Ajax and PSV are in the global top ten of clubs with the most profitable transfer policy. This is according to a study by Transfer market in eToro. Benfica tops the list.
Over the past five years, Benfica made a ‘profit’ of 356 million euros. The report takes profit into account as the difference between a player’s buy and sell price. Any fees for agents and other costs are not included. Ajax is second on the list since the transfer summer of 2018, it becomes clear The Football Investment Report.
Ajax has achieved a transfer profit of 308 million euros in the past five years. The transfers of Antony and Lisandro Martínez to Manchester United in particular contribute to the financial success. PSV is eighth in the ranking, with a transfer profit of 189 million euros. Last winter, Cody Gakpo and Noni Madueke were sold for hefty sums to Liverpool and Chelsea respectively.
Lille OSC, Red Bull Salzburg, Sporting CP, Olympique Lyon and AS Monaco are consecutively in third to seventh place. FC Porto and FC Nordsjaelland are ninth and tenth in the standings.
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