10 most expensive transfers of football summer window 2025

By Moneycontrol Sports Desk | July 31, 2025

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(West Ham to Tottenham) – £55m – Tottenham have snapped up Kudus from their London rivals, a move that’s unlikely to be warmly received by fans in East London.

Mohammed Kudus

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(Brighton to Chelsea) – £55m, potentially rising to £60m – Brighton have once again turned a profit, selling Joao Pedro to Chelsea just two years after signing him from Watford.

Joao Pedro

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(Sporting CP to Arsenal) – £55m, rising to £63m – Arsenal finally land their long-time target in Gyokeres, boosting their front line.

Viktor Gyokeres

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(Atalanta to Al-Qadsiah) – £56.3m – After finishing as Serie A’s top scorer, Retegui makes a big-money move to Saudi Arabia.

Mateo Retegui

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(Real Sociedad to Arsenal) – £60m – A year after rejecting Liverpool, Zubimendi makes the Premier League switch—this time to Arsenal.

Martin Zubimendi

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(Liverpool to Bayern Munich) – £60.5m, rising to £64.8m – Diaz heads to Bayern, opening the door for Liverpool’s pursuit of Isak.

Luis Diaz 

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(Wolves to Manchester United) – £62.5m – Another forward addition for United, Cunha brings Premier League experience and flair.

Matheus Cunha

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(Brentford to Manchester United) – £65m – rising to £71m United strengthen their attack with Mbeumo in a major domestic transfer.

Bryan Mbeumo 

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(Eintracht Frankfurt to Liverpool) – £69m, rising to £79m – With Newcastle refusing to sell Isak, Liverpool turned to Ekitike—ironically beating the Magpies to a player they had chased earlier themselves.

Hugo Ekitike 

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(Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool) – £100m – rising to £116m Liverpool have made a massive statement with this marquee signing after a quiet 2024 summer. Wirtz joins fresh off their latest league triumph.

Florian Wirtz

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