The increase in foreigners and the recovery from “Corona” raise the number of deals
4848 club transactions in the last 5 “summer transfers”
Ukrainian Yarmolenko is one of Al-Ain's most prominent deals. The photo is from a friendly meeting in the "leader's" foreign camp.
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Adel Al-Amri: “In the current transfers, the clubs have become more experienced and keen to protect their interests.”
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A statistic for "Emirates Today", which it collected through press releases issued by the Football Association, and includes the past five years, revealed that clubs in all grades made during the last five summer transfers 4,848 transactions, at a time when the transfers of the current season are expected to witness an increase in the number of deals, Especially with the decision to increase the number of foreign players specifically in professional competitions, as well as the club’s tendency to completely change their skin according to a new strategy represented in contracting players in free transfer deals, in addition to fully recovering from the side effects of the “Covid-19” pandemic.
Clubs of all ranks are preparing to strengthen their ranks with new players during the current transfers, which started last July 13 and will continue until next October 4, in order to enter the new season with new blood, especially with the availability of a group of players to move before the start of the season, compared to the scarcity of names in the winter transfers (supplementary). ).
The statistics showed that transactions during the summer period continued to rise steadily.
The 2017-2018 season is considered the lowest in the number of transactions, as it witnessed 608 transactions, while in the following season 2018-2019 the number of transactions reached 654, while the biggest leap was in the 2019-2020 season when deals reached 1754, after the adoption of the decision to allow the children of female citizens and holders The country’s passport, and the country’s newborns and residents, to participate in all official sports competitions for various games.
The statistics showed the extent of the clear decline in the summer transfers in the 2020-2021 season, as this coincided with the general stalemate due to the outbreak of the “Covid-19” pandemic, as this caused the cancellation of the sports season, and in a number of other leagues around the world, but things returned. To their normal situation in the last season 2021-2022, as the last summer transfers witnessed 1209 transactions, which confirms the recovery of clubs from the side effects of the pandemic.
New strategy
And the players' agent, Adel Al-Amiri, during his speech to "Emirates Today", expected that the deals during the current summer transfers would reach a record level, after the decision to raise the number of foreign players from four to five, and the need for clubs to conclude a large number of deals according to a new strategy in the contract terms, In addition to completely eliminating the side effects of the “Covid-19” pandemic.
He said that it is normal for the new legislation to increase the number of foreigners to the desire of clubs to conclude new deals to take advantage of the opportunity that was available to them, and added: “We were talking in the past about (three foreigners + Asian), then it became four foreigners, and now it has risen to five. Foreigners without residents, and this matter will certainly increase the number of deals that the clubs will offer.”
The agent, who represents a group of local and foreign players, added that he saw a clear change in the clubs’ strategies regarding contracts, and said: “I noticed in the current transfers how the clubs have become more experienced and keen to protect their interests through the nature of the negotiations they are engaged in, as it became clear that the clubs think a lot before Doing any deals, placing a clear priority on obtaining the services of the players in free deals or those who remain in his contract for six months, so as not to pay a lot of money from their coffers.”
High-caliber deals
Since July 13, the professional clubs have concluded high-caliber deals, including Al Wasl obtaining the services of international playmaker Omar Abdul Rahman from Al-Ahly youth, goalkeeper Khaled Al-Sinani from Al Dhafra, Guinean Sana Gomez from Portimonense of Portugal, and Brazilian winger Gabriel de Sousa (Gabrielzinho) from Rio The Portuguese Avi, while Sharjah got the services of the international Majid Hassan from Al-Ahly youth, and Rayan delivers from Al-Ain.
In turn, Al Wahda contracted with its former international player, Sebastian Tigali, from Al Nasr, and also recovered its former player Suhail Al Mansouri from Al Dhafra, while he signed with Portuguese international Luis Pizzi.
Al Ain signed a four-year contract with Argentine Matias Palacios from Basel, Switzerland, and also signed Ukrainian international Yarmolenko for one season from West Ham.
Al-Dhafra contracted with the Moroccan of Dutch nationality, Mohamed Rayhi, in a free transfer from the Saudi subcontractor. The Brazilian Igor Rossi and the Italian Daniel Besa joined the Kalba Union, and Al-Bataeh contracted with the South African Tibang Fetti and the Brazilian Lawrence Rodriguez.
Number of club deals in summer transfers for the last 5 years
2021 - 2022: 1,209 transactions.
2020-2021: 623 transactions.
2019 - 2020: 1,754 transactions.
2018 - 2019: 654 transactions.
2017 - 2018: 608 transactions.
Among the most prominent deals in the current transfers are Al-Wasl contracts with "Amouri", Al-Ain with Ukrainian Yarmolenko, Sharjah with Majid Hassan, and Al-Wehda with Portuguese Pizzi.
A number of clubs are adopting the strategy of contracting players with a free transfer system.
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