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Skip to main content Try our corporate solution for free! Single Accounts Corporate Solutions Universities. The rise of the big-money transfer The transfer of Neymar to PSG shocked the soccer world: it was more than twice as much as the previous record of million euros that Manchester United paid Juventus for Paul Pogba. The transfer was made possible by the owners of PSG, Qatar Sports Investments, who have provided significant funds to strengthen the playing squad since their acquisition of the club in In fact, other high fees transfers have happened since the summer of , highlighting the growing sums of money being made in revenue by clubs within the top European soccer leagues.
The evolution of the transfer record Mega-money moves have been taking place in soccer throughout the years. Spanish giants Real Madrid have been known to splash the cash, notably breaking the transfer record to sign Zinedine Zidane in 75 million euros , Cristiano Ronaldo in 94 million euros , and Gareth Bale in million euros.
It could be some time before a fee eclipses the million euros that PSG paid for Neymar, but if the transfer record is to be broken in the future, an English Premier League team could be the most likely to do so: the English Premier League generates the most revenue of the biggest European soccer leagues. Loading statistic Show source. Download for free You need to log in to download this statistic Register for free Already a member?
Log in. Like in all walks of life, there are agents who are more well-known than others and appear to be far more successful at concluding the big deals for big money. Pini Zahavi is probably more of a recognisable name than half the national team of his native Israel, while Jorge Mendes and Mino Raiola are mentioned in pretty much every national newspaper, every week, while the transfer windows are open. Stories emerge every year about a player actively seeking new representation from specific agents to help conclude a transfer to a specific club, moves which help the new agents generate thousands, perhaps millions of pounds from a single deal.
There is a train of thought that agents should represent clubs rather than players to ensure that everybody at one team gets equal treatment. It's an interesting idea, but one that the existing agents themselves would likely reject, and probably also the players.
A player, even if he likes a club, wants to feel that he is getting paid his true worth and trusts his agent to negotiate on his behalf. Having an employee of the club tell the player what he is worth is probably not going to appeal quite as much. There is clearly a role for the agent in modern-day football transfers, but again, it is the actions and the ethics of a select few which seem to cause the most strife.
Rumours planted purposefully to generate interest or pressure a club into selling, or offering higher wages, are now commonplace, though no more agreeable. Third-party ownership. Co-ownerships between Italian teams. Loan deals with options to buy, sales with options to buy back , part exchanges and who knows what else. There are also work permits to consider when players are coming into the United Kingdom, and the rules to which teams have to adhere to receive one are not always clear-cut.
All in all, there is no one set way that transfers have to be processed. The variety and lack of clarity makes things incredibly stressful for all involved—not least the fans, who wait in the modern age of instant technology for days upon days, hoping at last to see "confirmed" alongside the names of players their team have been linked to for weeks.
In any given transfer, all three parties have a role to play and have an amount of power. Length of contract is a hugely difficult factor to take into account; in an age of Bosman transfers, three years left on a deal is an eternity, two a balancing act between taking the big money and letting the contract run down, and one year remaining almost certainly equals a massive reduction in asking price.
At that point the balance of power seems to shift firmly toward the player, though again, specifics such as his age and position will all play a part. The next two months will provide many more indications of just how complex the nature of transfers are in world football, with deals dragging on for days or weeks before a successful conclusion.
For supporters, the only thing that matters is the squad lists at the end of the window. For clubs, players and agents alike, an awful lot of telephone calls, meetings and skilled negotiations have to go into each deal just to make a move happen. Eleven years after he left Old Trafford for Real Madrid, he will return as a year-old after a quite incredible career.
He may be past his peak but Ronaldo still has plenty to offer at the very highest level despite his advancing years. While Ronaldo will become the most expensive year-old in history, what about the most expensive players at all other ages?
Burns is now 18 and has played for England U18s, signing his first professional contract for Man City in
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