English Championship team top - The clubs with the biggest transfer profit in 24/25
The transfer window closed on Friday for the majority of clubs including the top five leagues. The market is still open in some countries, including Turkey until September 13th, but the majority of business has been completed. It was another busy summer with Premier League clubs spending more than double any other league at a total close to €2.33 billion.
The top three biggest spending clubs this summer play in the English top-flight with Chelsea taking top spot with €239m ahead of Brighton and Manchester United. Brighton, however, had the highest net spend of €183m with the Seagulls backing new manager Fabian Hürzeler after years of selling their biggest assets for huge profits. But which clubs from around the world make the biggest transfer profits during the summer window? Let’s find out.
The clubs with the biggest transfer profits in 2024/25
Leeds United’s transfer profit of €130.48m was the highest of any club on the planet during this window, based on Transfermarkt data. After failing to secure promotion to the Premier League, Leeds sold off a host of first-team stars as they generated €162.9m in player sales, spending just €32.42m on new arrivals. Georginio Rutter (€46.7m), Archie Gray (€41.3m), Crysnescio Summerville (€29.3m) and Luis Sinisterra (€23.4m) all departed for fees in excess of €20m.
Manchester City have been renowned for their big spending across the last decade but the English champions are also excellent at selling players and they made the second biggest profit this summer of €116m. They recouped €141m from player sales with Julián Alvarez (€75m) their highest sale and they only spent €25m on signing Savinho. Benfica are famed for their ability to sell emerging talent for huge fees and they rank third with João Neves and Marcos Leonardo their biggest two departures. Burnley, perhaps surprisingly, feature in the top ten alongside two Serie A clubs - Bologna and Sassuolo - and two Ligue 1 clubs in Rennes and Toulouse.
- Date of birth/Age:
- Apr 20, 2002 (22)
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Nat.:
- Current club:
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2028
- Position:
- Centre-Forward
- Market Value:
- €28.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- Mar 12, 2006 (18)
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Nat.:
- Current club:
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2030
- Position:
- Right-Back
- Market Value:
- €25.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- Oct 30, 2001 (23)
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Nat.:
- Current club:
- West Ham United
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2029
- Position:
- Left Winger
- Market Value:
- €22.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- Jun 17, 1999 (25)
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Nat.:
- Current club:
- AFC Bournemouth
- Contract until:
- -
- Position:
- Left Winger
- Market Value:
- €17.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- Jan 31, 2000 (24)
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Nat.:
- Current club:
- Atlético de Madrid
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2030
- Position:
- Centre-Forward
- Market Value:
- €75.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- Sep 27, 2004 (20)
-
Nat.:
- Current club:
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2029
- Position:
- Defensive Midfield
- Market Value:
- €60.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- May 2, 2003 (21)
-
Nat.:
- Current club:
- Al-Hilal SFC
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2029
- Position:
- Centre-Forward
- Market Value:
- €25.00m
- Date of Birth/Age:
- 26.02.1993 (31)
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Nat.:
- Current club:
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Current Position:
- Manager
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2027
- In charge since:
- Jul 1, 2024
- Total Market Value:
- €572.10m
- Competition:
- Premier League
- Position:
- 6.
- Manager:
- Fabian Hürzeler
- Squad size:
- 28
- Latest Transfer:
- Matt O'Riley
- Total Market Value:
- €854.15m
- Competition:
- Premier League
- Position:
- 13.
- Manager:
- Ruben Amorim
- Squad size:
- 28
- Latest Transfer:
- Manuel Ugarte
- Total Market Value:
- €963.20m
- Competition:
- Premier League
- Position:
- 3.
- Manager:
- Enzo Maresca
- Squad size:
- 30
- Latest Transfer:
- Jadon Sancho
- Total Market Value:
- €173.58m
- Competition:
- Championship
- Position:
- 3.
- Manager:
- Daniel Farke
- Squad size:
- 24
- Latest Transfer:
- Josuha Guilavogui
- Total Market Value:
- €1.26bn
- Competition:
- Premier League
- Position:
- 2.
- Manager:
- Pep Guardiola
- Squad size:
- 24
- Latest Transfer:
- İlkay Gündoğan
- Total Market Value:
- €335.50m
- Competition:
- Liga Portugal
- Position:
- 3.
- Manager:
- Bruno Lage
- Squad size:
- 26
- Latest Transfer:
- Kerem Aktürkoğlu
- Total Market Value:
- €276.80m
- Competition:
- Serie A
- Position:
- 8.
- Manager:
- Vincenzo Italiano
- Squad size:
- 31
- Latest Transfer:
- Nicolò Casale
- Total Market Value:
- €81.55m
- Competition:
- Serie B
- Position:
- 2.
- Manager:
- Fabio Grosso
- Squad size:
- 31
- Latest Transfer:
- Nicholas Pierini
- Total Market Value:
- €203.25m
- Competition:
- Ligue 1
- Position:
- 13.
- Manager:
- Jorge Sampaoli
- Squad size:
- 26
- Latest Transfer:
- Naouirou Ahamada
