Premier League again leads Europe in summer transfer spending

The Premier League has once again outspent every other major European competition in the summer transfer market, with English clubs committing 4.12 billion euros during the first window of the 2026-27 season.

Italy’s Serie A ranked second at 1.16 billion euros, followed by Germany’s Bundesliga with 781 million, Spain’s La Liga with 755 million and France’s Ligue 1 with 605 million, according to Transfermarkt figures.

Manchester City topped the English spending table after investing 450 million euros and recouping 340 million from sales. Its arrivals included Argentina international Enzo Fernández for 145 million euros, Elliot Anderson for 138 million, Ayyoub Bouaddi for 96 million and Iliman Ndiaye for 75 million.

English clubs also generated more than 2.5 billion euros in sales, nearly twice the amount spent by Italian clubs on new players. In Italy, Milan made the biggest push after four years without a league title and completed the most expensive signing in its history, bringing in Portugal’s Gonçalo Ramos from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth up to 74 million euros including bonuses.

Barcelona made seven signings for slightly more than 170 million euros, excluding variables. The Spanish club paid Manchester City an initial 60 million euros, with a possible additional 15 million, for Rodri Hernández, captain of the world champion Spanish national team and the tournament’s Ballon d’Or winner.