Premier League Spending Power: Top 10 Most Expensive Transfers This Summer, with 8 Out of 10 from the Premier League, Each Over €50 Million

What defines the spending power of the Premier League? We can illustrate this with data from this summer's transfer window. With a month and a half remaining in the summer window of 2025, and less than a month until the 2025-26 season begins, this summer's transfer activity has been exceptionally vibrant. Among the top ten completed transfers by fee, the Premier League occupies 8 spots, with each transaction exceeding €50 million—this is the Premier League's spending power.

Top 10 Transfer Fees for the Summer Window of 2025 (as of July 18)

• 1st: Wirtz (22 years old), transfer fee €125 million, joining Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen.
• 2nd: Cunha (26 years old), transfer fee €74.2 million, joining Manchester United from Wolves.
• 3rd: Zubimendi (26 years old), transfer fee €70 million, joining Arsenal from Real Sociedad.
• 4th: Gittens (20 years old), transfer fee €64.3 million, joining Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund.
• 5th: Kudus (24 years old), transfer fee €63.8 million, joining Tottenham from West Ham United.
• 6th: João Pedro (23 years old), transfer fee €63.7 million, joining Chelsea from Brighton.
• 7th: Wahi (20 years old), transfer fee €62.5 million, joining Real Madrid from Bournemouth.
• 8th: Elanga (23 years old), transfer fee €61.4 million, joining Newcastle from Nottingham Forest.
• 9th: Reinders (26 years old), transfer fee €55 million, joining Manchester City from AC Milan.
• 10th: A. Fee (22 years old), transfer fee €50 million, joining Real Madrid from Benfica.

The above data is sourced from Transfermarkt, and the transfer fees do not include any uncompleted variable components. Additionally, the Premier League is still processing significant transfers involving players like Maduike, Mbeumo, Yorke, and Ekiteke...