Football in the dark as transfers grind to a halt amid Covid-19
Clubs across Europe’s top five leagues will lose as much as €4bn in lost revenue if the season is cancelled
22 March 2020 - 20:14
Paris — With football having ground to a halt because of the coronavirus pandemic, the usual transfer rumour mill has fallen silent and nobody cares much where Neymar or Paul Pogba might be playing next season.
Nobody even knows when next season might be, and the financial effects on football clubs, and therefore the transfer market, is likely to be significant...
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