CIES: LOSC with the best record on transfers, PSG with the most negative

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By: Manu Tournoux

Mercato: PSG and OM among the clubs with deficits in Europe

The Football Observatory (CIES) published this Wednesday a report on the results of clubs on transfers over the period 2015-2024. LOSC has the best record over the last decade, with net revenues of 384 million euros. The northern club spent 234 million euros on recruitment, while generating 617 million in sales. Lille is followed by Ajax Amsterdam (+289 M) and RB Leipzig (+288 M). Eintracht Frankfurt (+243M) and Atalanta Bergamo (+236M) complete the top 5. Stade Rennais ranks 25th with a more modest record.

Conversely, Paris Saint-Germain recorded the largest deficit in the world, with 646 million euros in deficits, in particular because of the acquisitions of Kylian Mbappé and Neymar Junior. Manchester United (-584 M) and Chelsea (-580 M) complete this podium with the Parisian club, while FC Barcelona (-368 M) and Tottenham (-311 M) are respectively 4th and 5th. Note that players from the training center are not taken into account in these two rankings.

The clubs with the most positive results over the period 2015-2024

1. Lille (+384 M) : 618 million euros (sales) / 234 million euros (expenses)

2. Ajax Amsterdam (+289M) : 683 million euros / 394 million euros

3. RB Leipzig (+288M) : 677 million euros / 389 million euros

4. Eintracht Frankfurt (+243 M) : 388 million euros / 145 million euros

5. Atalanta Bergamo (+236 M) : 555 million euros / 319 million euros

6. SL Benfica (+234M) : 605 million euros / 371 million euros

7. Brighton (+191M) : 459 million euros / 268 million euros

8. RB Salzburg (+186 M) : 287 million euros / 101 million euros

9. US Sassuolo (+179 M) : 415 million euros / 236 million euros

10. TSG Hoffenheim (+171M) : 278 million euros / 107 million euros

The clubs with the most negative balance sheets over the period 2015-2024

1. Paris Saint-Germain (-646 M) : 420 million euros (sales) / 1,066 million euros (expenses)

2. Manchester United (-584M) : 246 million euros / 830 million euros

3. Chelsea (-580 M) : 551 million euros / 1,131 million euros

4. FC Barcelona (-368 M) : 637 million euros / 1,005 million euros

5. Tottenham Hotspur (-311 M) : 224 million euros / 535 million euros

6. Arsenal (-275M) : 187 million euros / 462 million euros

7. AC Milan (-254M) : 309 million euros / 563 million euros

8. Everton (-242M) : 414 million euros / 656 million euros

9. Aston Villa (-208M) : 226 million euros / 434 million euros

10. Inter Milan (-207 M) : 479 million euros / 686 million euros

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