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Barcelona y Chelsea en un agujero negro financiero, mientras Lille saca partido
January 25, 2024 -
El endeudado Barcelona y el nuevo rico Chelsea han perdido la mayor
cantidad de dinero en transferencias en el fútbol mundial desde 2014,
según el grupo de investigación CIES Football Observatory
La Liga heayweights Barcelona generated the highest loss of €631m, in terms of balances for non-academy players signed and transferred between 2014-23. Factors include failed acquisitions of Philippe Coutinho -- bought for €135m from Liverpool in 2018, before selling to Aston Villa in 2022 for just €20m -- and Ousmane Dembele.
While LOSC Lille gained €386m in transfer profits following the sales of players such as Victor Osimhen, bought for €22.4m in 2019, before Napoli swooped for the striker just one year later in €75m deal.