Chelsea's spending is bigger than the GDP of these 5 countries.
As reported by Financial Times, Chelsea FC, now under the management of Todd Boehly, spent 329 million euros (IDR 5.3 trillion) to close the 2023 winter transfer market.
After the market closed, Chelsea signed 21-year-old Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Benfica with a dowry of 121 million euros, or about IDR 1.9 trillion.
With his move to Chelsea, Enzo became the most expensive player in the history of the Premier League or the English Premier League.
Previously, Chelsea was very aggressive in bringing several new names to Stamford Bridge as recently as the 2023 winter transfer market, as reported by Transfermarkt.
Some of these names like Mykhaylo Mudryk with a dowry of 70 million euros (IDR 1.1 trillion), Benoit Badiashile for 38 million euros (IDR 620 billion), Noni Madueke for 35 million euros (IDR 571 billion) and Malo Gusto for 30 million euros (IDR 489 billion).
In addition, Andrey Santos for 12.5 million euros (IDR 204 billion) and David Fofana for 12 million euros (IDR 195 billion). If that wasn't enough, Chelsea also loaned Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid for 11 million euros (IDR 179 billion).
In total, Chelsea has spent 329 million euros, or around IDR 5.3 trillion to buy players in the 2023 winter transfer market.
When compared, Chelsea's spending in a few weeks is more than the gross domestic product (GDP) of several countries in the world.
Reporting to World Bank data in 2021, there are several small countries that have a GDP of under IDR 5.3 trillion.
The following is a list of countries with GDPs that are not more than Chelsea's player spending in the 2023 winter transfer market.
- Tuvalu: GDP 63.1 US dollars IDR 939 billion
- Nauru: GDP USD 133.22 million or USD 1.98 trillion
- Kiribati: GDP US$207.03 million or IDR 3.083 trillion
- Palau: GDP 217 million US dollars or IDR 3.23 trillion
- Marshall Islands: USD 259.54 million or IDR 3.86 trillion
GDP is one of the important indicators in measuring a country's economy. With GDP, a country's economy can be reflected in the productivity of its population.
Simply put, GDP is the total value of products and services produced by all people or firms in a country, including value-added, over a given period of time, usually one year.
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