{"id":216024,"date":"2022-02-08T20:05:19","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T18:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fifa.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/fifa-publishes-international-transfer-snapshot-january-2022?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-02-08T20:05:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T18:05:19","slug":"fifa-publishes-international-transfer-snapshot-january-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/fifa-publishes-international-transfer-snapshot-january-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA publishes International Transfer Snapshot (January 2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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3,791 international transfers completed across men’s and women’s football<\/em>; Transfer activity in men’s football almost back at pre-pandemic levels<\/em>; Transfers in women’s game hit all-time high and up by more than 40% compared to 2021<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

FIFA has published its International Transfer Snapshot (January 2022), an analysis of player transfer activity during the recent registration period.<\/p>\n

According to the report, a total of 3,791 international transfers were completed during the January window, thus confirming that football is recovering from the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, clubs’ spending on transfer fees last month almost returned to the levels of January 2020.<\/p>\n

The number of transfers in men’s football increased by 28.0% compared to last year, with the total value of the transfer fees agreed rising by 74.7%. English clubs topped the table for spending on international transfer fees with an outlay of USD 349.5 million, followed by Italy with USD 113.6 million.<\/p>\n

In the women’s game, there was a dramatic 42.8% increase in the number of transfers during this year’s January registration period compared to January 2021. The total stood at 257 transfers, a new all-time high surpassing the pre-pandemic levels of January 2020 by almost 40%.<\/p>\n

Key findings include:<\/p>\n