COVID-19: potential transfer revenue 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 English Premier League side Manchester City stands to lose 412 million euros of its players' transfer value.

2020年初爆发的COVID-19疫情对体育产业造成了严重影响。全球众多职业联赛暂停赛季，使得极具吸引力的欧洲足球市场陷入疑云。部分球员的合同将在赛季结束时到期，而关于足球赛季是否能够完整进行的决定尚未明朗，关于球员转会和合同的问题仍然悬而未决。如果本赛季不再进行任何比赛，并且合同直至六月末仍未得到延期，英格兰超级联赛的曼城队将面临其球员转会价值高达4.12亿欧元的巨大损失。