Papu Gomez swapped Atalanta for Sevilla.Getty/Fran Santiago
- The financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Europe's soccer clubs was clear to see in this year's January transfer window.
- Premier League clubs spent $219 million less than last year, while across the German, Spanish, French and Italian top-flights, spending was down by $560 million.
- While there was no mega-money transfers, however, there were still a number of noteworthy deals which went under the radar, which Insider have listed below.
The financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Europe's soccer clubs was clear to see in this year's January transfer window.
English Premier League clubs spent just $96 million throughout the whole month, the lowest spend for nine years and $219 million down from last year.
Across the German, Spanish, French and Italian top-flights, spending was down on last year by $560 million.
Deloitte says the fall in spending is largely due to world's top 20 revenue generating clubs being set to miss out on more than $2.4 billion in revenue over the course of this season and last as a result of the pandemic.
Such losses could change the transfer market as we know it for the forseeable future, according to Deloitte, which predicts the lost revenue will "potentially act as the catalyst in creating a shift in how clubs approach the transfer market over the next few seasons."
While there was no mega-money transfers, however, there were still a number of noteworthy deals went under the radar, which Insider have listed below.