Summer transfer spending: Premier League, EFL, WSL, Scottish Premiership, LaLiga, Ligue 1, Serie A and Bundesliga breakdowns

02.09.2026, 02:37 skysports.com

How much have clubs spent on transfers during the summer window? We crunch the numbers...

This article was last updated on September 2 at 12.20am. All transfer fees include potential add-ons and exclude undisclosed fees (except Aston Villa). Sky Sports transfer data is used for the Premier League, EFL and Scottish Premiership, while Opta data is used for the WSL and Europe's other leading leagues.

Figures subject to change with deal sheets.

Premier League clubs have smashed the transfer spending record after splashing £3.43bn on new signings.

The previous record of £3.19bn, set last summer, was surpassed following another extraordinary window across the top flight.

Clubs also recouped £2.17bn from player sales, contributing to a combined net spend of £1.26bn.

Premier League spending has now exceeded £2bn in each of the last five summer windows, with expenditure accelerating dramatically since 2022/23.

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This summer's record outlay is almost three times the amount clubs spent a decade ago, when the 2016/17 total stood at £1.2bn.

The record has been broken despite Premier League clubs also generating another huge sum through sales, underlining the remarkable volume of money moving through the division.

Manchester City spent a league-high £440.3m during the window, followed by Chelsea (£342.4m), Spurs (£334m) and Newcastle (£275.2m).

In terms of net spend, Liverpool topped the table with £219.4m, followed by Ipswich (£190.7m), Spurs (£176m) and Arsenal (£136.6m).

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At the other end of the scale, Chelsea finished the window £67.3m in profit after generating £409.7m from player sales.

Enzo Fernandez became the most expensive Premier League signing of the summer after Manchester City agreed a deal worth up to £125m with Chelsea.

Fernandez's £125m fee matches Alexander Isak's move from Newcastle to Liverpool last summer as the all-time Premier League transfer record.

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Bradley Barcola (£123m) and Morgan Rogers (£117m) were also among the window's biggest moves, while Elliot Anderson joined Manchester City for £116m and Sandro Tonali joined Spurs for £100m.

The scale of the market was reflected at the very top end: 20 players moved to Premier League clubs for fees of £50m or more.

Premier League clubs were also active sellers, with several of the summer's biggest transfers involving players moving either between English clubs or overseas.

Hull were the busiest recruiters, completing 17 permanent signings, followed by Ipswich (16), Chelsea (13), Brighton (12) and Coventry (11).

Meanwhile, Brighton shipped a league-high 24 players out on permanent deals, ahead of Aston Villa (23), Crystal Palace (22) and Ipswich (21).

Championship clubs also set a new summer spending record, with expenditure reaching £289.3m.

That comfortably eclipsed the previous high of £204.2m, set last summer.

However, clubs recouped £461.4m from player sales, meaning the division collectively registered a transfer profit of £172.1m.

Stoke, Wrexham and Norwich recorded the highest net spends in the division, while West Ham, Burnley and Southampton generated the biggest transfer profits.

The promoted and relegated clubs helped drive some of the largest numbers.

But the division continues to be an important seller of talent: Championship clubs have collectively generated a transfer profit every summer since 2016/17.

You can use the interactive tables below to find every signing and outgoing involving League One clubs this summer.

You can use the interactive tables below to find every signing and outgoing involving League Two clubs this summer.

The Scottish Premiership transfer window remains open until September 3 at 5pm, so the figures below will continue to update.

The WSL transfer window remains open until September 3 at 11pm, so the figures below will continue to update.

Premier League clubs have again comfortably outspent their counterparts across Europe's other major domestic leagues.

Serie A clubs spent £843.6m, followed by LaLiga (£603.1m), Bundesliga (£507.6m) and Ligue 1 (£490.6m).

But the picture changes significantly when sales are factored in.

Serie A recorded the highest net spend at £267.1m, while Ligue 1 clubs collectively generated a transfer profit of £467m after recouping £957.6m from player sales.

The contrast with the Premier League is considerable: English top-flight clubs have spent around four times as much as Serie A this summer.

However, Europe's major leagues remain a crucial source of Premier League recruitment, while substantial fees have also flowed in the opposite direction.

Real Madrid have the highest net spend outside the Premier League at £143.8m, followed by Juventus (£118.2m) and Fiorentina (£104.6m).

Yan Diomande is the most expensive signing across Europe's other leading leagues, completing a £107.1m move from RB Leipzig to Real Madrid (Sky Sports fee: £120m).

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