Premier League Clubs Spend More Than £3bn In Summer Transfer Window
Premier League clubs spend a record £3bn during the 2025 summer transfer window according to the Deloitte Sports Business Group.
The clubs’ gross summer transfer window spend is c.£650m higher than the previous record of £2.4bn set in the 2023 summer window and marks the third consecutive summer in which it has exceeded £2bn.
Driven by the British record £125m spent by Liverpool on bringing Alexander Isak to Anfield from Newcastle United and Sunderland’s splash of over £167m on 15 new players, Premier League clubs’ spending outstripped that seen across the rest of the ‘big five’ leagues in Europe, making up 51% of total spend among this group. This marks a 5-point increase on the average for the previous five summer windows (46%).
Tim Bridge, lead partner in the Deloitte Sports Business Group, commented: “A third record-breaking summer of Premier League spending in four years sends a strong signal that, despite subdued spending across the rest of the continent, clubs have no plans to slow down their investment in the on-pitch product.”
Premier League clubs’ net spend of €1.4bn contrasted with an average net receipt of €90m across the rest of Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues (Serie A: net spend €90m; La Liga: net spend €40m; Bundesliga: net receipt €180m; Ligue 1: net receipt €305m)
Bridge added: “With more English teams than ever competing in European competitions – more than any other league across Europe – Premier League clubs are looking to attract the best talent and further cement the league as the most competitive in world football.
“There continues to be a complex regulatory landscape from both domestic and European governing bodies, however there is clearly still strong appetite for recruitment, acknowledging the need to maintain investment to remain at the top. However, financial sustainability should still be at the heart of all business to encourage the long-term success of any football club.”
In the EFL Championship, clubs’ gross spend was £240m, £95m higher than the previous season (£145m). Transfer receipts from sales by the sides relegated from the Premier League to the Championship for the 2025/26 season increased by 123% (2025: £225m; 2024: £100m).
Expenditure among these sides totalled £90m, up 274% on the gross spend of the sides relegated in the previous summer (2024: £25m) and making up 36% of Championship clubs’ total gross spend.
