Mamelodi Sundowns could be left with a small change from the FIFA Club World Cup cash injection, if their spike in transfer fee monies continues to go up.
Sundowns are expected to bolster their squad heavily in the off-season, particularly after their Club World Cup participation, where just by qualifying for the group stages they have earned a whopping $9,55 million (R173 m), as confirmed by FIFA.
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In addition to winning the Betway Premiership, with a prize money increased to R20 million for the champions, The Brazilians have also banked ($2 million) R35,5 million for being runners-up in the CAF Champions League, among the big monetary honours they received this term.
Coming close to winning the CAF Champions League is expected to channel Masandawana to go even bigger in the transfer market.
The Tshwane giants' spike in transfer fees paid for players started ahead of the 2022/23 season, where they paid a record R51 million for Marcelo Allende, signed from Uruguan club Montevideo City Torque.
That season, The Brazilians also went big in the local market, notably bringing on board Ronwen Williams and Sipho Mbule from SuperSport United and Bongani Zungu, who signed as a free agent from France.
Masandawana took up the spending spree to another level in the 2023/24 campaign, where they brought Matias Esquivel and Tashreeq Matthews, both of whom cost monies in a region of R70 million.
Both players were joined by Lucas Ribeiro Costa, Thembinkosi Lorch, Junior Mendieta and Thapelo Maseko, whose reported R19 million switch from SuperSport hogged the headlines.
In total, according to reports on the transfer fees of the above players, Sundowns spent over R135 million in one campaign.
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Last season Masandawana spent similar figures of over R140 million, with Arthur Sales costing the record PSL champions R63 million alone, after he was signed from Belgian side SK Lommel.
The further signings of Iqraam Rayners, Kobamelo Kodisang, Jayden Adams, Keanu Cupido, Robyn Johannes and Lucas Suarez (on loan), added to the transfer bill.
Should Sundowns continue with the trend of signing big and in numbers, the Club World Cup windfall could appear insignificant, especially if they bring another player to break the R63 million transfer fee record at the club set by Sales.
