# Global football transfer market growth

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/global-football-transfer-market-growth
> Updated: 2026-09-04T14:20:21.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

The global professional football transfer market has reached record financial levels. In 2025, total transfer fees reached approximately 11.3 billion euros across more than 86,000 international moves, involving mechanisms such as FIFA’s solidarity payments to training academies.

Parallel growth has been observed in the women’s football transfer market, which saw total investment exceed US$ 28.6 million during the mid-year window. This figure represents more than a doubling of the US$ 12.3 million recorded during the same period the previous year. England led absolute spending in the women’s market, while Brazil emerged as a significant exporter of talent, highlighted by transactions such as Kerolin’s move from Manchester City to Barcelona.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-04: Women's football transfer market hits record US$ 28.6 million

Global women's football transfer spending hit a record US$ 28.6 million this mid-year, with Brazil seeing record revenues of US$ 748,000 from player exports.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/womens-football-transfer-market-hits-record-us-286-million

### 2026-08-29: Football transfer market hits record 11.3 billion euros in 2025

Global football transfer fees hit a record 11.3 billion euros in 2025, while VfB Stuttgart manages squad investments and potential player sales to balance its finances.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/football-transfer-market-hits-record-113-billion-euros-in-2025

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