Benfica is the club with the best balance between signings and sales of players in the last five seasons, 2018/19 to date, with a positive balance of around 370 million euros.
A study by the Football Observatory (CIES) shows that the Lisbon club has posted the best results since the 2018/19 season, based mainly on the 2019/20 season and the current season, with the sales of Joao Felix and Enzo Fernandez.
“Incarnations” had a volume of about one billion euros (1053 IU), but in the 2019/20 season, after the sale of Felix to Atlético Madrid (127 IU), they capitalized 162 IU, and in the current one already by 158 IU, with the departure of Enzo Fernandez at Chelsea (121 ME).
In this balance sheet, CIES takes into account only the negative balance of the Eagles in the 2020/21 season, at the time of the return of Jorge Jesus to Luz, which resulted in a loss of about 20 million euros for the club.
“Incarnate” is followed by the French from Lille with a balance of 308 million but a smaller turnover, 737 IU, on the podium, which is complemented by the Dutch from Ajax, with 292 IU and 993 IU in total.
In this top 100, “researched” by CIES, there is also Sporting CP, the second highest ranked Portuguese club and fifth overall, with the Lions having a positive balance of 268 ME and a volume of 656 ME.
FC Porto and Sporting de Braga also have positive reviews in this chapter, with CIES placing the Dragons eighth out of 100 clubs (178 ME by balance sheet, 617 by volume) and Arsenalists ninth (142 ME by volume). balance). , 219 by volume).
On the other hand, the biggest spenders and the lowest incomes from player departures are some of the British colossus and Chelsea in the lead with over two billion in these five seasons and a negative balance of 749 ME.
The Blues have already suffered a loss of around €620m this season, almost triple the spending of the previous two seasons with the highest spending on players, 2019/20 (204 ME) and 2020/21 (239 ME).
Manchester United (-670 ME), Arsenal (-544 ME), Tottenham (-477 ME), West Ham (-435 ME), Newcastle (-422 ME), Aston Villa “(-370 ME) and” Wolverhampton “(-355 ME). )) continue to be the clubs with the worst balance, the top 10 is followed by the Italians of Juventus (-337 ME) and those close to Liverpool (-313 ME).
RPM // NFO
Lusa/The End
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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