With £3.19 billion spent by the 20 top-tier clubs over the summer, the Premier League transfer window has finally closed. With 155 players passing through the league’s administrative fax machine, supporters are now hoping that their new stars can fire them to meet expectations throughout the season.
There have been some extremely expensive transfers. Alexander Isak’s Deadline Day move from Newcastle United to Liverpool broke the Premier League transfer record with a fee of £125 million, surpassing their own record of £116 million for Florian Wirtz earlier in the summer. Tim Spiers, a reporter for The Athletic, has ranked everyone who went through the door, with a surprise inclusion at the top.
Ranking of Premier League Transfers: 155–121
Marcus Bettinelli, who joined Manchester City from Chelsea for a nominal price, sets off three Blues sales, including returning star Marc Guiu and Armando Broja, who signed for recently promoted Sunderland and Burnley, respectively.
Jadon Sancho is a surprising addition to the list, having joined Aston Villa on loan from Manchester United on transfer deadline day.
Rank
Player
Club Sales
Club Buying
Fee
155
Marcus Bettinelli
Chelsea
Manchester City
‘Nominal’
154
Marc Guiu
Chelsea
Sunderland
Loan
153
Armando Broja
Chelsea
Burnley
£20m
152
Tom King
Wolves
Everton
‘Nominal’
151
Loum Tchaouna
Lazio
Burnley
£12.9m
150
Freddie Woodman
Preston
Liverpool
Free
149
Angus Gunn
Norwich
Nottingham Forest
Free
148
Max Weiß
Karlsruhe
Burnley
£4.3m
147
Sebastian Bornauw
Wolfsburg
Leeds United
£5.2m
146
Jadon Sancho
Manchester United
Aston Villa
Loan
145
Mark Travers
Bournemouth
Everton
£4m
144
James Justin
Leicester City
Leeds United
£10m
143
Kota Takai
Kawasaki Frontale
Tottenham Hotspur
£5m
142
Igor Julio
Brighton
West Ham
Loan
141
Borna Sosa
Ajax
Crystal Palace
£2m
140
Benjamin LeComte
Montpellier
Fulham
£500k
139
Marco Bizot
Brest
Aston Villa
Undisclosed
138
Axel Tuanzebe
Ipswich
Burnley
Free
137
Jean-Clair Todibo
Nice
West Ham United
£32.8m
136
Lukas Nmecha
Wolfsburg
Leeds United
Free
135
Zean Flemming
Millwall
Burnley
£7m
134
Veljko Milosavljevic
Crvena zvezda
Bournemouth
£13m
133
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Everton
Leeds United
Free
132
Dario Essugo
Sporting
Chelsea
£18.5m
131
Bertrand Traore
Ajax
Sunderland
£2.5m
130
Facundo Buonanotte.
Brighton
Chelsea
Loan
129
Oleksandr Zinchenko
Arsenal
Nottingham Forest
Loan
128
Arthur Masuaku
Besiktas
Sunderland
Free
127
Marcus Edwards
Tottenham Hotspur
Burnley
£8.5m
126
Noah Okafor
AC Milan
Leeds United
£18m
125
Bryan Brobbey
Ajax
Sunderland
£17m
124
Jackson Tchachoua
Verona
Wolves
£10.8m
123
Mathias Tel
Bayern Munich
Tottenham Hotspur
£38.9m
122
Johah Kusi Asare
Bayern Munich
Fulham
Loan
121
Merlin Rohl
Freiburg
Everton
Loan
Premier League Transfers Ranked: 120–91
Jordan Henderson’s surprise free transfer from Ajax to Brentford leads the list of ‘uninspiring’ moves.
Elsewhere, promoted teams and clubs at the bottom of the league are featured, including Ben Doak’s £25 million move to Liverpool and Dango Ouattara’s £42 million transfer to Brentford.
More big-money agreements, such as Chelsea player Jamie Gittens’ transfer from Borussia Dortmund and Alejandro Garnacho’s move to west London, have also emerged.
Rank
Player
Club Sales
Club Buying
Fee
120
Simon Aingra
Brighton
Sunderland
£20.7m
119
Bashir Humphreys
Chelsea
Burnley
£14.7m
118
Jaydee Canvot.
Toulouse
Crystal Palace
£22,9m
117
Reiss Nelson
Arsenal
Brentford
Loan
116
John Victor
Botafogo
West Ham United
Undisclosed
115
Calum Wilson
Newcastle
West Ham United
Free
114
Cuiabano
Botafogo
Nottingham Forest
£5m
113
Ben Doak
Liverpool
Bournemouth
£25m
112
Jordan Henderson
Ajax
Brentford
Free
111
Christen Norgaard
Brentford
Arsenal
£12m
110
Jamie Gittens
Borussia Dortmund
Chelsea
£52m
109
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Chelsea
Arsenal
£5m
108
Kyle Walker–Peters
Southampton
West Ham United
Free
107
Adam Aznou
Bayern Munich
Everton
£7.8m
106
Nicolo Savona
Juventus
Nottingham Forest
£12m
105
Alejandro Garnocho
Chelsea
Manchester United
£40m
104
Jair Cunha
Botafogo
Nottingham Forest
£10m
103
David Moller Wolfe
AZ Alkmaar
Wolves
£9.9m
102
Dango Ouattara
Bournemouth
Brentford
£42m
101
Noni Madueke
Chelsea
Arsenal
£52m
100
Jacob Bruun Larsen
Stuttgart
Burnley
£3m
99
Samuel Chukwueze
AC Milan
Fulham
Loan
98
Jorrel Hato
Ajax
Chelsea
£34.5m
97
Geovanni Leoni
Parma
Liverpool
£26m
96
Ladislav Krejci
Girona
Liverpool
£19.9m
95
Robin Roefs
NEC Nijmegen
Sunderland
£11.7m
94
Sean Longstaff
Newcastle
Leeds United
£15m
93
Cristobal Mosquera
Valencia
Arsenal
£13m
92
Lucas Perri
Lyon
Leeds United
£15.6m
91
Dilane Bakwa
Strasbourg
Nottingham Forest
£30.3m
Premier League Transfers: 90–61
More’marquee’ signings have joined this list, including Matheus Cunha’s move to Manchester United from Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier in the transfer season and James Trafford’s move from Burnley to Manchester City.
Newcastle United’s purchase of Yoane Wissa on transfer deadline day also falls under this category, as the Magpies overpaid for the Brentford star.
Rank
Player
Club Sales
Club Buying
Fee
90
Noah Sadiki
Union St-Gilloise
Sunderland
£17.8m
89
Jhon Arias
Fluminense
Wolves
£19m
88
Tolu Arokodare.
Genk
Wolves
£23.4m
87
Amine Adli.
Bayer Leverkusen
Bournemouth
£25.1m
86
Nordi Mukiele
PSG
Sunderland
£12m
85
Viktor Lindelof
Manchester United
Aston Villa
Free
84
Aaron Ramsdale
Southampton
Newcastle
£5m
83
Alex Jimenez
AC Milan
Bournemouth
Loan
82
Christantus Uche
Getafe
Crystal Palace
Loan
81
Lutsharel Geertruida.
RB Leipzig
Sunderland
Loan
80
Senne Lammens
Antwerp
Manchester United
£21.7m
79
Kevin Danso
Lens
Tottenham Hotspur
£20.9m
78
Walter Benitez
PSV
Crystal Palace
Free
77
Arnaud Kallimuendo
Rennes
Nottingham Forest
£26m
76
Matheus Cunha
Wolves
Manchester United
£62.5m
75
Yoane Wissa
Brentford
Newcastle
£55m
74
Charalambos Kostoulas
Olympiacos
Brighton
£31.3m
73
Enzo Le Fee
Roma
Sunderland
£20m
72
Carlos Alcaraz
Flamengo
Everton
£12.6m
71
James Trafford
Burnley
Manchester City
£27m
70
Malick Thiaw
AC Milan
Newcastle United
£34.6m
69
Georgi Mamardashvili
Valencia
Liverpool
£29m
68
Leslie Ugochukwu
Chelsea
Burnley
£20m
67
Evann Guessand
Nice
Aston Villa
£30.4m
66
Fer Lopez
Celta Vigo
Wolves
£21.3m
65
Jaedon Anthony
Bournemouth
Burnley
£8m
64
Gabriel Gudmundsson
Lille
Leeds United
£10m
63
Thierno Barry
Villarreal
Everton
£27.5m
62
Chemdine Talbi
Club Brugge
Sunderland
£19.5m
61
Mads Hermannsen
Leicester City
West Ham United
£20m
Premier League Transfers: 60–31
We’ve now moved on to the most of the summer’s key agreements. The lower parts of this section feature Nottingham Forest’s mega-money signings, as well as Newcastle United’s previous acquisitions of Anthony Elanga and Jacob Ramsey.
Other notable transfers include Liverpool’s signing of Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez, Joao Pedro’s move to Chelsea from Brighton, and Manchester United’s signings of Benjamin Sesko and Bryan Mbeumo.
Rank
Player
Club Sales
Club Buying
Fee
60
Reinildo
Atlético Madrid
Southampton
Free
59
Omar Hutchinson
Ipswich
Nottingham Forest
£37.5m
58
James McAtee
Manchester City
Nottingham Forest
£30m
57
Jacob Ramsey
Aston Villa
Newcastle
£44m
56
Maxim de Cuyper
Club Brugge
Brighton
£17.3m
55
Dan Ndoye
Bologna
Nottingham Forest
£35m
54
Djordje Petrovic
Chelsea
Bournemouth
£25m
53
Muhammad Kudus
West Ham United
Tottenham Hotspur
£55m
52
Omar Alderete
Getafe
Sunderland
£11.4m
51
Jaka Bijol.
Udinese
Leeds United
£15m
50
Bafode Diakite
Lille
Bournemouth
£34.6m
49
Harvey Elliott
Liverpool
Aston Villa
£30m
48
Mateu Fernandes
Southampton
West Ham United
£41m
47
Antonio Elanga
Nottingham Forest
Newcastle
£55m
46
Soungou Magassa
Monaco
West Ham United
£17.3m
45
Kevin
Shakhtar Donetsk
Fulham
£34.6m
44
Igor Jesus
Botafogo
Nottingham Forest
£10m
43
Diego Coppola
Verona
Brighton
£9.4m
42
Habib Diarra
Strasbourg
Sunderland
£30m
41
João Pedro
Brighton
Chelsea
£50m
40
Rayan Ait Nouri
Wolves
Manchester City
£31.2m
39
Tommy Watson
Sunderland
Brighton
£10m
38
Martin Dubravka
Newcastle
Burnley
£2m
37
Antonio Milambo
Feyenoord
Brentford
£20.25m
36
Nick Woltemade
Stuttgart
Newcastle
£69.3m
35
Benjamin Sesko
RB Leipzig
Manchester United
£73.6m
34
Brian Mbeumo
Brentford
Manchester United
£71m
33
Michael Kayode
Fiorentina
Brentford
£14.5m
32
Milos Kerkez
Bournemouth
Liverpool
£40m
31
Liam Delap
Ipswich
Chelsea
£30m
Premier League Transfers: 30-11.
There are some £40 million-plus deals in here, including Arsenal’s acquisitions of Martin Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze, Manchester City’s acquisition of Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris Saint-Germain, and Tottenham Hotspur’s signing of Xavi Simons. However, Wirtz’s move is remarkable in that it is ranked only 24th.
Rank
Player
Club Sales
Club Buying
Fee
30
Tyler Dibling
Southampton
Everton
£40m
29
Douglas Luiz
Juventus
Nottingham Forest
Loan
28
Piero Hincapie
Bayer Leverkusen
Arsenal
Loan
27
Martin Zubiendi
Real Sociedad
Arsenal
£55.8m
26
Quilindschy Hartmann
Feyenoord
Burnley
£10m
25
Gianluca Donnarumma
PSG
Manchester City
£25m
24
Florian Wirtz
Bayer Leverkusen
Liverpool
£116m
23
Yermi Pino
Villarreal
Crystal Palace
£21.6m
22
Jeremi Frimpong
Bayer Leverkusen
Liverpool
£29.6m
21
Eberechi Eze
Crystal Palace
Arsenal
£67.5m
20
Randal Kolo Muani
PSG
Tottenham Hotspur
Loan
19
Tijjani Reijnders
AC Milan
Manchester City
£61m
18
Kiernan Dewsbury -Hall
Chelsea
Everton
£25m
17
Anton Stach
Hoffenheim
Leeds United
£17.3m
16
Olivier Boscagli
PSV
Brighton
Free
15
Elhadji Malick Diouf
Slavia Prague
West Ham United
£19m
14
Florentino Luis
Benfica
Burnley
Loan
13
Xavi Simons
RB Leipzig
Tottenham Hotspur
£52m
12
Kyle Walker
Manchester City
Burnley
£5m
11
Granit Xhaka
Bayer Leverkusen
Sunderland
£17.3m
Premier League Transfers: 10-1.
Isak’s signing is the’mantlepiece star’ of the Premier League’s window, but there are some significant acquisitions in here that aren’t far from first place.
Viktor Gyokeres’ move from Sporting to Arsenal ranks ninth, Jack Grealish’s comeback at Everton places him seventh, and Isak, shockingly, only ranks fifth.
Rayan Cherki’s move from Lyon to Manchester City takes bronze, Estevao’s move to Chelsea is just behind first place, and Tottenham’s acquisition of Joao Palhinha wins the big prize, with his defensive masterclass allowing Tottenham’s influx of attacking heroes to thrive under Thomas Frank.
Rank
Player
Club Sales
Club Buying
Fee
10
Caoimhin Kelleher
Liverpool
Brentford
£18m
9
Jorgen Strand Larsen
Celta Vigo
Wolves
£23m
8
Victor Gyokeres
Sporting
Arsenal
£63.4m
7
Jack Grealish
Manchester City
Everton
Loan
6
Hugo Ekitike
Frankfurt
Liverpool
£79m
5
Alexander Isak
Newcastle
Liverpool
£125m
4
Adrien Truffert
Rennes
Bournemouth
£14.4m
3
Rayan Cherki
Lyon
Manchester City
£36.3m
2
Estevao
Palmeiras
Chelsea
£49m
1
João Palhinha
Bayern Munich
Tottenham Hotspur
Loan
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