Five things we learned from the 2022 summer transfer window

With Roma rising from its ruins, some last-minute snatches, and doubled-down contracts in an inflated transfer market, football is changing fast

The summer transfer window opened on June 10, 2022 and shut on September 2, 2022.

Erling Haaland, Raphinha, and Sadio Mane chose their new clubs, while 5-time Ballon D’or winner Cristiano Ronaldo found no suiters.

The Hindu takes a look at what’s going on in the football world, and some of the key learning outcomes from the 2022/23 summer transfer window.

To win trophies, a football team must have a competitive squad.

So when big clubs lost key players to injuries just days before deadline day, they scrambled the market on the deadline day: a far from ideal scenario.

Manchester City’s injuries to defenders Nathan Ake and Aymeric Laporte forced them to buy Swiss defender Manuel Akanji from Borussia Dortmund.

Liverpool loaned Arthur Melo from Juventus as injuries to Thiago Alcantara, Jordan Henderson and Naby Keita wiped out their midfield.