Europe’s transfer market: Who gained, who lost?

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3 September 2025 11:01
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Europe’s transfer market: Who gained, who lost?

England’s Liverpool set a world record for spending in a single transfer window.

Idman.biz citing Sportnet.az, reports that the Liverpool spent €481.9 million on new player acquisitions.

Here are the players acquired by Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League group stage opponent Qarabag:

  1. Alexander Isak (Newcastle, England) – €144 million
  2. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany) – €125 million
  3. Hugo Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany) – €95 million
  4. Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth, England) – €46.9 million
  5. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany) – €40 million
  6. Giovanni Leoni (Parma, Italy) – €31 million

Most expensive summer transfers (in million euros):

  1. Alexander Isak (Newcastle → Liverpool) – 144
  2. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen → Liverpool) – 125
  3. Hugo Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt → Liverpool) – 95
  4. Nick Woltemade (Stuttgart → Newcastle) – 85
  5. Benjamin Sesko (Leipzig → Manchester United) – 76.5
  6. Victor Osimhen (Napoli → Galatasaray) – 75
  7. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford → Manchester United) – 75
  8. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton → Manchester United) – 74.2
    9-10. Luis Diaz (Liverpool → Bayern) – 70
    9-10. Martin Zubimendi (Real Sociedad → Arsenal) – 70

Clubs spending the most on transfers (in million euros):

  1. Liverpool – 481.9
  2. Chelsea – 328.1
  3. Arsenal – 293.5
  4. Newcastle – 288.8
  5. Manchester United – 250.7
  6. Nottingham Forest – 236.9
  7. Tottenham – 210.6
  8. Manchester City – 206.9
  9. Bayer Leverkusen – 198.1
  10. Sunderland – 187.9

Top clubs by transfer income (in million euros):

  1. Chelsea – 322.2
  2. Bournemouth – 238.4
  3. Bayer – 229.5
  4. Liverpool – 219.5
  5. Newcastle – 175

Best transfer balance (in million euros):

  1. Monaco – 103.5
  2. Bournemouth – 100.3
  3. Stuttgart – 76.6
  4. Eintracht – 74.2
  5. Brighton – 75
  6. Southampton – 71.2
  7. Nice – 74
  8. Lille – 71.6

Worst transfer balance (in million euros):

  1. Arsenal – 283.2
  2. Liverpool – 262.4
  3. Manchester United – 176.5
  4. Tottenham – 169.1
  5. Sunderland – 136.9
  6. Manchester City – 136.4

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