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Top 20 EPL clubs ranked by biggest player sales

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Premier League's top 20 clubs have been ranked by player sales, revealing significant revenue generation.
  • Clubs like Fulham, Leeds United, and Arsenal feature prominently with high transfer fees for key players.
  • The list highlights the financial power of English clubs in the global football market.

While the Premier League is renowned for its massive spending, English clubs also generate substantial income through player sales. A recent ranking by Planet Football has identified the top 20 clubs based on the highest transfer fees received for a single player.

Fulham leads the pack with Aleksandar Mitroviฤ‡'s ยฃ50 million move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal, a fee difficult to reject despite the club's desire to retain their prolific striker. Leeds United also secured a record sale with Raphinha's ยฃ49 million transfer to Barcelona, where he has since become a key attacking player.

Arsenal's record sale remains Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's ยฃ40 million transfer to Liverpool. Other notable sales include Hull City's Jarrod Bowen (ยฃ22 million to West Ham) and Sunderland's Jobe Bellingham (ยฃ27 million to Borussia Dortmund), who is following in his brother Jude's footsteps.

The list also features Coventry City's Viktor Gyรถkeres (ยฃ17.5 million to Sporting), who has become a prolific forward in Portugal, and Ipswich Town's Omari Hutchinson (ยฃ37.5 million to Nottingham Forest), a young winger with potential to justify the investment.

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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.