# Milei’s strong peso revives domestic football with million-dollar contracts | Buenos Aires Times

> River Plate paid US$10 million to bring midfielder Sebastián Driussi back to Argentina in January, and several other million-dollar signings followed. More than two dozen players in Argentina now earn US$1 million or more a year, up from roughly ten a couple of years ago. Clubs attribute the spending to a stronger peso under President Javier Milei's stabilization policy.

- Date: 2025-02-25 · published 2025-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26348-milei-s-strong-peso-revives-domestic-football-with-million-dollar-contracts
- Commodities: [Argentine Peso (ARS per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDARS.md)

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## Sources

- batimes.com.ar: https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/sports/mileis-strong-peso-revives-argentine-football-with-million-dollar-contracts.phtml

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