Ligue 1 Net spend for the year 2021-2022 in transfers is €464.84 million. This includes the arrival of Football’s greatest player Leo Messi and 4 time UCL winner Sergio Ramos. Ligue 1 is trying to raise the match standard by bringing quality players from Europe. Clubs sign players that will help them to challenge PSG for the title race. After the 2021 summer and 2022 winter transfer window, the concluded Spend of Ligue 1 is €464.84 million (summer & January windows combined).
Ligue 1 Net Spend
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Overall, the Ligue 1 Net spending on Transfer expenses is €464.84 million. In departure, the league made only €462.57 million. Which brought the Total balance to €2.27 million.
Ligue 1 transfer period usually goes from June 9 to August 31 each year. In the summer 2021 transfer window, PSG bought some Big name players, mostly on a free transfer. Players Like Leo Mesi, Sergio Ramo, and Ashraf Hakimi join the club. Unveiling of Leo Messi in Paris was the most like Pic. Lionel Messi’s arrival boosts the Ranking of Ligue 1 on UEFA league rankings.
- Total Expenditure of Ligue 1: €464.84 million
- Income Recoup: €462.57 million
- Total Balance: €2.27 million
Olympic Lyon didn’t spend big and save extra euros. The net profit for the club stands at €72.68m. However, Paris Saint-german in order to win the Champion League title spends €89.50m in the transfer window, Including 4 free Transfers. Olympique Marseille Spend €47.12m million on transfers. Take a look at the transfer spendings of each Ligue one Club:
| Rank | Club | Transfer Spend | Transfer Income | Net Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyon | €22.92m | €95.60m | €72.68m |
| 2 | LOSC Lille | €20.00m | €74.46m | €54.46m |
| 3 | Montpellier HSC | €200Th. | €25.00m | €24.80m |
| 4 | FC Metz | €2.50m | €21.50m | €19.00m |
| 5 | Stade Brestois 29 | €9.50m | €28.20m | €18.70m |
| 6 | SCO Angers | €1.80m | €18.10m | €16.30m |
| 7 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | €4.50m | €16.00m | €11.50m |
| 8 | FC Nantes | €7.50m | €15.80m | €8.30m |
| 9 | FC Girondins Bordeaux | €9.80m | €17.86m | €8.06m |
| 10 | Clermont Foot 63 | N/A | Null | N/A |
| 11 | FC Lorient | €10.50m | €10.00m | -€500K |
| 12 | AS Saint-Etienne | €600Th. | N/A | -€600K |
| 13 | Stade Reims | €16.00m | €15.05m | -€950K |
| 14 | RC Lens | €20.60m | €18.00m | -€2.60m |
| 15 | AS Monaco | €45.50m | €34.75m | -€10.75m |
| 16 | ESTAC Troyes | €21.80m | N/A | -€21.80m |
| 17 | OGC Nice | €55.00m | €25.10m | -€29.90m |
| 18 | Stade Rennais FC | €79.50m | €45.65m | -€33.85m |
| 19 | Olympique Marseille | €47.12m | €7.50m | -€39.62m |
| 20 | Paris Saint-Germain | €89.50m | €11.00m | -€78.50m |
| Total | €464.84m | €462.57m | -€2.27m |
Summer 2021 Transfer Net Spend:
In the summer of 2021, Ligue 1 club’s spent a total of €395.42 million on transfers but managed to recoup €373.17 taking the combined net spend of Ligue one to -€22.25 million.
January 2022 Transfer Net Spend:
€69.42m was spent on new transfers in January by Ligue 1 clubs. €89.5 m was recouped in selling players taking total net spend for the January window to £19.98m during the January 2022 transfer window which is the highest since 2018.