The 2025 Premier League Summer Transfer Window will be remembered as one of the wildest in Premier League history — record total expenditure, headline-grabbing megadeals, and a reordered top end of the table. Clubs sought short-term statement signings and long-term projects in equal measure: Liverpool broke the market ceiling with an overhaul of their frontline; Arsenal invested in high-cost midfield and attacking reinforcement; Manchester City spent on targeted additions and reinforcements; while the newly promoted and mid-table clubs mixed bargain hunting with one-or-two headline signings. Here I run through how each of the 20 Premier League clubs fared, outline the significant ins and outs, and pass judgment on who did best — and who spent most.

Big-picture takeaways from the 2025 Premier League Summer Transfer Window

The Premier League’s 20 clubs smashed transfer records collectively — the league’s summer spend has been estimated by reports at a whopping £3.1 billion, with numerous clubs posting season-record spends.

Liverpool were the single-club headline big spender, obliterating British transfer records with a number of enormous fees. They led the way in the big-money transfers that dominated the headlines.

Arsenal strengthened significantly and are one of the most well-funded squads by value following an active window. Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham all spent big — some practical, some extravagant.
Below is a club-by-club recap of the 2025 Premier League Summer Transfer Window. For each club we note the most significant arrivals and departures (the most noteworthy or expensive moves), then a concise verdict.

Arsenal’s Summer Transfer Window

In
Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea)
Martin Zubimendi (Real Sociedad)
Christian Norgaard (Brentford)
Noni Madueke (Chelsea)
Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia)
Viktor Gyokeres (Sporting Lisbon)
Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace)
Piero Hincapie (Bayer Leverkusen)

Out
Nuno Tavares (Lazio)
Jorginho (released)
Raheem Sterling (Chelsea – end of loan)
Neto (Bournemouth – end of loan)
Kieran Tierney (Celtic – released)
Zacariah Shuaib (released)
Elian Quesada-Thorn (released)
Brian Okonkwo (released)
Ismail Oulad M’Hand (released)
Salah-Eddine Oulad M’Hand (released)
Max Kuczynski (released)
Jack Henry-Francis (released)
Jimi Gower (released)
Romari Forde (released)
Jakai Fisher (released)
Khayon Edwards (released)
Reece Clairmont (released)
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (released)
Marquinhos (Cruzeiro)
Takehiro Tomiyasu (released)
Thomas Partey (released)
Karl Hein (Werder Bremen – loan)
Ismeal Kabia (Shrewsbury Town – loan)
Albert Sambi Lokonga (Hamburg)
Lucas Martin Nygaard (Brabrand – loan)
Jakub Kiwior (Porto – loan)
Fabio Vieira (Hamburg – loan)
Oleksandr Zinchenko (Nottingham Forest)
Reiss Nelson (Brentford – loan)

Aston Villa – Summer Transfer Window

In

Yasin Ozcan (Kasimpasa)
Zepiqueno Redmond (Feyenoord)
Modou Keba Cisse (LASK Linz)
Evann Guessand (Nice)
Victor Lindelof (Free transfer)
Jadon Sancho (Manchester United – loan)
Harvey Elliott (Liverpool – loan)

Out

Robin Olsen (released)
Josh Feeney (loan – Huddersfield)
Rico Richards (Port Vale)
Hesler Hayden (Coventry City)
Kourtney Hause (released)
Philippe Coutinho (Vasco de Gama)
Kosta Nedelkovic (RB Leipzig – loan)
Oliwier Zych (Rakow Czestochowa – loan)
Finley Munroe (Swindon – loan)
Tommi O’Reilly (Crewe – loan)
Sil Swinkels (Exeter City – loan)
Enzo Barrenechea (Benfica – loan)
Kyrie Pierre (Brentford)
Louie Barry (Sheffield United – loan)
Filip Marschall (Stevenage)
Ethan Amundsen-Day (Hamarkameratene)
Yasin Ozcan (Anderlecht – loan)
Joe Gauci (Port Vale – loan)
Kerr Smith (Barrow – loan)
Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle)
Leon Bailey (AS Roma – loan)
Leander Dendoncker (Real Oviedo)
Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End – loan)
Alex Moreno (Girona)
Samuel Iling Jr (West Brom – loan)
Zepiqueno Redmond (Huddersfield – loan)

Bournemouth Summer Transfers

In

Eli Junior Kroupi (Lorient)
Adrien Truffert (Rennes)
Marco Bizot (Brest)
Djordje Petrovic (Chelsea)
Bafode Diakite (Lille)
Ben Gannon Doak (Liverpool)
Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen)
Alex Jimenez (AC Milan – loan)
Veljko Milosavljevic (Red Star Belgrade)

Out

Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid)
Jaidon Anthony (Burnley)
Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea – end of loan)
Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End – loan)
Max Aarons (Glasgow Rangers – loan)
Milos Kerkez (Liverpool)
Joe Rothwell (Rangers)
Mark Travers (Everton)
Neto (Botafogo)
Illia Zabarnyi (PSG)
Dango Ouattara (Brentford)
Luis Sinisterra (Cruzeiro – loan)
Philip Billing (Midtjylland)
Alex Paulsen (Lechia Gdansk – loan)
Ben Winterburn (Barnet – loan)

Brentford Summer Transfers

In

Michael Kayode (Fiorentina)
Romelle Donovan (Birmingham City)
Caoimhin Kelleher (Liverpool)
Antoni Milambo (Feyenoord)
Jordan Henderson (Ajax)
Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth)
Reiss Nelson (Arsenal – loan)

Out

Ben Mee (released)
Mark Flekken (Bayer Leverkusen)
Ben Winterbottom (released)
Tony Yogane (Dundee – loan)
Christian Norgaard (Arsenal)
Ben Krauhaus (Bromley – loan)
Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United)
Emeka Peters (Feyenoord)
Ji-soo Kim (Kaiserslautern – loan)
Benjamin Fredrick (Dender – loan)
Ryan Trevitt (Wigan – loan)
Jayden Meghoma (Glasgow Rangers – loan)
Mads Roerslev (Southampton)
Yoane Wissa (Newcastle)

Brighton – Summer Transfers

In

Tommy Watson (Sunderland)
Yun Do-young (Daejon Hana Citizen)
Charalampos Kostoulas (Olympiacos)
Diego Coppola (Verona)
Nils Ramming (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Olivier Boscagli (PSV Eindhoven)
Maxim De Cuyper (Club Brugge)
Sean Keogh (Dundalk)
Kofi Shaw (Bristol Rovers)

Out
Joao Pedro (Chelsea)
James Beadle (Birmingham City – loan)
Odel Offiah (Preston North End)
Mark O’Mahony (Reading – loan)
Simon Adingra (Sunderland)
Jamie Mullins (Wycombe)
Yoon Doyoung (Excelsior – loan)
Caylan Vickers (Barnsley – loan)
Evan Ferguson (AS Roma – loan)
Pervis Estupinan (AC Milan)
Carl Rushworth (Coventry City – loan)
Eiran Cashin (Birmingham City – loan)
Kamari Doyle (Reading – loan)
Malick Yalcouye (Swansea City – loan)
Andrew Moran (LAFC – loan)
Abdallah Sima (Lens)
Adrian Mazilu (Dinamo Bucharest)
Tariq Lamptey (Fiorentina)
Facundo Buonanotte (Chelsea)
Jeremy Sarmiento (Cremonense – loan)
Igor Julio (West Ham)
Matt O’Riley (Marseille – loan)

Burnley – Summer Transfers 2025

In

Bashir Humphreys (Chelsea)
Jaidon Anthony (Bournemouth)
Marcus Edwards (Sporting Lisbon)
Zian Flemming (Millwall)
Max Weiss (Karlsruher)
Quilindschy Hartman (Feyenoord)
Axel Tuanzebe (Ipswich Town)
Loum Tchaouna (Lazio)
Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Jacob Bruun Larsen (Stuttgart)
Lesley Ugochukwu (Chelsea)
Martin Dubravka (Newcastle)
Armando Broja (Chelsea)
Florentino Luis (Benfica)

Out
Nathan Redmond (released)
Jonjo Shelvey (released)
Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton – end of loan)
CJ Egan-Riley (Marseille – released)
Andreas Hountondji (St. Pauli – loan)
Sam Waller (Crewe – loan)
Han-Noah Massengo (Augsburg)
James Trafford (Burnley)
Owen Dodgson (Stockport County – loan)
Oluwaseun Adewumi (Cercle Brugge – loan)
Shurandy Sambo (Sparta Rotterdam – loan)
Luca Koleosho (Espanyol – loan)
Michael Obafemi (Bochum – loan)
Darko Churlinov (Kocaelispor)
Aaron Ramsey (Leicester – loan)

Chelsea

In

Estevao Willian (Palmeiras)
Dario Essugo (Sporting CP)
Liam Delap (Ipswich Town)
Mamadou Sarr (RC Strasbourg)
Joao Pedro (Brighton)
Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund)
Jesse Derry (Crystal Palace)
Jorrel Hato (Ajax)
Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)
Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton – loan)
Marc Guiu (Sunderland – loan recall)

Out

Bashir Humphreys (Burnley)
Marcus Bettinelli (Manchester City)
Kepa Arrizabalaga (Arsenal)
Mathis Amougou (Strasbourg)
Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth)
Noni Madueke (Arsenal)
Caleb Wiley (Watford – loan)
Mike Penders (Strasbourg – loan)
Joao Felix (Al Nassr)
Ishe Samuels Smith (Strasbourg)
Kendry Paez (Strasbourg – loan)
Mamadou Sarr (Strasbourg – loan)
Leo Castledine (Huddersfield)
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton)
Marc Guiu (Sunderland – loan)
Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley)
Armando Broja (Burnley)
Renato Veiga (Villarreal)
Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund)
Aaron Anselmino (Borussia Dortmund – loan)
Christopher Nkunku (AC Milan)
Alex Matos (Sheffield United)
Jimmy-Jay Morgan (Peterborough – loan)
Nicolas Jackson (Bayern Munich – loan)
Ben Chilwell (Strasbourg)
Ishe Samuels-Smith (Swansea – loan)
Ronnie Stutter (Barnet – loan)

Crystal Palace Summer Transfers 2025

In

Walter Benitez (PSV Eindhoven)
Borna Sosa (Ajax)
Yeremy Pino (Villarreal)
Jaydee Canvot (Toulouse)
Christantus Uche (Getafe)

Out

Joel Ward (released)
Jeffrey Schlupp (Celtic – released)
Louie Moulden (Norwich – released)
Owen Goodman (Huddersfield – loan)
Danny Imray (Blackpool – loan)
Ademola Ola-Adebomi (WSG Tirol)
Tayo Adaramola (Leyton Orient – loan)
David Ozoh (Derby County – loan)
Rob Holding (released)
Jesse Derry (Chelsea)
Malcolm Ebiowei (Blackpool)
Eberechi Eze (Arsenal)
Hindolo Mustapha (Nurnberg – loan)
Odsonne Edouard (Lens)

Everton

In

Charly Alcaraz (Flamengo)
Thierno Barry (Villarreal)
Mark Travers (Bournemouth)
Adam Aznou (Bayern Munich)
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Chelsea)
Jack Grealish (Manchester City – loan)
Reuben Gokah (Charlton Athletic)
Tom King (Wolves)
Tyler Dibling (Southampton)
Merlin Rohl (Freiburg – loan)

Out

Ashley Young (released)
Asmir Begovic (released)
Joao Virginia (released)
Abdoulaye Doucoure (released)
Jack Harrison (Leeds – end of loan)
Jesper Lindstrom (Napoli – end of loan)
Orel Mangala (Lyon – end of loan)
Armando Broja (Chelsea – end of loan)
Mason Holgate (released)
Neal Maupay (released)
Jenson Metcalfe (Bradford City)
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (released – Leeds United)
Martin Sherif (Rotherham United – loan)
Francis Okoronkwo (Lincoln City – loan)
Isaac Heath (Accrington – loan)
Tyler Onyango (Stockport County – loan)
Youssef Chermiti (Rangers)

Fulham

In
Benjamin Lecomte (Montpellier)
Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan)
Kevin (Shakhtar Donetsk)

Out
Carlos Vinicius (released)
Willian (released)
Luca Ashby-Hammond (released)
Callum Osmond (Celtic)
Matt Dibley-Dias (Chesterfield – loan)
Luke Harris (Oxford – loan)
Steven Benda (Millwall – loan)
Luc De Fougerolles (FCV Dender – loan)
Olly Sanderson (Woking – loan)
Harvey Araujo (Colchester – loan)
Andreas Pereira (Palmeiras)
Martial Godo (Strasbourg)

Leeds United Summer Transfers 2025

In

Lukas Nmecha (Wolfsburg – free transfer)
Jaka Bijol (Udinese)
Sebastiaan Bornauw (Wolfsburg)
Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille)
Louis Enahoro-Marcus (Liverpool)
Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United)
Anton Stach (Hoffenheim)
Lucas Perri (Lyon)
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton – free transfer)
Noah Okafor (AC Milan)
James Justin (Leicester City)

Out

Joshua Guilavogui (released)
Joe Rothwell (Bournemouth – end of loan)
Manor Solomon (Tottenham Hotspur – end of loan)
Joe Snowdon (Swindon – released)
Junior Firpo (released)
Max Wober (Werder Bremen – loan)
Max McFadden (Spurs – released)
Mateo Joseph (Mallorca – loan)
Joe Gelhardt (Hull City – loan)
Sam Greenwood (Pogon Szczecin)
Patrick Bamford (released)
Isaac Schmidt (Werder Bremen – loan)
Largie Ramazani (Valencia – loan)

Liverpool Summer Transfers 2025

In

Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia)
Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen)
Armin Pecsi (Valencia)
Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth)
Freddie Woodman (Preston North End)
Hugo Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Will Wright (Salford City)
Giovanni Leoni (Parma)
Alexander Isak (Newcastle)

Out

Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid – released)
Caoimhin Kelleher (Brentford)
Dominic Corness (released)
Lee Jonas (released)
Jakub Ojrzynski (released)
Reece Trueman (released)
Vitezslav Jaros (Ajax – loan)
Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion)
Harvey Davies (Crawley – loan)
Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen)
Louis Enahoro-Marcus (Leeds)
Owen Beck (Derby County – loan)
Luis Diaz (Bayern Munich)
Isaac Mabaya (Wigan – loan)
Darwin Nunez (Al Hilal)
Luca Stephenson (Dundee United – loan)
Ben Gannon-Doak (Bournemouth)
Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City – loan)
James Balagizi (Forest Green Rovers – loan)
Kostas Tsimikas (AS Roma – loan)
Harvey Elliott (Aston Villa – loan)

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Manchester City Summer Transfers 2025

In
Rayan Ait-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Marcus Bettinelli (Chelsea)
Rayan Cherki (Lyon)
Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan)
Sverre Nypan (Rosenborg)
James Trafford (Burnley)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG)

Out

Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli – released)
Jacob Wright (Norwich City)
Scott Carson (released)
Kayky (Bahia)
Kyle Walker (Burnley)
Divin Mubama (Stoke City – loan)
Maximo Perrone (Como)
Jahami Simpson-Pusey (Celtic – loan)
Vitor Reis (Girona – loan)
Jack Grealish (Everton – loan)
James McAtee (Nottingham Forest)
Sverre Nypan (Middlesbrough – loan)
Claudio Echeverri (Bayer Leverkusen – loan)
Mahamadou Susoho (Livingston – loan)
Ederson (Fenerbahce)
Manuel Akanji (Inter Milan – loan)

Manchester United Summer Transfers 2025

In

Matheus Cunha (Wolves)
Diego Leon (Cerro Porteno)
Enzo Kana Biyik (Le Havre)
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford)
Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig)
Senne Lammens (Royal Antwerp)

Out

Christian Eriksen (released)
Jonny Evans (released)
Victor Lindelof (released)
Enzo Kana Biyik (Lausanne Sport – loan)
Sonny Aljofree (Notts County)
Dan Gore (Rotherham United – loan)
Joe Hugill (Barnet – loan)
Elyh Harrison (Shrewsbury Town – loan)
Marcus Rashford (Barcelona – loan)
Radek Vitek (Bristol City – loan)
Ethan Wheatlesy (Northampton Town – loan)
Jack Moorhouse (Leyton Orient – loan)
Toby Collyer (West Bromwich Albion – loan)
Louis Jackson (Solihull Moors – loan)
Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea)
Ethan Williams (Falkirk – loan)
Ethan Ennis (Fleetwood Town – loan)
Rasmus Hojlund (Napoli – loan)
Antony (Real Betis)
Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday – loan)
Jadon Sancho (Aston Villa – loan)

Newcastle United

In
Antonio Cordero (Malaga)
Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest)
Seung-soo Park (Suwon Bluewings)
Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton – loan)
Malick Thiaw (AC Milan)
Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa)
Nick Woltemade (Stuttgart)
Yoane Wissa (Brentford)

Out
Lloyd Kelly (Juventus)
Jamal Lewis (released)
Callum Wilson (released)
Sean Longstaff (Leeds United)
Joe White (Leyton Orient – loan)
Josh Donaldson (Hartlepool)
Antonio Cordero (Westerlo – loan)
Issac Hayden (released)
Martin Dubravka (Burnley)
Matt Targett (Middlesbrough – loan)
Garang Kuol (Sparta Prague)
Trevan Sanusi (Lorient – loan)
Alexander Isak (Liverpool)

Nottingham Forest Summer Transfers 2025

In

Igor Jesus (Botafogo)
Cherif Yaya (Rio Ave)
Jair Cunha (Botafogo)
Dan Ndoye (Bologna)
Angus Gunn (free transfer)
Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town)
James McAtee (Manchester City)
Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes)
Douglas Luiz (Juventus – loan)
Nicolo Savona (Juventus)
John Victor (Botafogo)
Donnell McNeilly (Chelsea)
Matthew Orr (Linfield)
Cuiabano (Botafogo)
Dilane Bakwa (Strasbourg)
Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal)

Out

Jack Perkins (Northampton Town)
Harry Toffolo (released)
Alex Moreno (Aston Villa – end of loan)
Andrew Omobamidele (Strasbourg)
Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United – loan)
Roman Sosa (Palmeiras)
Ben Perry (Colchester)
Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United)
Joe Gardner (Mansfield – loan)
Lewis O’Brien (Wrexham)
Matt Turner (Lyon)
Dale Taylor (Blackpool)
Carlos Miguel (Palmeiras)
Marko Stamenic (Swansea City)
David Carmo (Real Oviedo – loan)
George Murray-Jones (Chester – loan)
Emmanuel Dennis (released)
Eric da Silva Moreira (Rio Ave – loan)
Donnell McNeilly (Wycombe – loan)
Josh Bowler (released)
Omar Richards (Rio Ave – loan)

Sunderland Summer Transfers 2025

In

Enzo Le Fee (AS Roma)
Habib Diarra (Strasbourg)
Noah Sadiki (Union Saint-Gilloise)
Reinildo Mandava (Atletico Madrid)
Chemsdine Talbi (Club Brugge)
Simon Adingra (Brighton)
Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)
Robin Roefs (NEC)
Marc Guiu (Chelsea – loan)
Arthur Masuaku (Besiktas – free)
Omar Alderete (Getafe)
Nordi Mukiele (PSG)
Marc Guiu (Chelsea – loan recall)
Brian Brobbey (Ajax)
Bertrand Traore (Ajax)

Out

Tommy Watson (Brighton)
Jobe Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund)
Nathan Bishop (Wimbledon)
Adil Aouchiche (Aberdeen – loan)
Matty Young (Salford City – loan)
Tom Lavery (Cliftonville – loan)
Pierre Ekwah (Saint-Etienne)
Junior Robinson (Livingston – loan)
Alan Browne (Middlesbrough – loan)
Niall Huggins (Wycombe)
Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City – loan)

Tottenham Hotspur

In

Luka Vuskovic (Hajduk Split)
Kevin Danso (Lens)
Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich)
Max McFadden (Leeds)
Kota Takai (Kawasaki Frontale)
Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United)
Joao Palhinha (Bayern Munich – loan)
Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig)
Randal Kolo Muani (PSG – loan)

Out
Timo Werner (RB Leipzig – end of loan)
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Marseille)
Fraser Forster (released)
Sergio Reguilon (released)
Alfie Whiteman (released)
Damola Ajayi (Doncaster Rovers – loan)
Alejo Veliz (Rosario Central – loan)y
Josh Keeley (Luton Town)
Alfie Dorrington (Aberdeen – loan)
Ashley Phillips (Stoke City – loan)
Mikey Moore (Rangers – loan)
Tyrese Hall (Notts County – loan)
Will Lankshear (Oxford United – loan)
George Abbott (Wycombe Wanderers – loan)
Heung-min Son (LAFC)
Min-Hyeok Yang (Portsmouth – loan)
Alfie Devine (Preston North End – loan)
Luka Vuskovic (Hamburg – loan)
Bryan Gil (Girona)
Manor Solomon (Villarreal – loan)

West Ham United Summer Transfers 2025

In

Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice)
Daniel Cummings (Celtic)
El Hadji Malick Diouf (Slavia Prague)
Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton – free transfer)
Callum Wilson (Newcastle – free transfer)
Mads Hermansen (Leicester City)
Mateus Fernandes (Southampton)
Soungoutou Magassa (AS Monaco)
Igor Julio (Brighton)

Out

Carlos Soler (PSG – end of loan)
Evan Ferguson (Brighton – end of loan)
Aaron Cresswell (released)
Lukasz Fabianski (released)
Vladimir Coufal (released)
Danny Ings (released)
Kamarai Sawyer (released)
Kurt Zouma (released)
Brad Dolaghan (released)
Mohammed Kudus (Tottenham Hotspur)
Gideon Kodua (Luton Town – loan)
Michael Forbes (Northampton – loan)
Sean Moore (Shelbourne)
Patrick Kelly (Barnsley)
Kaelan Casey (Swansea City – loan)
Michail Antonio (released)
Luizao (released)
Edson Alvarez (Fenerbahce – loan)
Junior Robinson (Livingston – loan)
Emerson Palmieri (Marseille)
Lewis Orford (Stevenage – loan)
Finlay Herrick (Boreham Wood – loan)
Maxwel Cornet (Genoa – loan)
Nayef Aguerd (Marseille)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

In

Hugo Bueno (Feyenoord – end of loan)
Fer Lopez (Celta Vigo)
Jorgen Strand Larsen (Celta Vigo)
Jhon Arias (Fluminense)
David Moller Wolfe (AZ Alkmaar)
Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona)
Ladislav Krejci (Girona – loan)
Tolu Arokodare (Genk)

Out

Matheus Cunha (Manchester United)

Carlos Forbs (Ajax – end of loan)
Pablo Sarabia (released)
Craig Dawson (released)
Matty Whittingham (released)
Rayan Ait-Nouri (Manchester City)
Chem Campbell (Stevenage)
Tommy Doyle (Birmingham – loan)
Nasser Djiga (Rangers)
Chiquinho (Alverca)
Nigel Lonwijk (Luton Town – loan)
Joe Hodge (CD Tondela)
Bastien Meupiyou (Alverca)
Boubacar Traore (Metz – loan)
Nelson Semedo (released)
Goncalo Guedes (Real Sociedad)
Tom King (Everton)
Fabio Silva (Borussia Dortmund)
Pedro Lima (Porto – loan)

Cautionary flags: Throwing massive money doesn’t guarantee success — squad cohesion, manager fit, injuries and how quickly new signings bed in will shape the season. Teams that traded star names (i.e., selling proven forwards then bringing in replacements) risk short-term form. Transfermarkt and major outlets warn many clubs had record spends and record net spends, which increases financial pressure to deliver.