The soccer transfer market shrank from last year. It is analyzed that the amount used to recruit players from other leagues dropped by more than 1.2 trillion won 1.1 billion U.S. dollars this summer from last year.

FIFA said on Thursday that the total amount of transfer money that each club spent on recruiting players who played in other leagues around the world this summer was 6.46 billion U.S. dollars. It was down more than 1.2 trillion won from last year's record high of 9.87 trillion won. The figure is down about 12 percent year-on-year. The amount was analyzed for contracts that were signed for about three months from June 1 to June 2. However, FIFA did not include transfers within the same league.

The Saudi Arabian clubs' spending spree has been one of the biggest contributors. Saudi Arabian clubs spent 875 million U.S. dollars last summer, but only spent 431 million dollars, or nearly half of last year's spending this year. However, the Saudi professional league is drawing attention as the transfer window closes in early October, drawing keen attention to whether additional spending will be incurred. The English Premier League, one of the best in the world, also saw its spending drop. It spent 2 billion dollars 2.68 trillion won last summer, but this year it fell to 1.26 billion dollars 1.68 trillion won. This means it spent about 1 trillion won less. 바카라사이트 추천

This is largely due to the fact that no transfer fee has been incurred for the movement of star players. Kylian Mbappe, one of the world's best strikers, moved from Paris Saint-Germain to Real Madrid this summer, but as he left as a free agent, no transfer fee has been incurred. The highest transfer fee this summer is estimated at 83 million U.S. dollars for Julian Alvarez, who moved from Manchester City to Atletico Madrid.

The amount of transfer fees decreased significantly, but the number of transfers was the highest this summer. There were more than 11,000 transfers made overseas, far exceeding 14,990 last summer. FIFA explained this is a record-high. In contrast, women's soccer was the best year in terms of transfer fees. The transfer fees for players from other leagues around the world amounted to 6.8 million U.S. dollars, more than double that of last summer's 4 billion won. The number of transfers amounted to 1,125, surpassing 1,000 for the first time.