Which teams have spent the most on transfers this summer?

Robin Bairner

27 Aug 2024 22:14 BST
4 min read

Chelsea have spent the most money on transfers of any club in world football during the 2024 summer transfer window.

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The Blues lead the standings in both 2022 and 2023, splashing €294m and €464.1m in successive summers, and they have continued that trend this year with a €261m outlay so far.

Todd Boehly's side have spent bought Joao Felix, Pedro Neto, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Mike Penders, Omari Kellyman, Marc Guiu, Renato Veiga, Caleb Wiley, Aaron Anselmino and Filip Jorgensen, not counting the over €60m they are set to pay for Estevao Willian, who will join next year.

Brighton & Hove Albion have racked up the second-highest spending tally so far this summer, with the Seagulls purchasing Georgino Rutter, Brajan Gruda, Mats Wieffer, Ferdi Kadioglu, Matt O'Riley, Yankuba Minteh, Ibrahim Osman and Malick Junior Yalcouye for a total of €231.2m.

Atletico Madrid's €185m outlay puts them third, having made the most expensive transfer of the summer with their €75m capture of Julian Alvarez from Manchester City, along with deals for Conor Gallagher (€42m) Robin Le Normand (€34.5m) and Alexander Sorloth (€32m).

Aston Villa have spent the fourth-highest amount, parting with a whopping €176.2 million by buying Amadou Onana from Everton (€59.35m), Ian Maatsen from Chelsea (€44.5m), Cameron Archer from Sheffield United (€16.65m), Jaden Philogene from Hull (€16m), Samuel Iling-Junior from Juventus (€14m), Lewis Dobbin from Everton (€11.8m), Enzo Barrenechea from Juventus (€8m) and Ross Barkley from Luton (€5.9m).

Paris Saint-Germain's outlay of €169.92m puts them fifth after signing Desire Doue, Joao Neves, Willian Pacho and Matvey Safonov.

Manchester United have spent the sixth-most of any team this summer, with the signings of Matthijs de Ligt (€45m) and Noussair Mazraoui (€15m) from Bayern Munich, along with Leny Yoro (€62m) and Joshua Zirkzee's (€42.5m) arrivals costing the club a total of €164.5m.

Tottenham sit seventh, having spent €148.85m on Dominic Solanke (€64.3m), Archie Gray (€41.25m), Wilson Odebert (€29.3m) and Lucas Bergvall (€10m), along with Korean youngster Min-hyeok Yang, who will join in January for €4m.

West Ham are eighth, having spent €144.4m on Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Max Kilman, Crysenscio Summerville, Niclas Fullkrug and Luis Guilherme, as well as Guido Rodriguez and Wes Foderingham on free transfers and Jean-Clair Todibo on loan.

Bayern Munich come in ninth in the spending charts following the signings of Michael Olise from Crystal Palace (€53m), Joao Palhinha from Fulham (€51m), Hiroki Ito from Stuttgart (€23.5m), Bryan Zaragoza from Grenada (€13m), Nestory Irankunda from Adelaide (€3.4m) and Armindo Sieb from Greuther Furth (€1.5m) for a combined €142m.

Olympique Lyon are tenth. The Ligue 1 side have purchased eight players worth €134.29m in a bid to strengthen their team after a disappointing season, with Moussa Niakhate and Orel Mangala arriving from Nottingham Forest (€31.9m and €23.4m, respectively), Ernest Nuamah from Molenbeek (€28.5m) Georges Mikautadze from Metz (€18.5m), Said Benrahma from West Ham (€14.4m), Abner from Real Betis (€8m), Mama Balde from Troyes (€6m) and Duje Caleta-Car from Southampton (€3.59m) have been signed.