Overview
- FIFA logged 5,973 international transfers in January, a 3% increase year over year and a new high for the winter window.
- Total fees reached about $1.95 billion, an 18% decline from January 2025’s $2.35 billion peak.
- English clubs spent roughly $363 million, ahead of Italy’s $283 million, while French clubs earned $218 million from sales.
- Brazil rose into the top three spenders at about $180 million, helped by Flamengo’s reported $49 million signing of Lucas Paquetá from West Ham, as Saudi outlay slipped to sixth at $101 million.
- In the women’s market, spending set a January record at over $10 million, up 85%, even as the number of transfers fell 6% to 420.