Moroccan football clubs have generated financial profits exceeding $32 million in player transfer markets over the past five years, including $7.6 million in 2023 alone, as per the “Mercato Al-Sharq 2023” report, which monitors football player transfer markets in Arab countries.
Tunisian, Algerian, Iraqi, and Jordanian clubs also reaped profits from player contract sales between 2019 and 2023, with Egypt appearing on the list of beneficiaries only in 2022 and 2023, accruing profits of $6.3 million and $800,000, respectively.
Arab football clubs garnered approximately $220 million from player contract sales between 2019 and 2023.
They capitalized on the booming player transfer market in Saudi Arabia, with a 41% increase in sales in 2023, reaching $50.7 million compared to less than $36 million the previous year.
Saudi Arabia’s substantial presence in the external transfer market is evident in net spending, the difference between player purchases and revenues from their sales, totaling around $1.22 billion from 2019 to 2023, with $953 million in 2023 alone.
Qatari clubs ranked second in net spending in the international transfer market over the past five years, recording $307 million, followed by clubs from the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Libya.
It’s noteworthy that the “Mercato Al-Sharq 2023” report derives all data from official reports issued by FIFA and monitored by the International Transfer Matching System (TMS).
