Who are the most expensive transfers of the summer?

Cameron Smith

3 Jul 2025 15:30 BST
4 min read

Florian Wirtz is the most expensive signing of the 2025 summer transfer window so far, courtesy of his €125 million move from Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool.

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The Germany international established himself as one of the world’s best players during his time at the BayArena and he has left the club having registered 122 goal contributions in 197 first-team appearances.

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€111M - €135.6M

The second-most expensive signing this summer is Matheus Cunha. The Brazil forward joined Manchester United for €74.2m after Ruben Amorim’s side triggered the release clause included in his Wolverhampton Wanderers contract.

In third place is Joao Pedro. Chelsea raided Brighton & Hove Albion once again by purchasing Pedro for a whopping fee of €63.7m on 2 July. He is expected to compete with Liam Delap and Nicolas Jackson for a starting berth under Enzo Maresca.

Meanwhile, Dean Huijsen is the fourth-most expensive signing of the summer thanks to his €62.5m transfer from Bournemouth to Real Madrid. The Spain defender was wanted by the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool, however he opted to complete a dream move to Los Blancos instead.

Tijjani Reijnders is fifth on the list after joining Manchester City from AC Milan for €55m, while Milos Kerkez is sixth after completing a blockbuster €46.9m move from Bournemouth to Liverpool.

Alex Baena (Villarreal to Atletico Madrid) and Franco Mastantuono (River Plate to Real Madrid) have both moved clubs for €45m, and they are narrowly ahead of Jeremie Frimpong and Jean-Clair Todibo, who joined the Premier League for €40m.

© IMAGO - Jeremie Frimpong has joined Liverpool

The 11th-biggest deal of the 2025 summer transfer window so far is Rayan Ait-Nouri’s €36.8m move from Wolves to Man City, while Rayan Cherki, Liam Delap, Mathys Tel, Jarell Quansah, Charalampos Kostoulas and Estevao Willian have all moved clubs for a similar transfer fee.

Habib Diarra, Jobe Bellingham and Nico Gonzalez round out the top 20 most expensive signings of the 2025 summer transfer window so far.

The 20 most expensive transfers this summer

Player	From	To	Fee
1. Florian Wirtz	Bayer Leverkusen	Liverpool	€125m
2. Matheus Cunha	Wolves	Man Utd	€74.2m
3. Joao Pedro	Brighton	Chelsea	€63.7m
4. Dean Huijsen	Bournemouth	Real Madrid	€62.5m
5. Tijjani Reijnders	AC Milan	Man City	€55m
6. Milos Kerkez	Bournemouth	Liverpool	€46.9m
7. Alex Baena	Villarreal	Atletico Madrid	€45m
= Franco Mastantuono	River Plate	Real Madrid	€45m
9. Jeremie Frimpong	Bayer Leverkusen	Liverpool	€40m
= Jean-Clair Todibo	Nice	West Ham	€40m
11. Rayan Ait-Nouri	Wolves	Man City	€36.8m
12. Rayan Cherki	Lyon	Man City	€36.5m
13. Liam Delap	Ipswich	Chelsea	€35.5m
14. Mathys Tel	Bayern Munich	Tottenham	€35m
= Jarell Quansah	Liverpool	Bayer Leverkusen	€35m
= Charalampos Kostoulas	Olympiacos	Brighton	€35m
17. Estevao Willian	Palmeiras	Chelsea	€34m
18. Habib Diarra	Strasbourg	Sunderland	€31.5m
19. Jobe Bellingham	Sunderland	Borussia Dortmund	€30.5m
20. Nico Gonzalez	Fiorentina	Juventus	€28.1m

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Read more about: La Liga Serie A Bundesliga Premier League Atlético Chelsea Liverpool Man City Real Madrid Alejandro Baena Dean Huijsen Florian Wirtz Jarell Quansah Jean-Clair Todibo Jeremie Frimpong João Pedro Liam Delap Matheus Cunha Mathys Tel Miloš Kerkez Nico González Rayan Aït-Nouri Rayan Cherki Tijjani Reijnders