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With spending on players passing $5 billion this summer, the business model is becoming so big that it’s moving beyond niche financiers to some of the largest private lenders. These institutions are getting involved because transfer fees - now regularly topping $100 million for a single key player - have ballooned across Europe.
“Traditionally, player transfers were done by a small group of specialized lenders, but over the last two years, a number of large financial institutions have shown interest,” said Sebastian Witte, a Managing Associate at Linklaters.
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