Showcasing elite talents in South America

Major South American nations like Argentina and Brazil consistently produce many of the best talents in world football on a regular basis.

And maximising transfer fees for those players from major European clubs and beyond is pivotal, so they can re-invest into developing future stars, their infrastructure and competing for major honours at first-team level.

But traditionally, many clubs have lacked the global transfer market network and direct access to the right decision-makers at buying clubs, meaning they can’t maximise interest and drive bidding wars for their stars.

That is no different for Club Atlético Banfield in Argentina, who have a rich history in developing world-class talents.

They sold two legends, Argentina’s Javier Zanetti and Colombia’s James Rodríguez, at a young age, and also developed and sold other Argentina internationals such as Rodrigo Palacio and Nicolás Tagliafico and former Shakhtar Donetsk striker Facundo Ferreyra.

Now that lack of global market access has changed. That’s because they have joined TransferRoom.

TransferRoom is football’s only transfer marketplace, with over 800 clubs and 550 verified Trusted Agencies on the online platform.

They can instantly gain direct access to club decision-makers, see real-time market intelligence and player availability, pitch their players to the clubs of their choice worldwide and recruit players from 128 leagues worldwide.

Matias Mariotto, the President at CA Banfield, said: “TransferRoom is an innovative tool and we believe it can allow us to explore new opportunities for our players and for new signings.

“We believe that we have to think about the player transfer market in a new way, as is being done in the rest of the world. Our aim is to identify opportunities for our players to develop and improve, maximise transfer revenue for the club and reinvest income into our training facilities, youth development and first-team squad building.

“We believe that TransferRoom can be the ideal platform to help us achieve these objectives by giving us direct access to more than 800 clubs around the world, the opportunity to close more deals, advance alliances and carry out transfers that are beneficial for Banfield.

“Our goal is to be a club that has an outstanding organisation and structure. We are a club that sells players to the world: we have to improve our quality and position in the international market, so we can gain greater transfer revenue to help enhance our training, human and economic resources.”

CA Banfield are the ninth Argentinian club on TransferRoom. One of those is Club Atlético Belgrano, who joined the platform in 2023 to give them a bigger buying market for their players and grow their international network.

CA Banfield are among 800 clubs on TransferRoom. You can find out how to join them here.