From 2014 to 2023, English Premier League clubs had a combined net transfer spend of more than 11 billion euros, representing the highest sum of any soccer league worldwide. Meanwhile, Portugal's Primeira Liga had a negative net spend of over two billion euros, meaning that clubs typically received much more in transfer fees than they spent during that time.
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CIES Football Observatory. (September 14, 2023). Net transfer spending of selected soccer leagues worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413071/soccer-leagues-transfer-net-spend/
CIES Football Observatory. "Net transfer spending of selected soccer leagues worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in billion euros)." Chart. September 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413071/soccer-leagues-transfer-net-spend/
CIES Football Observatory. (2023). Net transfer spending of selected soccer leagues worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in billion euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413071/soccer-leagues-transfer-net-spend/
CIES Football Observatory. "Net Transfer Spending of Selected Soccer Leagues Worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in Billion Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413071/soccer-leagues-transfer-net-spend/
CIES Football Observatory, Net transfer spending of selected soccer leagues worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in billion euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413071/soccer-leagues-transfer-net-spend/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Net transfer spending of selected soccer leagues worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in billion euros) [Graph], CIES Football Observatory, September 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1413071/soccer-leagues-transfer-net-spend/