Europe's top clubs hang tight as financial restraints limit transfers - France 24

As the January transfer window enters its final stretch, Europe's top clubs are sitting tight with financial restraints exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic leading to a downturn in player movement worldwide. For the first time in a decade, the number of international transfers dropped from the previous year, by 5.4 percent, as total transfer fees plummeted by almost a quarter -- a downward trend the direct result of the global health crisis, FIFA said in its annual report this week. English [...]