Evaluation by the Football Observatory places the “reds” in fifth position. Study includes data since January 2021.
Benfica is the fifth “smartest” club in the world in the way it operates in the transfer market, according to a study carried out by the Football Observatory (CIES).
O do CIES includes not only the purchase and sale prices of players in the main squad since January 2021, but also the salaries and market values of football players.
The “red” appear in fifth place in the ranking, with a positive balance of 147 million euros (360 million profited against 213 million invested).
At the top of the list is Eintracht Frankfurt, from Germany (286 million euros), ahead of the English Brighton (221 million), the Germans Stuttgart (178 million) and Atalanta, from Italy (150 million).
With regard to the remaining Portuguese clubs, all represented emblems present a positive balance in the relationship between profit and expenses. Sporting occupies 22nd place (81 million), ahead of Famalicão (40th, with 53 million) and FC Porto (48th, with 46 million).
Conversely, among the six clubs with the highest negative balance are three English teams and three Saudi clubs. Al Hilal (-197 million) is last in the ranking, behind Al Nassr (-104), West Ham (-99), Aston Villa (-85), Manchester United (-74) and Al Ittihad (-61).
