Philippe Coutinho, during his presentation with the Barça

WITH THE SIGNINGS OF COUTINHO And MINA

The Barça, leader of investment in a market with historical figures

Published:13/02/2018 - 12:38h

Updated:13/02/2018 - 12:38h

The figures of the past market of signings of winter shot until historical limits. Never before it had spent so much money in incorporations. Particularly, the FC Barcelona leads the ránking of European investment in January

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The market of signings has revolutionised in the last times regarding the prices paid by the traspasos of the players. This rise of the value of the players has increased of exponential form and has caused that, during the last month of January have seen investments inimaginables.

It does some years, the market of signings of winter was foreseen so that the clubs could retouch his staff to cover the needs that the team had left in evidence during the first months of competition. However, in the last windows of incorporations navideñas, the signings have left to be 'covered' of urgency to strategic operations of big calibrate.

The big proof of this has been the record investment that has done during this month of January. As 'Football Transfer Review 2018', the clubs of the big European leagues have spent a total of 945 million euros, a 49 percent more than the past season. The figures are astronomical for what supposes a month of January, and is that they result a 21 percent of the total investment of the season 2017-18.

The FC Barcelona is the indisputable leader of the ránking of cost in signings with 167 millions: 155 in Philippe Coutinho and 12 in Yerry Mina. The Brazilian, by his part, has turned into the most expensive signing of the history of the Barcelona club, gone on down Ousmane Dembélé, fichado in summer by some 140 millions.

Europe has increased his cost

If we look the total investment of the season 2017-18, the worn money by the clubs of the big European leagues (Premier League, The League, Sèrie To, Bundesliga and Tie 1) also surpasses with grow to the worn in previous seasons. At present, the money invested in signings rises to 5.350 million euros, 37% more than the previous season.

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