COVID-19: potential transfer value loss for European soccer teams 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of 2020 hit the sports industry hard. Many professional leagues across the globe suspended their seasons, throwing the very lucrative European soccer market into doubt. With some players' contracts running out at the end of season and no decision yet on whether the soccer season will even be played to a conclusion, huge question marks remain about player transfers and contracts. In the event that no further matches are played this season and no contracts are extended until the end of June, the French Ligue 1 side Olympique Marseille stands to lose 38 percent of its players' transfer value.

2020年初爆发的COVID-19疫情对体育产业造成了沉重打击。全球众多职业联赛暂停了赛季，使得收益丰厚的欧洲足球市场陷入了疑云。部分球员的合同在赛季结束时即将到期，而关于足球赛季是否能够进行至终点的决定尚未明朗，球员转会和合同方面的问题仍然悬而未决。在赛季内无进一步比赛进行且合同直至六月末未得到延长的情况下，法国Ligue 1球队马赛奥林匹克将面临其球员转会价值38%的损失。