How much have clubs spent on transfers during the summer window? We crunch the numbers… This article was last updated on September 2 at 10.10am. All transfer fees include potential add-ons and exclude undisclosed fees.
Premier LeaguePremier League clubs splashed a record-shattering £3.19bn on new signings during the summer window – soaring past the previous record of £2.46bn set in 2023. Transfer Centre LIVE! Deals, rumours, news on your phoneDownload the Sky Sports app for expert analysis, best video & moreNot got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺Clubs also set a record by recouping £1.
83bn from player sales, contributing to an all-time high net spend of £1.36bn. Clubs splurged £374.9m on Deadline Day alone, sending the overall spend hurtling past the £3bn threshold for the first time in history.
Throughout the window, clubs typically spent steadily, during and after the first mini-transfer window before the Club World Cup. Liverpool spent a record-breaking £446.5m during the window, while Chelsea became the first club to recoup more than £300m from sales – and that £311.
3m excludes Bayern Munichs £70.5m obligation to buy Nicolas Jackson. In terms of net spend, Arsenal splashed a table-topping £257m, followed by Liverpool (£218.4m), Manchester United (£170.
7m) and Spurs (£154.2m). At the other end of the scale, Bournemouth emerged from the window £66m in the black after offloading a raft of star players, including Illia Zabarnyi, Dean Huijsen, Dango Ouattara and Milos Kerkez.
Alexander Isak became the most expensive signing in Premier League history after Liverpool splashed £125m on the Newcastle striker. Arne Slots side also shelled out £116.5m on Florian Wirtz and £79m on Hugo Ekitike, while Benjamin Sesko (£73.
7m) and Bryan Mbeumo (£71m) made big-money moves to Manchester United. Along with Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, promoted clubs Burnley, Sunderland and Leeds were among the busiest recruiters – all signing 10 or more players.
Forest shipped a table-topping 26 players out on permanent deals, followed by Palace (24), Brighton and Chelsea (both 23). ChampionshipChampionship clubs set a record with £201.2m spent and £411.
3m recouped, resulting in a £210.1 net profit. Ambitious, promoted clubs Wrexham and Birmingham, and Swansea led the way for net spend, while Southampton, Leicester and Ipswich – who all suffered relegation from the Premier League last term – registered the highest net profits.
Sindre Walle Egeli (£17.5m, Ipswich from FC Nordsjaelland), Finn Azaz (£15m, Southampton from Middlesbrough) and Kasey McAteer (£15m, Ipswich from Leicester) were among the most expensive incomings.
Meanwhile, the sales of Mateus Fernandes (£42m, Southampton to West Ham), Tyler Dibling (£42m, Southampton to Everton), Omari Hutchinson (£37.5, Ipswich to Nottingham Forest) and Liam Delap (£30m, Ipswich to Chelsea) significantly boosted the selling clubs coffers.
League OneYou can use the interactive tables below to find out every signing and outgoing in League One this summer. League TwoYou can use the interactive tables below to find out every signing and outgoing in League Two this summer.
Scottish PremiershipYou can use the interactive tables below to find out every signing and outgoing in the Scottish Premiership this summer. Womens Super LeagueThe WSL window closes on September 4 at 11pm.
Sky Sports Charlotte Marsh: So far, London City Lionesses have by far made the most signings of the window. They have signed the likes of Nikita Parris, Jana Fernandez, Danielle van de Donk and Katie Zelem just to name a few.
Meanwhile, Spurs have signed just one player under new manager Martin Ho. Womens football reached a new milestone this summer with the first million-pound player as Arsenal signed Olivia Smith from Liverpool.
Serie A, LaLiga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 You can use the interactive tables below to find out every signing and outgoing in Europes other top four leagues this summer.
