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coronavirus pandemic It has caused an economic crisis in all areas, and European football teams have also suffered. Therefore, the budget for the purchase of players was limited for everyone and that it is reflected in the “cheap” transfers that have been made in the main leagues of that continent, figures that contrast especially with the past. So much so that the biggest signing would not even be in the top 10 of past market movements.
In the absence of a “bomb”, Eredivisie is proud of the most expensive transfer so far, despite the fact that it is a league that does not usually shine in this area. He Ajax paid 22.5 million euros to take over the services of the French striker Sebastien Haller, from West Ham, being the largest movement of this transfer market.
The second most expensive is the Ivorian-Italian extreme, Amad Diallo, what happened from Atalanta of Manchester United for 21 million, while third place is the Hungarian Dominik Szoboszlai, who will now seek to consolidate in Leipzig, after the club paid 20 million euros to RB Salzburg.
Millionaire contrast with the last summer market
Despite the fact that the pandemic was already present on the market last summer, the economic ravages have not yet been fully reflected, so there were clubs that did not hesitate when they made purchases as if it were a normal season, being more expensive who did Chelsea of Kai Havertz amounted to 80 million euros. There was even that of Arthur whose value was estimated at 72 million, but Juventus decided to give up Miralem Pjanic to reduce 60 and give only 12 million.
In six months, the collapse of the transfer market has been such that the most expensive move so far is that of Haller from Ajax, at 22.5, just like I would place it as the number 40 of the last period and 64 compared to the 2019-20 season, Where Atletico Madrid paid 127.2 million euros for Joao Felix; Barcelona, 120 million for Antoine Griezmann and real Madrid, 115 million for Eden Hazard.
The 5 most expensive transfers on the current winter market in Europe
- Sébastien Haller, from West Ham to Ajax with 22.5 MDE
- Amad Diallo, from Atalanta to Manchester United for 21 MDE
- Dominik Szoboszlai, from RB Salzburg to Leipzig powder 20 MDE
- Geoffrey Kondogbia, from Valencia to Atlético de Madrid for 15 DEM
- Joakin Maehle, from KRC Henk to Atalanta for 11 MDE
The most expensive transfers on the summer market 2020
- Kai Havertz, from Leverkusen to Chelsea for 80 MDE
- Arthur, from Barcelona to Juventus for 72 MDE
- Victor Osimhen, from Lille to Naples for 70 MDE
- Rubén Dias, from Benfica to Manchester City for 68 MDE
- Timo Werner, from Leipzig to Chelsea for 53 MDE