Transfer balance of the Bundesliga
Not Bayern: This club spent the most money
Updated on 02.09.2025 – 1:08 p.m.Reading time: 3 min.
The transfer window has been closed since Monday evening: time to take stock. Most of the money spent a club that was looking for a new coach after two match days.
The “Deadline Day” on Monday whirled up again, almost all Bundesliga clubs still had at least one entrance or departure. Almost three weeks after the start of the season, the squads are now fixed. The trainers finally know which staff they can work with this season – and who they have to do without.
Financially speaking, Bayer Leverkusen has done the most. The “Werkelf” spent 198.15 million euros, 229.5 million euros are on the revenue side. That makes a record of +31.35 million euros. The departures of Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong (both FC Liverpool, EUR 125 million, EUR 40 million), Amine Adli (Bournemouth, 21 million euros), Odilon Kossounou (Atalanta Bergamo, 20 million euros) or Granit Xhaka (AFC Sunderland) weird A lot of money in the till.
This gave Leverkusen more money than FC Bayern, which “only” invested almost 89 million euros. At BVB, it was also almost 100 million euros in paid transfer fee for the former rental players Yan Couto and Daniel Svensson due to the purchase options drawn. Due to the income (Bavaria almost 95 million and BVB 72.75 million), these expenses do not weigh so hard.
But as far as the sums are concerned, neither of the two teams comes up to Leverkusen. Bayer had a big upheaval, the new team has not yet been found. This is also why coach Erik Ten HAG was released after the second matchday.
A total of ten Bundesliga clubs have a transfer plus, VfB Stuttgart has the largest to offer. The Swabians have taken 76.65 million euros more than issued. This is mainly due to the 90 million euro deal for Nick Woltemade, who from then on is hunting goals for Newcastle United. Eintracht Frankfurt also has a considerable plus: the Hesse has almost 70 million euros in additional income. Striker Hugo Ekitiké brought in a transfer of up to 95 million euros, but a part of Ekitiké’s ex-club Paris Saint-Germain probably also goes.
With eight Bundesliga teams there is a minus in the balance sheet. An exception is the 1. FC Heidenheim again. The association of coach Frank Schmidt and managing director Holger Sanwald did not give a cent for new additions. The Ostalb club won three players, but did not pay a transfer fee for them.