Grow, sell, repeat: how Brazilian football fuels Europe and the Premier League with young talent
For any Brazilian teenager who breaks into the first team of a big club like Corinthians, Sao Paulo, Flamengo or Fluminense, there's a good chance they've just earned a lucrative ticket to European football. The five most expensive transfers in Brazil this season were all players sold to one of Europe's biggest clubs, Crystal Palace. Their average fee was £20 million, according to Transfermarkt. Their average ...