Three days left! Transfer expenditure this summer window has reached 8.86 billion euros, setting a record high

There are only three days left to close the summer transfer window for 2025/26, and the European football transfer market has set a new historical record in advance. According to German transfer data statistics, the total expenditure of major clubs in this window has reached 8.86 billion euros, exceeding the 8.85 billion euros in the same period last season, becoming the highest single transfer window investment in history.

In the past decade, with the continuous increase in broadcast share, commercial sponsorship and investor investment, the club's investment in player recruitment has continued to rise. This summer, the Premier League is still leading the way in the transfer market, and many wealthy families have strengthened their lineups through large-scale signings.

With the window approaching to close, there are still several potential large transactions in the market that may occur. If the transaction is finalized, the expenditure record for this year may continue to be pushed up, further consolidating the 2025 summer transfer period as the "craziest window in history".

■The following are expenditure data for the summer transfer window in the past decade:

① 2025/26 Summer window: 8.86 billion euros*

② 2023/24 Summer window: 8.85 billion euros

③ 2024/25 Summer window: 8.07 billion euros

④ 2019/20 Summer window: 7.64 billion euros

⑤ 2022/23 Summer window: 6.47 billion euros

⑥ 2018/19 Summer window: 6.29 billion euros

⑦ 2017/18 Summer window: 6.01 billion euros

⑧ 2016/17 summer window: 4.85 billion euros

⑨ 2021/22 summer window: 4.81 billion euros

⑩ 2015/16 summer window: 4.52 billion euros