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Europe's most profitable purveyors of players 2019

Mbappe

PA Images | The transfer of Mbappé to Paris Saint-Germain in the 2018/19 financial year sends AS Monaco at the top of the European ranking of clubs posting biggest profit on player sales.

Having ranked the European clubs best at making a profit on player transfers, one finds it's a long way down the list before encountering an English club.

AS Monaco are at the top, having sold Mbappé to PSG. Other notorious "talent monetisers" such as Athletic Bilbao, Lyon, Dortmund, Ajax, Benfica, and Lille feature in the top 20.

24 August 2020 - 10:30 AM

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