Because of the emergence of the COVID-19 epidemic, the financial circumstances of the clubs were negatively impacted in 2020 and 2021. Therefore, the expense of purchasing and trading players declined during that period.

However, ever since that time, the expense has only risen. In particular, in the year 2023. The previous record for the cost of buying and selling players was in 2019. Clubs spend more than 200 million dollars in 2023. English clubs spent the most 296 million dollars last year.

Coming up next on this list of costs are the organizations in Saudi Arabia. After Al Nasr made a deal with well-known Portuguese player Ronaldo in the previous year, numerous famous soccer players from European clubs joined the Saudi Pro League.

The move of Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid, Enzo Fernandez from Benfica to Chelsea, and Harry Kane from Tottenham to Bayern Munich gained attention in the realm of boys' soccer last year.

In both male and female football, there were increased transfers and sales in the year 2023 compared to 2022. Girls' soccer witnessed a 20 percent rise in the number of players who switched teams during the previous year.

In 2022, the number of clubs participating grew from 507 to 623. FIFA stated that a remarkable 131 organizations were engaged in transferring 1,888 female players during the previous year. In a place where the yearly spending amounts to 61 million dollars. This represents an increase of 84.2 percent compared to the year 2022.