These 20 clubs are the best in the world when it comes to buying players and turning them over for profit. This is the ranking of clubs with the lowest net spending since the summer of 2000.
The numbers are via TransferMarkt, which handles the euro.
And here are the 20 biggest net spenders…
20) Velez Sarsfield (Argentina)
Expenditure: 49.15 million euros
Income: €293.18m
Net Expense: €244.04m
The unlikely procedure begins. Record sales of Argentine costumes are available for 20-year-old Mauro Zarate for just 15 million euros. They often do tricks.
19) Corinthians (Brazil)
Expenditure: 235.73 million euros
Income: €487.86m
Net Expense: €252.13m
Second of seven South American teams in the top 20.
18) Empori (Italy)
Expense: €118.36M
Income: €387.04m
Net Expense: €268.67m
Empoli’s record sale is Guglielmo Vicario. He joined Tottenham for 18.5 million euros during the summer transfer period in 2023. They will be 22nd without that transfer.
17) As Monaco (France)
Expenditure: 13.6 billion euros
Income: 163 million euros
Net Expense: €276.15m
Big spenders, but even bigger sellers, these.
16) Boca Junior (Argentina)
Expense: €251.14m
Income: €532.77m
Net Expense: €281.63m
Several great players have played for Boca for many years. Carlos Tevez has been sold twice for over 10 million euros.
15) PSV (Netherlands)
Expense: €503.02m
Income: €787.68m
Net Expense: €284.67m
PSV has made a lot of money from selling Hirving Lozano, Cody Gakpo, Memphis Depay, Noni Maduke, Ibrahim Sangare and more recently Malik Tilman.
14) Az Alkmaar (Netherlands)
Expense: €181.04m
Income: €479.66M
Net Expense: €298.62m
This is pretty good at Dutch clubs.
13) International (Brazil)
Expenditure: 145.87 million euros
Income: €454.91M
Net Expense: €309.04m
If Leandro Damiao joins Spurs, their profits will be even greater.
12) SC Braga (Portugal)
Expenditure: 165.42 million euros
Income: €496.67m
Net Expense: 331.25m Euro
Braga has signed and sold 1,338 athletes this century.
11) Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Expenditure: 180 million euros
Income: €513.52M
Net Expense: 333.52m Euro
Sao Paulo received a world record of 31.5 million euros from Real Betis for Den Nilson in 1998.
10) Santos (Brazil)
Expenditure: 153.57 million euros
Income: €511.20m
Net Expense: €357.63m
Neymar. Rodrigo. Robinho. This club loves technical wingers.
9) Udinese (Italy)
Expense: €588.58m
Income: €947.64m
Net Expense: €359.06m
Udinese is very active, signing 993 players and selling 1,034 people.
8) Dinamozagreb (Croatia)
Expense: €137.73m
Income: €503.91M
Net Expense: €366.18m
Fair play for Dinamo Zagreb, who has an outstanding track record of developing and selling young players.
7) River board (Argentina)
Expenditure: 307.56 million euros
Income: €679.08m
Net Expense: €371.52m
These South Americans know what they’re doing, right? Also, the bright lights of Europe are so appealing.
6) Red Bull Salzburg (Austria)
Expenditure: 313.83 million euros
Income: €764.87m
Net Expense: €451.04m
We all know about Salzburg and their proven philosophy.
5) Sports (Portugal)
Expense: €658.08m
Revenue: 11.6 billion euros
Net Expense: €500.08m
Bruno Fernandez is a record-breaking sport.
4) Lille (France)
Expense: 541.60m euro
Income: 11 billion euros
Net Expense: 572.40m Euro
Nicholas Pepe and Victor Osimhen brought in only 155 million euros.
3) Ajax (Netherlands)
Expenditure: 743.26 million euros
Income: 1.41 billion euros
Net Expense: 663.30m Euro
Ajax probably has the best reputation for selling players, but it’s the third best when it comes to net spending.
2) Porto (Portugal)
Expenditure: 943.79 million euros
Income: 16.9 billion euros
Net Expense: €742.51M
Being second means consistently winning 25-50 million euros for the best players. It has record sales for Al Nassr from Otavio and Manchester City from Nico Gonzalez for €60 million.
1) Benfica (Portugal)
Expenditure: 11.2 billion euros
Income: 2 billion euros
Net Expense: €875.96m
Benfica is pretty good at this.
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