Reassuringly expensive
The financial gulf between English clubs and the rest of Europe is growing
FOOTBALL’S transfer window may almost be viewed as a sport in its own right. Twice a year, in January and for two months during the summer, European clubs frantically buy and sell players. When the window slams shut, as it did on September 2nd, they are stuck with the squads they have assembled until the next one opens. Meanwhile, pundits pore over the transfer-market winners and losers, much as they would a weekend’s fixtures.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Reassuringly expensive”
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