The determinants of player transfers in Brazil: the role of expectations in the football market

Rafael Kujo Monteiro, Rodolfo Coelho Prates and Leonardo Frota

Applied Economics, 2023, vol. 55, issue 26, 2964-2977

Abstract: The study of the football transfer market is relevant to understanding the clubs’ managerial capacity when they trade their most important assets. So far, the research on football transfers has focused mainly on the movements between European clubs. Thus, it is necessary to expand the analysis to developing countries, particularly those with a strong football tradition. We study the Brazilian professional football transfer market by analysing the transfers between top Brazilian clubs from 2018 to 2020. We use a two-step Heckman correction to account first for variables that affect the probability of a transfer and later, the actual transfer fee. We include an innovative index to capture the players’ ability to perform according to the specialists’ expectations. Our results show that besides appreciating the specific characteristics of the player such as age and nationality, the Brazilian market also considers the capacity of a player to fulfill previous expectations when deciding who is transferred and for what price. Finally, the remaining time of the contract and the recent transfer history of the player also affect transfer movements in Brazil, along with the seller club’s performance.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2022.2107989

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