reversed, with total spending last year reaching $6.5 billion, an increase of 33.5 percent over 2021. It is still below its all-time high in 2019.
- Women's professional football continues to grow in 2022. The number of international transfers last year was double that of 2018.
- Women's professional football continues to grow in 2022. The number of international transfers last year was double that of 2018.
- Silvero said: In 2022, the number of clubs that participated in international transfers increased from 410 in 2021 to 500 last year, an increase of 22 percent.
- He continued: All this reflects the impressive steps that are being taken as more and more players continue to turn professional. About 1,555 international transfers were recorded in 2022, an increase of 19.3 percent compared to the previous year, while 119 international federations participated in international transfers.
In Asia, Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia was among the clubs that spent the most on deals in 2022, despite being suspended from registration last summer. Al-Nasr, Al-Ittihad, Al-Taawon and Al-Shabab clubs were present with it, in addition to Al-Ahly of Qatar, Shanghai, Wuhan Three Towns, Beijing Guoan of China, and Al-Ain of the United Arab Emirates.
And in Africa, the list included 5 Egyptian clubs: Al-Ahly, Zamalek, Pyramids, Ismaili, Future, Tunisian Esperance, Moroccan Raja, Libyan Al-Hilal, Al-Hilal, and finally the South African Sundowns.
