Record Transfer Revenues of English Clubs: Learn from Chelsea How to “Make a Profit”

Over the past decade, the European football transfer market has truly turned into a financial racetrack. The latest ranking published by Transfermarkt once again brightly illustrates this — it details exactly how much English clubs have earned by selling footballers.

According to the research results, Chelsea remains the clear leader in terms of transfer profits. The Blues have boosted their financial power even further by selling players for a total of 1 billion 440 million euros over the past ten years. This figure is one of the highest not only in England, but in all of Europe.

Notably, Manchester City (922 million euros) and Liverpool (690 million euros) also made it into the top three. Behind them are Everton, Aston Villa, Southampton, Leicester, and Tottenham. These clubs have also achieved financial success through active transfer market dealings and by focusing on developing young talent.

The biggest sensation, however, is that Arsenal only came in with a result of 465 million euros. Experts mainly attribute this to the club’s financial policy, as well as the lack of a competitive transfer strategy during the eras of Arsène Wenger and Unai Emery. As a result, the team’s opportunities in the transfer market have been limited.

At the bottom of the ranking are clubs like Manchester United (545 million euros) and Wolverhampton (531 million euros), which have also made a good profit from transfers, but the gap with the leaders is still considerable.

Analysts believe that these statistics show Premier League clubs have become global players not just on the pitch, but also in the financial market. In the coming years, transfer revenues are expected to continue to rise, and the financial strategies of clubs will become even more significant.

Fans can now assess their clubs’ economic policies and transfer strategies from a new perspective thanks to these numbers. The competition on the transfer market will undoubtedly remain fierce in the new seasons as well. Read 'Zamin' on Telegram!