This summer, the Premier League presented a "one against four" peculiar pattern, which is in addition to the Premier League's own huge capital investment, but also because of the European continent's four big league giants and second-tier teams collective purchasing power to weaken. In previous years, the Premier League can compete with the West, Serie A and Paris, this year, have chosen a conservative strategy, no longer invest heavily. Although Barcelona still smashed 158 million euros, but its debt crisis and salary cap problems greatly restricted its purchasing power. Real Madrid failed to sign the target star Mbappe, only the introduction of a young back Chouameni; while the replacement of the management of Paris Saint-Germain, under the constraints of the Financial Fairness Act, only signed Vitinia and other utility players; Juventus was unable to introduce more than 50 million euros worth of stars, and had to rely on the sale of Derek De Ligt to balance the budget.
Going back to the summer of 2019, prior to the outbreak of the new crown, the Premier League, Serie A and La Liga all invested more than €1 billion in the summer transfer market, and the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 invested more than 50% of this summer's amount. At the time, of the 16 stars worth more than €50 million, the top three high-priced players from La Liga's top three accounted for the top three (Felix, Azhar and Griezmann), as well as deals for players such as F De Jong, Jovic, Militant, F Mendy, Rodrigo and many others to form a conglomerate.
However, prior to the outbreak, the Premier League's giants and mid-table clubs, with the exception of Manchester City, usually only had the purchasing power of one heavyweight star. The new crown epidemic has hit the European giants far more than the Premier League, and with the continued injection of North American and Middle Eastern capital, the Premier League's lead over the continental big four has widened further. Although American capital has also entered Milan, Marseille and Roma, their purchasing power is still not comparable to that of the Premier League's American capital.
Despite the fact that the size of the eight big clubs, including the top three in La Liga, the top three in Serie A, Bayern and Paris, is comparable to that of the top six in the English Premier League, together with the second-tier giants such as Roma and Marseille, which have been invested in by the U.S. capital, there should be enough competitiveness in the market to invest in the ball game theoretically. However, Real Madrid is still trapped in the Benabou stadium renovation project, Barcelona and Inter are in debt, the financial fairness bill limits the purchasing power of Paris, Juve, Milan, the broadcaster Mediapro's withdrawal is a heavy blow to the French Ligue 1.
Looking ahead, with the expansion of the Champions League, the launch of new TV rights and the full recovery of the European soccer industry, the purchasing power of the big four leagues is bound to rebound significantly. However, in the short term, the Premier League's huge lead in broadcast fee income will still maintain its dominance in the amount of investment in the football market.
