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Who had the highest instalment payables for transfers in 2020?

FC Barcelona

Alamy | FC Barcelona are known for many things. Recently there has been a lot of writing about the club's debt. A big part of that debt is due to player transfers like Coutinho.

Over the past decade cash flows have become less significant with regards to payments or receipts of transfer fees as the usage of instalments in player transactions have increased substantially.

Bearing the early days of the pandemic in mind, we have taken a closer look at the total outstanding payables from player transactions among 85 clubs in the 2019/20 season to scrutinise whether the pandemic caused an even greater rise in outstanding debt.

2 July 2021 - 10:57 AM

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