(Finance) – The Calciomercato moves on average every year 6.7 billion euros And It involves over 19,000 international transfers of players. This emerges fromObservatory on the Italian Sport System of Banca Ifis, Presented on January 31, 2025 at the Hotel Sheraton in Milan during the winter session of the Italian football market. The study highlights a dynamic and interconnected sector internationally. To the event, organized by IFIS bank with Mastergroup Sport and Adiseparticipated Luigi De Siervo (CEO of Lega Serie A), Paolo Bedin (President of the Serie B Lega), Umberto Calcagno (AIC President), Giuseppe Marotta (President of Adise and International FC) e Ariela Caglio (teacher SDA Bocconi).
The analysis of IFIS bank examined the period 2018-2024, revealing that the cumulated expenditure for the purchase of the players has reached the 47 billion euros, of which 86% concern the UEFA championships. Of the 134,000 players transferred in the period, 58% involved European clubs, with an average annual expenditure of 5.77 billion euros and collections for 5.69 billion euros. The European market is the main reference for purchases (75% of transfers) and sales (81%). South America, in particular Conmebol, is the main source of non -European talents, contributing to 36% of arrivals in the UEFA championships.
“The research of our Study Office highlights that The transfer market is a strategic lever for clubs, capable of catalyzing economic resources, thanks to a turnover of almost 7 billion euros a year, In addition to the interest and enthusiasm of the fans, on an international scale, “he declares Raffaele Zingone, general co -director and Chief Commercial Officer of Banca Ifis.
Within UEFA, the Premier League dominates the market, with one cumulative expenditure of 13.2 billion euros and a positive clear balance of 7.49 billion. There Serie A positions second for market volumewith an expense of 5.04 billion euros and recesses for 4.08 billion, recording a positive balance of 957 million. The Spanish Liga follows with an expense of 5.09 billion and collections for 4.46 billion, obtaining a positive balance of 630 million.
The analysis shows that investments in the transfer market influence the UEFA ranking. There Premier League, with the greatest expense, is confirmed in first place, while Serie A, second for investments, occupies the second position. The Liga, despite having a lower expense, better optimizes the costs and stands in third place in the UEFA ranking. On the contrary, the French Ligue 1, third for average expenditure, is the last of the ranking.
The analysis of the financial cycle of Italian clubs reveals that the top series of series in investing on average 91% of their liquidity in the transfer market. This significantly reduces the availability of cash, which goes from an average of 62.8 million euros to only 9.1 million. Most of the liquidity comes from external funding (83%), while only 17% are covered by their own resources. This highlights the need for adequate financial instruments to support investments in the sector.
Banca Ifis considers sport a vehicle for social inclusion and economic development. Through Kaleidos, his Social Impact Lab, he invested 7 million euros between 2022 and 2024 in sports and social initiatives. Among the supported projects include scholarships for young cones athletes, the Ravano tournament of Genoa and the construction of a football field for the Opera Don Bosco Sampierdarena Institute. In addition, Banca IFIS is main sponsor of the teams of the UC Sampdoria, with which it carries on social inclusion initiatives on the Ligurian territory.
Banca Ifis continues to monitor the football sector through his Observatory on Italian Sport Systemproviding data and analysis to support strategic decisions in the world of sport.