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

From England's top four divisions to LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Scottish Premiership and Women’s Super League - we break down how much clubs spent in the 2025 summer transfer market across the continent

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Nick Wright breaks down the 2025 summer transfer window and how Liverpool and Chelsea smashed previous records in this week's edition of Between The Lines.

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 League

Premier 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.

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.

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Take a look back at what was an eventful transfer deadline day which saw drama throughout the day and after the window shut.

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 Munich's £70.5m obligation to buy Nicolas Jackson.

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In terms of net spend, Arsenal splashed a table-topping £257m, followed by Liverpool (£218.4m), Manchester United (£170.7m) and Spurs (£154.2m).

Dean Huijsen to Real Madrid
Image: Real Madrid signed Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth

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 Slot's 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.

Florian Wirtz signs for Liverpool for a transfer fee that could reach a British record £116m
Image: Florian Wirtz signs for Liverpool for a transfer fee that could reach £116m

Forest shipped a table-topping 26 players out on permanent deals, followed by Palace (24), Brighton and Chelsea (both 23).

Championship

Championship clubs set a record with £201.2m spent and £411.3m recouped, resulting in a £210.1m 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.

West Ham have completed the signing of Mateus Fernandes from Southampton
Image: West Ham signed Mateus Fernandes from Southampton

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 One

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

League Two

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

Scottish Premiership

You can use the interactive tables below to find out every signing and outgoing in the Scottish Premiership this summer.

Women's Super League

The 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.

Women's football reached a new milestone this summer with the first million-pound player as Arsenal signed Olivia Smith from Liverpool.

Olivia Smith - vertical
Image: Arsenal signed Olivia Smith from Liverpool

Serie A, LaLiga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1

Luis Diaz poses for a portrait after he signed a contract with FC Bayern Munich on July 29, 2025 in Munich, Germany
Image: Luis Diaz poses for a portrait after he signed a contract with Bayern Munich

You can use the interactive tables below to find out every signing and outgoing in Europe's other top four leagues this summer.

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