English clubs paid out 22 per cent less on international deals in 2019 compared to the previous year but were still comfortably the world’s biggest spenders, according to a new FIFA report. In 2019 the money spent on incoming international deals by English clubs was just over 1.5bn US dollars (around £1.1bn). Worldwide spending on international transfers 2012-2019 (PA Graphic)English clubs had the largest negative net balance sheet, standing at -549.9 million US dollars (minus £420m). In 2019 there were 831 international transfers in the women’s game compared to 696 in 2018, an increase of almost 20 per cent. There were 18,042 international transfers in the men’s game, involving 15,463 players of 178 different nationalities, the report found.

Source: Express January 22, 2020 13:07 UTC