The biggest Premier League transfers of summer 2026: a record £3.5bn window in numbers
Premier League clubs spent a record of around £3.5bn in summer 2026. Manchester City alone spent £458m, Enzo Fernández moved for £125m and Morgan Rogers became the most expensive English player ever.
The summer 2026 transfer window, which closed at 11pm on Tuesday 1 September, was the most expensive in Premier League history. Clubs spent about £3.5bn — beating the record set a year earlier, which had been the first window above £3bn. Deadline day alone accounted for around £475m.
The biggest deals involving Premier League clubs
| Player | From | To | Reported fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enzo Fernández | Chelsea | Manchester City | £125m |
| Bradley Barcola | Paris Saint-Germain | Liverpool | about £107m–£123m* |
| Morgan Rogers | Aston Villa | Chelsea | £117m |
| Elliot Anderson | Nottingham Forest | Manchester City | £116m |
| Sandro Tonali | Newcastle | Tottenham | £92.7m, rising to a reported £100m |
| Ayyoub Bouaddi | Lille | Manchester City | £85.6m |
| Mateus Fernandes | West Ham | Tottenham | £84.9m |
| Savinho | Manchester City | Tottenham | £75.2m |
| Bruno Guimarães | Newcastle | Arsenal | £75.1m |
*Reports differ on how much of Barcola's fee is guaranteed and how much depends on add-ons.
Fernández became the first player to be transferred twice for £100m or more. Rogers' move made him the most expensive English footballer of all time, and Bouaddi, 18, became the most expensive teenager in Premier League history.
Who spent the most?
| Club | Gross spend |
|---|---|
| Manchester City | £458m |
| Chelsea | £349m |
| Tottenham | £302m |
| Newcastle | £268m |
| Aston Villa | £256m |
| Liverpool | £198m |
| Arsenal | £194m |
Figures: Transfermarkt via Sports Illustrated, 2 September 2026. Gross spending, not counting sales.
Manchester City's £458m is a Premier League record for a single window, beating Liverpool's £415m from 2025. With Guardiola gone, Enzo Maresca was given three of the four most expensive midfielders on the market — and the early results have been perfect.
The three promoted clubs — Ipswich, Coventry and Hull — spent more than £400m between them, a sign of how much the newcomers are willing to gamble on staying up.
A window of Premier League-to-Premier League deals
About 38% of deals were between two Premier League clubs, up from 30% the year before. Seven of the nine deals in the table above moved a player from one English club to another. Tottenham's three biggest signings — Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Savinho — all came from domestic rivals.
The deals that did not happen
- Folarin Balogun turned down a move to Everton.
- Lamine Camara stayed at Monaco after a reported £47m move to Chelsea collapsed.
- Julián Álvarez stayed at Atlético Madrid despite interest from Barcelona and Arsenal.
Has the money worked?
Too early to say, but the first six weeks are telling. City, the biggest spenders, won all of their first six league games. Tottenham, third on the list, had not won any of theirs. Follow every club in our Premier League table, and see when the next window opens in our guide to the January 2027 transfer window.
FAQ
What was the most expensive Premier League transfer of summer 2026? Enzo Fernández's £125m move from Chelsea to Manchester City.
How much did Premier League clubs spend in summer 2026? About £3.5bn, a record for a single window.
Who spent the most money in summer 2026? Manchester City, with £458m — a Premier League record for one window.
