The 18 Bundesliga teams also had to tighten their belts during this atypical summer market to mitigate the effects of the crisis caused by the coronavirus. If a year ago the German clubs spent 747 million euros on signings, COVID-19 caused that, just one season later, the amount decreased by more than half: 318 kilos. Of course, the number of incorporations did not vary too much. A total of 230 operations were carried out (248 in summer 2019), of which 127 were assignments (102 in 2019). In total, the balance was positive: the Bundesliga entered 324 million, generating 6 in profits (for 127 losses in 2019).
The club that pulled the most on the check was Bayern (64 million for seven players), followed by Dortmund (48) and Leipzig (33). The most expensive signing was Sané, brand new Bavarian acquisition for which the Champions, Bundesliga and Pokal champions paid 45 million to City. Schick (for 26.5 from Rome to Leverkusen) and Can (for 25 from Juve to Dortmund) complete the podium. The two operations that moved the most money were sales and both to Chelsea: they paid Leverkusen 80 million for Havertz and Leipzig 45 for Werner. The Spanish colony is made up of ten footballers after the arrivals of Marc Roca (Bayern) and Josep Martínez (Leipzig).