Transfer window opens in June and moves over £500m in the Premier League
The European summer transfer window officially opened on 15 June and runs until 11pm (UK time) on 1 September. With the 2026 World Cup in the middle of it all, English clubs are racing to reinforce their squads before key players scatter across the tournament – and the money is already flowing at a fast pace.
The big deals so far
Chelsea opened their coffers surgically. The signing of Geovany Quenda from Sporting for £44 million is the most expensive of the window so far among the Blues, who also brought in Denner from Corinthians for £8.7 million. At the other end, Marc Cucurella was sold to Real Madrid for £51.8 million – a window that, in practice, already pays for itself.
Liverpool chose to renew the midfield and defence at the same time. Jeremy Jacquet, signed from Rennes for £60 million, arrives as the most expensive piece of the window so far across the entire league. The Anfield club also signed Victor Munoz from Osasuna for £34.5 million. The departures, however, hurt: Mohamed Salah and Ibrahima Konate leave the club, the latter for free to Real Madrid.
At Arsenal, the bet was on Piero Hincapie, defender from Bayer Leverkusen, for £34.5 million. The most relevant departure is that of Jakub Kiwior, sold to Porto for £19 million.
Tottenham and Brighton stir the domestic market
One of the most curious moves of this window happened between Premier League and Premier League. Jan Paul van Hecke swapped Brighton for Tottenham for £52 million – a significant figure for a Dutch defender who is still far from his peak. Spurs also moved with free signings: Andy Robertson left Liverpool at no cost, as did Marcos Senesi, whom Bournemouth released without receiving anything in return.
Brighton, in turn, lost Van Hecke but brought in Zadok Yohanna, striker; Joel Veltman, Solly March and Adam Webster were released.
Newcastle sell high, Manchester United dismantle in silence
Newcastle took advantage of the window to fatten the coffers with the departure of Anthony Gordon to Barcelona for an impressive £69.3 million – the biggest sale of the window so far. Kieran Trippier went to Wolverhampton at no cost. With that money in hand, the club brought in only Ewen Jaouen from Reims for £18.5 million. Calculated restraint or a rebuild in progress?
Manchester United remain in silent dismantling mode. Rasmus Hojlund was sold to Napoli for £38 million, while Casemiro, Tyrell Malacia and Jadon Sancho were simply released. With no signings registered so far, the signal is clear: the squad overhaul goes through a broad cleanup before any reconstruction.
