Neymar’s Club, Chelsea, Arsenal: The High-Spending Underperformers of the Transfer Window*

The summer has brought its fair share of movements in the transfer market, and certain clubs have been faced with particularly unfavorable purchase/sale ratios. Among them are Chelsea and… Neymar’s club.

According to data from the International Center for Sports Studies (CIES), here’s the top 10 list of clubs with the most negative ratios during this period:

🥇 Chelsea 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 : -528M€
🥈 Al-Hilal 🇸🇦 : -330M€
🥉 Arsenal 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 : -267M€
4- Bournemouth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 : -216M€
5- Real Madrid 🇪🇸 : -217M€
6- Al-Ahli 🇸🇦 : -177M€
7- Newcastle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 : -168M€
8- Manchester United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 : -158M€
9- Liverpool 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 : -126M€
10- Aston Villa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 : -121M€

These figures reflect the transfer activities of each club over the year, highlighting the differences between the amounts spent on player acquisitions and the revenues generated from sales.