MDS sheds light on how COVID-19 will affect transfer market

"We already see that with a lot of requests that we have, and players that are being offered to us.”

Those were the words of Whitecaps FC head coach Marc Dos Santos during a recent radio appearance with Halford & Brough on TSN Radio 1040, discussing the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic would have on the transfer market, as clubs around the world feel its effect on their revenue streams.

“There is no doubt that this is going to affect the transfer market," said Dos Santos.

Hovering over the transfer market is the question of the financial independence of different football clubs. Dos Santos explains that clubs from smaller and lesser-known leagues run the risk of bankruptcy as the pandemic…