Portuguese clubs top the revenues from the sale of players.. Know the value of the sums they earned

No country around the world has obtained huge financial profits, as Portugal did, through the revenues from the sale of players in the last decade, but this huge money did not turn into successes at the level of the ability of its clubs to compete in Europe.

Portugal is the home of one of the most famous business agents in the world, Jorge Mendes, and according to a report by the International Federation of Football Associations “FIFA”, in conjunction with the tenth anniversary of the Transfer Matching System “TMS”, (the platform that was created to record player transfers), Portuguese clubs are at the forefront The list of the largest number of transfers, with revenues of 2.5 billion euros.

Between 2011 and 2020, the Portuguese League received 15 percent of the list of the most expensive deals in the world.

It is known that Portugal is represented by three clubs in the Champions League this season, but any remarkable success has not been achieved by the Portuguese clubs since Porto achieved the continental title in 2004 under the leadership of coach Jose Mourinho.

Loic Ravenel, a researcher at the International Football Observatory, talks about the reason for Portugal's strength in this field, saying, "The value of the deals that take place with Portuguese clubs is due to Portugal's role as a bridge between South America and the largest European clubs."

The International Federation report indicates that the path of players from Brazil to Portugal is the most reliable in the world during the last ten years for player transfers, as Portugal witnessed the beginning of the journey of 1550 players before their spread in Europe.

One of the most prominent examples in this field is the Brazilian international Eder Militao, who moved to Porto in 2018 from Sao Paulo for seven million euros, before being sold only a year later to Real Madrid for 50 million euros, which shows the value of the profits. banner" that can be achieved.

Here comes the role of Portuguese business agents who have become remarkably influential due to their in-depth knowledge of the player markets in South America, Portugal and most of the major European leagues, says Ravenel.

In the same context, Mendes, who is considered one of the most powerful business agents in the world, is known to have made huge money to conclude huge deals between Portugal and elite clubs in Europe.

Between 2011 and 2020, Portuguese business agents received huge financial profits amounting to 320 million euros, placing Portugal in fourth place in the list of brokers' profits.

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