Chelsea 1st, Liverpool 4th: Which teams have earned the most from sales this summer?

Cameron Smith

• 28 Aug 2025 15:30 BST
• 4 min read

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Chelsea have earned the most money from sales of any club in world football during the 2025 summer transfer window so far.

Enzo Maresca’s side have prioritised offloading their unwanted stars this summer and they have earned a whopping €276.5 million in the process.

Current ETV

Noni Madueke

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Arsenal

Noni Madueke

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Arsenal

€52.3M

ETV Range

€47.1M - €57.5M

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Noni Madueke is their most expensive departure, having joined Arsenal for an initial €55m, while the Blues have also sold the likes of Joao Felix, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Renato Veiga and Carney Chukwuemeka.

In addition, Chelsea are expected to offload Christopher Nkunku, Nicolas Jackson and several others before Transfer Deadline Day, meaning their €276.5m figure is set to rise significantly by the time the window is over.

Bournemouth are in second place after being picked apart following their impressive 2024-25 campaign under Andoni Iraola. Ilya Zabarnyi, Dean Huijsen, Milos Kerkez and Dango Ouatarra have all left for over €40m, with the club earning a total of €237.1m through sales this summer.

Bayer Leverkusen are third after offloading eight players for a transfer fee this summer. Florian Wirtz is the standout departure, with the Germany superstar joining Liverpool for €125m.

Liverpool boast the fourth-highest income through sales this summer, largely thanks to the exits of Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich, Darwin Nunez to Al-Hilal and Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen. In total, Arne Slot’s side have earned €219.5m via player sales this summer.

In fifth place is AC Milan. The Serie A giants have racked up an income of €163.8m after eight permanent sales, including Tijjani Reijnders, Malick Thiaw and Theo Hernandez.

Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt have earned €126.7m. They have sold six players this window, but the vast majority of their income has come via Hugo Ekitike’s €95m move to Liverpool.

They are closely followed by Napoli, who have earned €126.5m through player sales this summer. Victor Osimhen is their biggest sale by a comfortable margin after joining Galatasaray on a permanent deal for €75m.

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Victor Osimhen

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Galatasaray

Victor Osimhen

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Galatasaray

€54.4M

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€48.9M - €59.8M

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Nottingham Forest are eighth, with Anthony Elanga accounting for a large percentage of their €124.4m income, while Brighton & Hove Albion are ninth after selling six players, including Joao Pedro to Chelsea.

Wolverhampton Wanderers round out the top 10 after earning €115m through the sales of Matheus Cunha, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Goncalo Guedes.

Which teams have earned the most from sales this summer?

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