Premier League breaks transfer record, leaving behind 4 major European leagues

(Dan Tri) - Premier League clubs have set a new record by spending more than 3.1 billion pounds in the 2025 summer transfer window, far exceeding the total value of the top four major European leagues.

In recent years, the Premier League has often attracted attention on transfer deadline day. And recently, the top flight in the UK continued to impress with record spending.

Liverpool break Premier League transfer record with Alexander Isak signing (Photo: Getty).

According to estimates by the prestigious auditing firm Deloitte, the total spending for the 2025 summer transfer window of Premier League clubs has exceeded the 3 billion pound mark, breaking the old record set by themselves two years ago (2.3 billion pounds in the 2023-24 season).

This is the 10th consecutive summer that the top flight in England has seen total spending exceed £1 billion, showing its financial strength and appeal compared to other top leagues in Europe.

This summer transfer window, in the context of Saudi Arabian clubs significantly reducing spending, the Premier League has affirmed its absolute financial strength, meeting all shopping needs and leaving behind the top European leagues.

According to estimates, the remaining four leagues in the top five most attractive leagues in Europe, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1, combined only spent about 3.08 billion euros, still less than the total spending of the Premier League. This shows the big difference in financial potential between the number one league in England and the rest of the continent.

Among the 20 Premier League clubs, Liverpool was the team that spent the most money in the recent transfer period, spending nearly 500 million pounds, an unprecedented number for an English team in a transfer period.

The reigning Premier League champions created a sensation on the final day of the transfer window when they broke the domestic record to sign striker Alexander Isak for more than £131 million.

Previously, the "Red Brigade" successfully recruited two other bright young talents, Florian Wirtz (127 million pounds) and Hugo Ekitike (nearly 80 million pounds).

Liverpool is the Premier League's biggest spender in the 2025-26 summer transfer window (Photo: QQ).

In addition to spending heavily, Liverpool have also shown their financial acumen by earning more than 210 million pounds from the sale of other stars such as Luis Diaz (65 million pounds), Darwin Nunez (57 million pounds) and many young players. Thanks to that, they have not violated the Profitability and Financial Sustainability Regulation (PSR), which many other clubs are restricted.

Liverpool's spending spree has shown their determination to defend their title and compete in all competitions. Meanwhile, other giants such as Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd and Newcastle are not far behind, all of which have spent over £200 million. This shows that the title race in the Premier League is increasingly fierce.

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