In the boardroom of a modern football club, the « January Transfer Window » is rarely discussed as a period for squad building. Instead, it is treated as a high-frequency trading desk where the assets are human, the prices are inflated, and…
The 2025 summer transfer window has gone into the history books. Premier League clubs alone spent around €3.5 billion on new players, setting a new global record. In just a few weeks, English football invested more than some European leagues…
In a world where football’s elite chase €100 million transfers, Brighton & Hove Albion has quietly mastered a different game: spotting world-class talent before the rest of Europe even notices. Their model has turned undervalued players into Premier League stars…
LaLiga’s Financial Fair Play and Barcelona’s Challenges LaLiga enforces some of the strictest Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules in European football to ensure clubs manage their finances responsibly. Central to this is the Squad Cost Limit (SCL), which caps how…
Football fans often see headlines about mega-deals—like a forward signing for €100 million—and assume that’s the total price. But anyone who’s looked under the hood knows there’s a lot more to it. From long contracts designed to spread costs over…