Summer 2023
In terms of sport, FC Southampton went from the Premier League to the Championship, but in the global ranking of clubs with the biggest transfer profits in the summer of 2023, the “Saints” are by far the top: the English sold their “silverware” after relegation skillfully and generated a plus of 162 million euros on the transfer market – a mark that no other club can come close to.
A Bundesliga club in the top 5: clubs with the biggest transfer profits in summer 2023
19 | AZ Alkmaar | Transfer plus: €45.17 million
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Most expensive sale: Tijjani Reijnders (to AC Milan for €19 million)
18 | Ajax Amsterdam | Transfer plus: €47.1 million
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Most expensive sale: Mohammed Kudus (to West Ham for €43m)
17 | Borussia Dortmund | Transfer plus: €50.35 million
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Most expensive sale: Jude Bellingham (to Real Madrid for €103 million)
16 | RB Salzburg | Transfer plus: €51.3 million
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Most expensive sale: Benjamin Sesko (to RB Leipzig for €24 million)
15 | Atlético Madrid | Transfer plus: €57.3 million
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Most expensive sale: Matheus Cunha (to Wolverhampton for €50m)
14 | Leicester City | Transfer plus: €61.95 million
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Most expensive sale: James Maddison (to Tottenham for €46.3 million)
13 | AS Roma | Transfer plus: €65.2 million
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Most expensive sale: Roger Ibañez (for €30 million to Al-Ahli)
12 | Inter Milan | Transfer plus: €69 million
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Most expensive sale: André Onana (to Manchester United for €52.5 million)
11 | Sporting Lisbon | Transfer plus: €69.5 million
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Most expensive sale: Manuel Ugarte (to PSG for €60m)
10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Transfer plus: €75.2 million
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Most expensive sale: Matheus Nunes (to Manchester City for €62 million)
9 | FC Stade Rennes | Transfer plus: €85.6 million
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Most expensive sale: Jérémy Doku (to Manchester City for €60 million)
8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Transfer plus: €85.85 million
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Most expensive sale: Randal Kolo Muani (for €95m to PSG)
7 | Atalanta Bergamo | Transfer plus: €87 million
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Most expensive sale: Rasmus Højlund (to Manchester United for €75 million)
6 | Olympique Lyon | Transfer plus: €87.87 million
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Most expensive sale: Bradley Barcola (to PSG for €45m)
5 | RB Leipzig | Transfer plus: €88.2 million
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Most expensive sale: Josko Gvardiol (to Manchester City for €90 million)
4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Transfer plus: €92 million
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Most expensive sale: Moisés Caicedo (to Chelsea for €116m)
3 | Villarreal FC | Transfer plus: €97 million
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Most expensive sale: Nicolas Jackson (to Chelsea for €37m)
2 | FC Barcelona | Transfer plus: €102 million
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Most expensive sale: Ousmane Dembélé (for €50m to PSG)
1 | Southampton FC | Transfer plus: €161.79 million
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Most expensive sale: Roméo Lavia (to Chelsea for €62.1 million)
Most of the money flowed from the capital to the south of England: Chelsea transferred 62.1 million euros for the services of midfielder Roméo Lavia. Only Virgil van Dijk, who moved from the port city to Liverpool in the winter of 2017/18 for 84.65 million euros, received more in the club’s history (for statistics).
With Tino Livramento (to Newcastle for 37.2 million), James Ward-Prowse (to West Ham for 34.8 million) and right winger Nathan Tella, who left Bayer Leverkusen for 23.3 million, there are three more departures the “Saints” record sales statistics above. In addition to the income from fixed transfers, there are also around 5 million euros in loan fees, including for the move of the German national player Armel Bella-Kotchap to PSV Eindhoven.
Southampton’s 182 million in revenue in the most recent transfer window was only topped by Brighton & Hove Albion (190 million) and Bundesliga club RB Leipzig (241 million). While the “Seagulls” recorded a new record sale with Moisés Caicedo (for 116 million to Chelsea) and, among others, sold world champion Alexis Mac Allister to Liverpool for 42 million (for an overview), the Saxons cashed in with the sales of their top performer Josko Gvardiol (for 90 million to Chelsea), Dominik Szoboszlai (for 70 million to Liverpool) and Christopher Nkunku (for 60 million to Chelsea).
Since both teams invested heavily compared to the English second division team, they only find themselves in fourth and fifth place in the Transferplus ranking.
Most expensive squads in the world: These teams received the highest transfer fees
BVB | Squad value: €467 million | Transfer fees paid: €310 million
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Value creation: +157 million € | As of September 11, 2023
AS Monaco | Squad value: €332 million | Transfer fees paid: €325 million
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Value added: +€7 million
FC Barcelona | Squad value: €814 million | Transfer fees paid: €327 million
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Value added: +€487 million
RB Leipzig | Squad value: €403 million | Transfer fees paid: €336 million
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Value added: +€67 million
Atlético Madrid | Squad value: €442 million | Transfer fees paid: €361 million
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Value added: +€81 million
Al Hilal | Squad value: €259 million | Transfer fees paid: €372 million
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Value added: -€113 million
SSC Napoli | Squad value: €578 million | Transfer fees paid: €373 million
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Value added: +€205 million
Aston Villa | Squad value: €598 million | Transfer fees paid: €418 million
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Value added: +€180 million
Juventus Turin | Squad value: €433 million | Transfer fees paid: €429 million
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Value creation: +4 million €
FC Bayern | Squad value: €897 million | Transfer fees paid: €430 million
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Value added: +€467 million
West Ham | Squad value: €443 million | Transfer fees paid: €457 million
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Value added: -14 million €
Newcastle United | Squad value: €598 million | Transfer fees paid: €566 million
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Value added: +€32 million
Real Madrid | Squad value: €991 million | Transfer fees paid: €573 million
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Value added: +€418 million
Tottenham | Squad value: €689 million | Transfer fees paid: €656 million
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Value added: +€33 million
Liverpool | Squad value: €827 million | Transfer fees paid: €664 million
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Value added: +€164 million
Arsenal | Squad value: €1.09 billion | Transfer fees paid: €685 million
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Value added: +€406 million
PSG | Squad value: €1.08 billion | Transfer fees paid: €943 million
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Value added: +€140 million
Man City | Squad value: €1.18 billion | Transfer fees paid: €992 million
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Value added: +€190 million
Man United | Squad value: €882 million | Transfer fees paid: €1 billion
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Value added: -€118 million
Chelsea | Squad value: €926 million | Transfer fees paid: €1.01 billion
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Value added: -€86 million
Clubs with the biggest transfer profits: FC Barcelona sets a record
Two Spanish teams, FC Barcelona and Villarreal, rank in front of them: The Catalans achieved a balance sheet of around 105 million euros in revenue, including through the transfers of Ousmane Dembélé to PSG (€50 million transfer fee) and Antoine Griezmann (20 € million to Atlético), as well as just €3.4 million in expenses, a new internal record – since the financially troubled champions primarily signed on for free for reasons of financial fair play, the biggest transfer increase in the club’s history was achieved this summer (to overview).
The “Submarino amarillo” only invested in Leipzig’s Alexander Sørloth (€10 million) and Girona’s Ramón Terrats (€2.5 million), but also took in key players such as center forward Nicolas Jackson (to Chelsea for €37 million), among other things. , Pau Torres (for 33 million to Aston Villa) or Samuel Chukwueze (for 20 million to Milan) 110 million euros.
Biggest plus between transfers and squad value: Bayer & Bayern in the top 10
Union Berlin | Difference between transfer fee and squad value: €147 million
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Transfer fee paid: €46 million | Squad value 193
Athletic Bilbao | Difference between transfer and squad value: €156 million
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Transfer fee paid: €46 million | Squad value 203
BVB | Difference between transfer and squad value: €157 million
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Transfer fees paid: €310 million | Squad value: €467 million
AS Roma | Difference between transfer and squad value: €159 million
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Transfer fees paid: €223 million | Squad value: €382 million
Liverpool | Difference between transfer and squad value: €164 million
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Transfer fees paid: €664 million | Squad value: €827 million
Galatasaray | Difference between transfer and squad value: €174 million
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Transfer fees paid: €71 million | Squad value: €245 million
Aston Villa | Difference between transfer and squad value: €180 million
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Transfer fees paid: €418 million | Squad value: €598 million
Benfica | Difference between transfer and squad value: €181 million
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Transfer fees paid: €164 million | Squad value: €345 million
Brentford | Difference between transfer and squad value: €183 million
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Transfer fees paid: €182 million | Squad value: €365 million
Brighton | Difference between transfer and squad value: €183 million
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Transfer fees paid: €193 million | Squad value: €376 million
Lazio | Difference between transfer and squad value: €186 million
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Transfer fees paid: €99 million | Squad value: €285 million
Man City | Difference between transfer fee and squad value: €190 million
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Transfer fees paid: €992 million | Squad value: €1.18 billion
SSC Napoli | Difference between transfer and squad value: €205 million
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Transfer fees paid: €373 million | Squad value: €578 million
Bayer 04 | Difference between transfer and squad value: €214 million
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Transfer fees paid: €232 million | Squad value: €446 million
AC Milan | Difference between transfer and squad value: €224 million
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Transfer fees paid: €305 million | Squad value: €529 million
Inter | Difference between transfer and squad value: €301 million
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Transfer fees paid: €223 million | Squad value: €523 million
Real Sociedad | Difference between transfer and squad value: €307 million
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Transfer fees paid: €91 million | Squad value: €398 million
Arsenal | Difference between transfer and squad value: €406 million
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Transfer fees paid: €685 million | Squad value: €1.09 billion
Real Madrid | Difference between transfer and squad value: €418 million
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Transfer fees paid: €573 million | Squad value: €991 million
FC Bayern | Difference between transfer and squad value: €467 million
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Transfer fees paid: €430 million | Squad value: €897 million
FC Barcelona | Difference between transfer and squad value: €487 million
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Transfer fees paid: €327 million | Squad value: €814 million
With Eintracht Frankfurt, which benefited from a purely economic perspective from Randal Kolo Muani’s 95 million transfer to PSG, there is another Bundesliga team in the top 10 alongside Leipzig: Hessians had expenses of 56 million euros, income of 56 million euros 142 million euros compared (for overview).
Borussia Dortmund is the third German team to take a place in the top 20 in the ranking of the biggest transfer profits of the summer of 2023. Thanks primarily to Jude Bellingham (for 103 million to Real), BVB took in 50 million euros more than it spent and documented This puts them in 17th place in the ranking of clubs with the biggest transfer profits.
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