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The winter transfer window closed its doors twelve days ago. This year, the month of January was not very rich in news in the football world. The proof with the latest report concerning the 2024 winter window published by FIFA. There were slightly more operations, but the amounts invested were lower than last year. “During the January 2024 window, men’s football recorded 4,716 international transfers. According to FIFA’s International Transfer Snapshot report, this number is an increase of 0.6% compared to the previous January window. With USD 1.46 billion (approximately 1.36 billion euros) invested in men’s football, clubs rose to 8.2% of the record set in January 2023 (1.6 billion dollars, or approximately 1.493 billion euros). ‘euros, editor’s note). This total still remains the second highest in history”.
However, and this is quite rare to underline it, France was the most spending country in the winter transfer window, ahead of England (€171.7 million), Germany (€140.9 million) and Spain (€138.8 million). An observation due in large part, it must be said, to the two €20 million recruits from Paris Saint-Germain (Lucas Beraldo and Gabriel Moscardo) and especially to the need for Olympique Lyonnais to strengthen its squad to avoid relegation to Ligue 2 As a reminder, the seven-time French champions spent nearly €60 million to bring in Nemanja Matic, Gift Orban, Adryelson, Lucas Perri, Malick Fofana, Orel Mangala and Saïd Benrahma.
The L1 animated the transfer window
All this, without forgetting the recruitment campaigns of Stade Rennais (€26 million for Alidu Seidu and Azor Matusiwa) and Olympique de Marseille (€22 million for Ulisses Garcia, Faris Moumbagna and Jean Onana). “France tops the ranking of the most active countries on the international transfer market in January 2024 since its clubs spent USD 291.9 million (around €272 million, editor’s note), or more than double the ‘last year “indicates the governing body, which also confirmed the very low activity of English clubs due to the financial fair play rules imposed by the Premier League.
“Conversely, English club spending has collapsed by almost 80% compared to January 2023, when it reached a record amount. However, this is still enough to achieve the second highest total among all federations. England and Spain recorded the highest number of incoming transfers in women’s football – 29 each – while Sweden and the United States were involved in 30 outgoing transfers. » The next FIFA report will be published in September 2024.
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Manu Tournoux is a passionate and knowledgeable football enthusiast with a special focus on French football. Born and raised in France, Manu discovered his love for the beautiful game at a young age and developed a deep understanding of the ins and outs of "Le Championnat." His French roots and extensive experience in football journalism have made him an invaluable asset to the French Football Weekly team. As an author for the website, Manu's expertise includes not only in-depth analysis of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches but also insightful profiles of up-and-coming talents, detailed transfer news, and engaging coverage of the French national team. His captivating writing style and undeniable passion for the game have earned him a loyal following among our readers. When he's not crafting engaging articles for French Football Weekly, Manu enjoys attending live matches whenever he can, exploring football culture in various French cities, and engaging in spirited debates with fellow fans. Feel free to follow Manu on Twitter and interact with him as he shares his expert opinions, insights, and love for French football.
