€1.85b and counting
The Premier League is currently on course to break its record for the most amount of money spent on transfer fees in a single window. So far this summer the combined wealth of the English top-flight has seen clubs spend no less than €1.85 billion on transfer fees, with a considerable amount of time still left of the current window.
Rice, Nkunku, Tonali & Co.: The most expensive summer transfers
23 Alexis Mac Allister | Brighton -> Liverpool | Fee: €42m
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Market value: €65m
Last updated: August 11, 2023
22 Loïs Openda | RC Lens -> RB Leipzig | Fee: €43m
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Market value: €35m
21 Harvey Barnes | Leicester -> Newcastle | Fee: €44m
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Market value: €35m
20 Axel Disasi | Monaco -> Chelsea | Fee: €45m
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Market value: €30m
19 Lucas Hernández | Bayern Munich -> PSG | Fee: €45m
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Market value: €45m
18 James Maddison | Leicester -> Tottenham | Fee: €46.3m
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Market value: €60m
17 Fabinho | Liverpool -> Ittihad Club | Fee: €46.7m
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Market value: €42m
16 Matheus Cunha | Atlético -> Wolves | Fee: €50m
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Market value: €25m (obligation to buy)
15 Min-jae Kim | Napoli -> Bayern Munich | Fee: €50m
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Market value: €60m
14 André Onana | Inter -> Man United | Fee: €52.5m
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Market value: €35m
13 Rúben Neves | Wolves -> Al-Hilal | Fee: €55m
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Market value: €40m
12 Moussa Diaby | Bayer Leverkusen -> Aston Villa | Fee: €55m
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Market value: €50m
11 Malcom | Zenit -> Al-Hilal | Fee: €60m
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10 Manuel Ugarte | Sporting -> PSG | Fee: €60m
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Market value: €50m
9 Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig -> Chelsea | Fee: €60m
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Market value: €80m
8 Sandro Tonali | AC Milan -> Newcastle | Fee: €64m
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Market value: €50m
7 Mason Mount | Chelsea -> Man United | Fee: €64.2m
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Market value: €60m
6 Dominik Szoboszlai | RB Leipzig -> Liverpool | Fee: €70m
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Market value: €50m
5 Rasmus Højlund | Atalanta -> Man United | Fee: €75m
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Market value: €45m
4 Kai Havertz | Chelsea -> Arsenal | Fee: €75m
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Market value: €55m
3 Josko Gvardiol | RB Leipzig -> Man City | Fee: €90m
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Market value: €75m
2 Jude Bellingham | Borussia Dortmund -> Real Madrid | Fee: €103m
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Market value: €120m
1 Declan Rice | West Ham -> Arsenal | Fee: €116.6m
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Market value: €90m
The current Premier League record for money spent in a single transfer window stands at €2.25b, which was set during the summer of 2022. Over the course of that window, the English top-flight completed 365 transfers with Chelsea (€282m), Manchester United (€240m) and West Ham (€174m) spending the most between the league’s top clubs. However, that figure now looks likely to be beaten this year.
So far this summer the Premier League has spent €1.85b, which is just €400m short of last summer’s final figure. However, considering the fact that Premier League clubs have only completed 209 transfers so far this summer and the average for each summer window stands at 346, it suggests that we should see at least another 100 moves before the end of August. And many of them will be high-profile moves that demand large transfer fees.
For example, Liverpool are set to complete the signing of Brighton midfielder Moisés Caicedo for a Premier League record of €126m, Southampton midfielder Roméo Lavia is set to complete a big move to Chelsea, all while Tottenham Hotspur will likely go on a spending spree once they sell Harry Kane to Bayern Munich. In other words, that €400m gap will likely diminish very quickly over the next few weeks.
Most money spent in a single window by Premier League clubs
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