These were the most expensive summer transfers in international football and the premier league | Deadline Day

The transfer market closed last night after a hectic Deadline Day. The period of throwing millions is over. Clubs reinforced themselves en masse with new players and were not afraid to pull out a lot of money. These were the most expensive transfers of this summer, abroad and in the premier league.

The summer record is in the name of Declan Rice, who made the switch from West Ham United to Arsenal for 116.6 million euros. The English midfielder is thus just ahead of Moises Caicedo. Chelsea paid 116 million euros to Brighton & Hove Albion for him, as you know Transfer market. The top three is completed by Jude Bellingham, who exchanged Borussia Dortmund for 103 million euros for Real Madrid early in the summer.



This summer’s top ten is dominated by Premier League clubs, with English clubs winning six of the ten most expensive deals. Al-Hilal also made it to the top ten, by taking over the Brazilian Neymar for ninety million euros from

Ten most expensive summer transfers

1. Declan Rice (West Ham to Arsenal) – 116.6 million
2. Moises Caicedo (Brighton to Chelsea) – 116 million
3. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid) – 103 million
4. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur to Bayern Munich) – 100 million
5. Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt to Paris Saint-Germain) – 95 million
6. Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig to Manchester City) – 90 million
7. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain to Al Hilal) 90 million
8. Rasmus Højlund (Atalanta to Manchester United) – 75 million
9. Kai Havertz (Chelsea to Arsenal) – 75 million
10. Dominik Szoboszlai (Real Madrid to Liverpool – 70 million

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A lot of money was also spent in the premier league, but the cash register was also ringing. The millions poured in, especially in Amsterdam. Mohammed Kudus is the premier league player who moved to another club for the highest amount this summer: to West Ham United for 43 million euros. On the other hand, the team from Amsterdam paid the highest amount for a new acquisition: Ajax had 20.5 million euros left for Josip Sutalo from Dinamo Zagreb.

Five most expensive sales in the Premier League*

1. Mohammed Kudus (Ajax to West Ham) – 43 million
2. Jurrien Timber (Ajax to Arsenal) – 40 million
3. Edson Álvarez (Ajax to West Ham) – 38 million
4. Ibrahim Sangaré (PSV to Nottingham Forest) – 30 million
5. Orkun Kökçü (Feyenoord to Benfica) – 25 million

Five most expensive purchases in the Premier League

1. Josip Sutalo (Dinamo Zagreb to Ajax) – 20.5 million
2. Georges Mikautadze (FC Metz to Ajax) – 16 million
3. Hirving Lozano (Napoli to PSV) – 15 million
4. Carlos Forbs (Manchester City to Ajax) – 14 million
5. Noa Lang (Club Brugge to PSV) – 12.5 million

* Amounts are based on Transfermarkt

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