How does your club make the dream signing happen? What is involved in the whole process? Goal takes a look
Transfers are a central component in football, with the biggest clubs in the world exchanging mind-boggling sums of money in order to sign the players they want.
FIFA revealed that 2019 was a record year in terms of how much money was spent by clubs in the transfer market as a total of $7.35billion (£5.6bn/$8.15bn) was invested in one form or another.
So, what exactly is a transfer in football, how do they happen and what is involved in the process?