🚨💰 The clubs that have spent the most money in the transfer market since 2020:
🥇 Chelsea 🏴 — €2.41 BILLION
🥈 Man City 🏴 — €1.45 BILLION
🥉 Tottenham 🏴 — €1.38 BILLION
4️⃣ Man Utd 🏴 — €1.28 BILLION
5️⃣ Arsenal 🏴 — €1.16 BILLION
6️⃣ PSG 🇫🇷 — €1.12 BILLION
7️⃣ Liverpool 🏴 — €1.12 BILLION
8️⃣ Newcastle 🏴 — €1.00 BILLION
9️⃣ Juventus 🇮🇹 — €935.16M
🔟 Aston Villa 🏴 — €845.85M
1️⃣1️⃣ West Ham 🏴 — €824.25M
1️⃣2️⃣ Bayern 🇩🇪 — €798.75M
There is a clear football logic to Arsenal’s pursuit of Vinicius Junior.
They want a left-sided attacker, and have been looking for an upgrade in that position for some time. Vinicius Jr is one of the best in his position.
If there is a chance he comes available, Arsenal are determined to be at the front of the queue.
Of course, it’s a deal which would come at enormous expense. Arsenal feel that cost could be partially offset by the commercial windfall prompted by landing a genuine global star.
Moreover, they believe that being at the negotiating table for a player of Vinicius Jr’s stature is indicative of the club’s progress.
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Dominik Szoboszlai says he trusts Liverpool’s recruitment staff to make the right decisions regarding strengthening the squad ahead of the new Premier League campaign.
Having lost Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson and Ibrahima Konate at the end of last season, Liverpool have so far only added two new signings in Jeremy Jacquet and Victor Munoz.
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Seven weeks down, four to go.
With a little under a month remaining in the transfer window, Premier League club spending is down almost £200million, both gross and net, on this time in 2025.
Of course, 2025 didn’t have the all-encompassing men’s international World Cup getting in the way, so a dip shouldn’t be surprising. And even with a recession to date, English clubs’ spending is hardly in terminal decline and still trounces the rest.
At the end of Monday, this season’s 20 Premier League clubs had committed a total £1.652billion on new players this summer, and £680m net.
That is just reported transfer fees, too, and does not include agent fees or the Premier League’s transfer levy applied to incoming deals. The true cost to clubs is even higher.
Of those 20, 13 are in a net spend position, and some likely suspects top the charts: Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City are all into nine figures. Both Newcastle United and Brighton and Hove Albion have shelled out over £100million on new players but each, and particularly Newcastle, have recouped plenty too.
Chelsea’s £217million net spend so far is remarkable given they are up against a UEFA settlement agreement and have no Champions League football to bolster revenues this season.
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After 20 months spent on the sidelines fighting to resume his career, Mykhailo Mudryk’s top priority is to play as much football as possible next season.
All options are open.
If Chelsea conclude he can play a big role in helping the team get back into the Champions League this season, it is possible that Mudryk could be reintegrated into the west London club’s first team.
But the reality for every player in Chelsea’s large senior squad is that there will be fewer minutes to go around with no European football in 2026-27.
In the days since the Football Association confirmed Mudryk is free to play again, high-level clubs in England, Italy, Germany and Spain have signalled interest in the 25-year-old.
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Bruno Guimarães has all the trophies he’s won in his career tattooed on his legs 🏆✍️
Could be adding a few more if his move to Arsenal gets completed 👀
Aston Villa have won their appeal to register Brian Madjo before his 18th birthday 🔥
The 17-year-old, who was signed in January from Metz, has scored four goals in pre-season so far and is an England Youth international 🦁
Arsenal are nearing a total agreement to sign Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle — and that is well-timed.
There is a sense they must get a move on with their incoming summer business.
While they are Premier League champions, that title alone will not earn them any points on August 21 when they face Coventry City.
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🚨🇹🇷 Official ⚽️
Following his retirement from officiating earlier this summer, former referee Anthony Taylor (47) has been appointed as the new Director of Elite Refereeing at the Turkish Football Federation. After a 20-year career spanning 668 professional matches—including appearances at Euro 2020 and two World Cups he steps straight into a major administrative role. ✅👏
Lewis Hall is well liked by Manchester United, but a deal looks highly complicated.
Sources say Newcastle are now privately insisting the 21-year-old will not leave.
Newcastle have already sold Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali this summer, while Arsenal are pursuing Bruno Guimaraes, their captain.
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