Year after year, the gap between the power of the Premier League and the rest of the domestic leagues widens exponentially. And while the European market is going through the last days of the greatest tension, its balance clearly shows this reality.
Until this Thursday, July 21, in the English league there were at least 28 signings for at least 15 million euros. From betting on young talent, to the integration of stars such as Erling Haaland, Darwin Núñez, Lisandro Martínez or Kalidou Koulibaly. Not to mention those who changed clubs within the Premier itself such as e.g Richarlison, Raheem Sterling, Kalvin Phillips or Gabriel Jesusamong many others.
In contrast, Spanish leagueconsidered the biggest competitor for the English among the best local tournaments in Europe, it only registers three signatures exceeding this 15 million (not counting renewals or extensions of their own players): Aurelien Tchouameni in Madrid? raphinha Y Robert Lewandowski at Barca.
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In the One line Italian panorama moved even less: the Brazilian defender Gleason Bremer it is him signing just over 15 million eurosreaching Juventus for 41. League 1; Only two: Vitinha from Porto to PSG for 40 million and Takumi Minamino from Liverpool to Monaco for 15.
The Bundesliga It has more cases, but far from the 28 listed in the Premier League: Matthijs de Ligt, Sadio Mané and Ryan Gravenberch at Bayern Munich. Sebastian Haller, Karim Adeyemi and Nico Schlotterbeck in Dortmund.
In fact, adding the four championships of the European Big 5, they are barely enough 12 signatures over 15 million. Not even half of the 28 in the Premier.
The impact on the field
The difference is not only in the number of players, but also in the variety of clubs. It is noticed that, even in Germany, this kind of movement is reserved for only two clubs. But on the contrary in the English league there was 15 different teams that exceeded 15 million: from giants like City or Liverpool, but also others much more humble like Brentford, Nottingham Forest or Wolverhamptonincluding.
This huge disparity in economic terms is already starting to have an impact on the playing field. In the last Champions League, two of the four semi-finals were English. The same happened in 2020-2021 and they both reached the final, which happened in 2018-2019 as well. In 2017-2018 it was only Liverpool who reached the last point.
The Spanish Real Madrid and Barcelona they are still the richest clubs in the world in terms of valuation, but according to the latest Forbes ranking, six English teams are already in the top eleven: Manchester United (3rd), Liverpool (4th), Manchester City (6th), Chelsea (8th), Tottenham (10th) and Arsenal (11th). In a trend that, as this market has taught us, will probably accelerate in the short term.
The Premier League’s millionaire moves in the 2022 market
| Player | leaving the club | New team | Transfer value |
| Darwin Nunez | Benfica | Liverpool | 75 million euros |
| Erling Holland | Borussia Dortmund | City of Manchester | 60 million euros |
| Richarlison | Everton | Tottenham | 60 million euros |
| Lisandro Martinez | Ajax | Manchester United | 57 million euros |
| Raheem Sterling | City of Manchester | Chelsea | 56 million euros |
| Gabriel Jesus | City of Manchester | Arsenal | 52 million euros |
| Calvin Phillips | Leeds United | City of Manchester | 46 million euros |
| kalidou kulibali | Naples | Chelsea | 40 million euros |
| Sven Botman | Lil | Newcastle | 37 million euros |
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | City of Manchester | Arsenal | 35 million euros |
| Fabio Vieira | Porto | Arsenal | 35 million euros |
| Nayef Agerd | Wren | West Ham | 35 million euros |
| Brenden Aaronson | Salzburg | Leeds United | 32.5 million euros |
| Diego Charles | Seville | Aston Villa | 31 million euros |
| Yves Bissum | Brighton | Tottenham | 29 million euros |
| Luis Sinistera | Feyenoord | Leeds United | 25 million euros |
| Nathan Collins | Burnley | Wolverhampton | 24 million euros |
| Cheick Doucoure | lens | Crystal Palace | 21 million euros |
| Tyler Adams | RB Leipzig | Leeds United | 20 million euros |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | Union of Berlin | Nottingham Forest | 20 million euros |
| Neko Williams | Liverpool | Nottingham Forest | 20 million euros |
| Joao Palhinha | Sporting Lisbon | Fulham | 20 million euros |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | the city of Hull | Bradford | 19 million euros |
| Matt Targett | Aston Villa | Newcastle | 17.5 million euros |
| Aaron Hickey | Bologna | Bradford | 17 million euros |
| Hee-chan Hwang | Leipzig | Wolverhampton | 16.7 million euros |
| Tyrell Malacia | Feyenoord | Manchester United | 15 million euros |
| djed spence | Middlesbrough | Tottenham | 15 million euros |
