This morning’s study shows that injuries to players in Europe’s top clubs were at an all-time high, with Premier League clubs leading.
Injury costs for clubs in the continent’s ‘Big Five’ leagues in the 2021-22 campaign were £513.23m, a leap of 29 per cent compared to the season before, international insurance brokers Howden said.
The season saw an increase in injuries by 20%, with 4,810 total.
The publication of the data comes as international calendars for men and women’s football are under discussion. FIFPRO, the world players’ union insists that structures be in place to safeguard player workload.
The Premier League had the highest injury cost count of any of the top five divisions at £184.57m, with LaLiga in Spain a distant second on £109.34m.
England’s number one injury-seeker was Chelsea, with 97. Manchester United had 81. Liverpool, who reached the end of every competition in which they participated last season with 80.
United recorded the highest injury cost of £26.72m, an average cost per injury of £330,000 and accounting for 14.5 per cent of the total injury cost for the Premier League as a whole.
