Madrid, Feb 9 (EFE) .- The two teams from the English city of Manchester, City and United, and Spanish Barcelona are the three teams in the five major European leagues with the worst balance between expenses and income in transfers since 2016 , with more than 400 million euros in expenses above income according to the CIES Observatory.
Since the transfer market of the summer of 2016, Manchester City has invested 1,006 million euros in transfers and obtained 375 million from transfers to other clubs, with which it has a negative balance of 631 million, according to this study carried out by CIES with data from the clubs and published by the media.
His rival from the city of Manchester, United, follows behind with some 586 million negative balance, the result of investments in 832 million in players during these five years, while he has only received 246 million in income.
The Spanish Barcelona is the third team in negative balance with 471 million of net spending, since it has invested 1,171 million in footballers and has received 700. In fact, by spending, the Barça team is the first club of the five major European leagues, ahead of City and Italian Juventus (999 million in expenses).
The French Paris Saint-Germain (455 million in net spending, with 854 million in spending and 399 in revenue), the Italian Inter (386 million in spending, with 664 million paid and 278 received) complete the five clubs with the highest net spending had in the past five years, according to this study.
At the opposite pole, French clubs have benefited the most from the transfer market in the last five years: French Lille has a positive balance of 191 million (252 million in expenses for 443 entered), followed by Olympique de Lyon (balance of 151 million, 348 in expenses and 499 in income) and the Italian Atalanta (balance of 133 million).
The fourth team with the best balance between purchases and sales is Monaco, with 132 million euros in their favor, and which at the same time is the team that has obtained the most in sales in the last five years: 758 million euros, although it has also invested 626 million in hiring.
Among the teams that have received the most in sales are also the Italian Juventus (750 million, but a negative balance of 249 for the 999 million invested in purchases) and again Barcelona, which received 700 million but spent 1,171 million, with what which is the third club for negative balance.
In Spanish LaLiga Santander the team with the best balance between purchases and sales is Valencia, which in these five years has a positive balance of 67 million, having sold players for 359 and bought for 292.
In the negative section, Barcelona is followed by Atlético as the club with the worst balance in these five years: 104 million in net costs, for the 715 million invested and the 611 collected, according to CIES. Real Madrid is the third that spent the most (661 million) and also the third that earned the most (570), with a negative balance of 91 million since the summer of 2016.
– First five European clubs by negative balance in transfers since 2016 (data in millions of euros):
CLUB EXPENSES INCOME BALANCE
Manchester City (ING) 1,006 375 -631
Manchester United (ING) 832 246 -586
Barcelona (ESP) 1,171 700 -471
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 854 399 -455
Inter Milan (ITA) 664 278 -386.
– Top five European clubs by positive balance in transfers since 2016 (data in millions of euros):
CLUB EXPENSES INCOME BALANCE
Lille (FRA) 252 443 191
Olympique Lyon (FRA) 348 499 151
Atalanta (ITA) 241 374 133
AS Monaco (MON) 626 758 132
Hoffenheim (GER) 150 237 87
Source: CIES Football Observatory. EFE
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