August 30 – With the summer transfer window closing tonight, data from the CIES Football Observatory shows transfer spend 13% down on the same period in 2023.
The data covered the period from 1 June to the Monday of the last week of the transfer window (28 August in 2023 and 26 August in 2024), and shows that overall transfer spending dropped from €8.18 billion to €7.08 billion.
England’s Premier League clubs still dominate the spending at €2.19 billion.
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