With more than 5,900 transfers on the global market, the winter transfer window set a new record, but the amounts spent were lower than last year, FIFA announced.
He noted the winter transfer window of 2026 an increase in the number of transfers of 3 percent compared to the previous record set the year before with 5799 completed transactions. With a total of more than $1.9 billion spent, the total amount of transfer fees was significantly lower and even 18 percent lower than the record set in January 2025 ($2.35 billion).
English clubs were far away the biggest consumerswith $363 million in fees paid, a significant decrease compared to 2025 ($623 million), but still well ahead of the Italian clubs ($283 million), who took second place.
Brazilian clubs they entered the top three ($180 million), thanks in particular to the record transfer of international Lucas Paqueta, who left the English club West Ham for Flamengo, the current Brazilian champion and winner of the Copa Libertadores, for approximately $49 million.
They are fourth Germansa French clubswhose finances are hampered by the TV rights crisis, remain on fifth place by spending with $120 million in spending, which is a decrease of more than 40 percent compared to the previous year ($210 million).
Saudi clubsbig spenders last year, when they were in 4th place with $213 million, fell to 6th place ($101 million).
As in previous years, French clubs they are leading in terms of incomewith a total of $218 million ($373 million in January 2025), ahead of its Italian ($175 million), Brazilian ($155 million), English ($150 million) and Spanish ($139 million) counterparts.
Women’s soccer set a new spending record, with more than $10 million spent in January, an 85 percent jump from last year’s record, despite a 6 percent drop in transfers.
English clubs are also the biggest spenders, with more than 5 million dollars spent.
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