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More than 65% of Borussia Dortmund’s \u00a357.9m transfer business so far this summer has been paid off from their participation in the United States after they reached the quarter-final stage.<\/p>\n
The \u00a327m Dortmund paid to Sunderland for Jobe Bellingham has already been completely paid off.<\/p>\n
Chelsea have spent \u00a3198m on reinforcements so far this summer on the likes of Joao Pedro and Liam Delap – \u00a384m of that has been covered by their impressive run at the Club World Cup.<\/p>\n
Despite Manchester City’s surprise last-16 exit to Al-Hilal, they still earned around \u00a338m from the tournament – which equates to 35% of the summer business they have conducted so far.<\/p>\n
In more simple terms, it has paid for their \u00a331m acquisition of Rayan Ait-Nouri from Wolves.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid paid Liverpool a fee of around \u00a38.4m for Trent Alexander-Arnold to get him a month early to be part of their squad for the competition – that was paid off after just three matches.<\/p>\n
“It’s welcome for the accountants at football clubs. The business will be happy,” said finance expert Maguire about the competition’s lucrative incentives.<\/p>\n
“But I’m not sure fans will be happy, particularly of European clubs, and it’ll be the same for players and managers.<\/p>\n
“We’re reaching a crisis point as far as player welfare is concerned. We could be entering a period of conflict between players and owners.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n