The top 10 most expensive players of the summer transfer window 2025.
10. Matheus Cunha: (Wolves to Manchester United):
Base fee: £62.5 Million.
Add–ons: –
Total fee: £62.5 Million.
Matheus Cunha was the first star that made his way towards the iconic stadium Old Trafford in this summer’s transfer window from Wolves in a deal worth £62.5 million.
United, who had a lot of good players, added Cunha to their squad in order to strengthen their attacking prowess by using the brilliance of Cunha with their creative playmaker, like Bruno Fernandes, to provide the assists for their striker to score goals in which United have been lacking for years. Cunha rampaged the defences of the opposition, and Sesko, another Star, added to the squad, finishing the move with a goal in the back of the net.
United fans will be delighted to see this duo working like a charm.
Cunha is among Top 10 Expensive Footballers.
9. Victor Osimhen: (Napoli to Galatasaray):
Base fee: £64.8 Million.
Potential add-ons: –
Total fee: £64.8 Million.
In one of the stunning transfer news, Victor Osimhen joined Galatasaray from Napoli in a permanent transfer window this year, though he had been there on loan in the previous year too, and helped Galatasaray win the Turkish Super Lig during that season.
Osimhen will continue to dominate and likely help his side perpetuate their domestic supremacy. As Galatasaray are also back in the Champions League this year, it’ll be a great opportunity for Victor to prove the price tag and help his team through to the next round in Europe too.
He is among top 10 Expensive players
8. Luis Diaz: (Liverpool to Bayern Munich):
Base fee: £60 million.
Potential add-ons: £5.5 Million.
Total fee: £65.5 Million.
After moving their key player Leroy Sane to Turkiye, Bayern determined Luis Diaz as the player who’ll fill the gap left by Sane and help the German Giants conquer their Domestic cups as well as the Bundesliga.
But the most important reason to buy Diaz was to aim for this year’s Champions League with Harry Kane netting Goals after goal, they needed someone who can terrify the defences with his blistering pace, extra ordinary skills and can also score goals cutting in from the flanks and Diaz from Liverpool was the solution they seeked and it is working quite well for the German giants.
7. Eberechi Eze: (Crystal Palace to Arsenal).
Base fee: £60 million.
Potential add–ons: £7.5 million.
Total fee: £67.5 Million.
Initially close to signing with Spurs, Eze, a lifelong Arsenal fan inspired by Thierry Henry, personally contacted Mikel Arteta to push for a move to the Gunners after an injury to Kai Havertz opened a squad need. Arsenal’s discreet negotiations, aided by strategic leaks about Havertz’s injury, allowed them to secure Eze, leaving Tottenham stunned.
Eze, a versatile attacker, is ready to make his mark in Arsenal’s books and write history with Arsenal in chasing the Premier League this year, along with the ambition to win the Champions League as well.
6. Bryan Mbuemo: (Brentford to Manchester United):
Base fee: £65 million.
Potential add–ons: £6 million.
Total fee: £71 Million
Manchester United secured the signing of versatile Cameroon international Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford in July 2025 for an initial £65 million, potentially rising to £71 million with add-ons, marking a protracted transfer saga that began with a rejected £45 million bid in early June and escalated through multiple negotiations.
United competed with the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, and Spurs, trying to hijack the deal, but United put an end to the speculations and took his signature.
Mbeumo enjoyed a brilliant campaign last year with Brentford and will be aiming to continue his star form for the Red Devils to help them fight for the League title, as United are not in the Champions League this year.
5. Nick Woltemade: (VfB Stuttgart to Newcastle):
Base fee: £64.6 million.
Potential add–ons: £4.4 Million.
Total fee: £69 million.
In a dramatic turn during the 2025 summer transfer window, Newcastle United secured the club-record signing of towering German striker Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart for a fee exceeding £65 million plus add-ons, positioning the 23-year-old as a versatile, technically gifted forward poised to lead the line with his 17-goal haul from the previous Bundesliga season and recent Under-21 Euros heroics.
The young German striker has the potential to reach the level needed to play and perform in Europe’s top Clubs and score goals.
Woltemade broke out at Stuttgart last season and was the standout performer for Germany at the U21 European Championships earlier this summer. He looked set to join Bayern Munich, but a deal never materialised, and Newcastle overcame a multitude of rejections to plot an ambitious move. Now he has to justify his price tag by performing for Newcastle, helping them achieve their goals for this year, that is to win the English League and reach as high in the Champions League.
4. Benjamin Sesko: (RB Leipzig to Manchester United):
Base fee: £66.2 Million.
Potential add–ons: £7.3 Million.
Total fee: £73.5 Million.
Manchester United parted ways with a raw, unproven young striker in the form of Hoijlund and brought in a young striker from RB Leipzig who showed ambition to prove that he is ready to take on any challenge there is.
Sesko, who is physical, has pace and decision-making abilities in crucial movements, was the piece needed by Ruben Amorim to complete the puzzle.~
Although Sesko’s start to the season has not been what he would have liked, he can change it by performing brilliantly after the international break, and we bet he will.
3. Hugo Ekitiké: (Eintracht Frankfurt to Liverpool):
Base fee: £69 million.
Potential add–ons: £10 Million.
Total fee: £79 million.
Few players have made a bigger impact at Liverpool on the start of their Premier League careers than Hugo Ekitiké, who scored in Liverpool’s opening two games against Bournemouth and Newcastle United, presenting himself to the big stage in front of the Liverpool supporters.
Liverpool initially aimed for Isak of Newcastle, but because of the difficulty of the deal, did not wait to find another striker who could score goals and help the team from Germany, who was already shattering defences in Germany.
2. Florian Wirtz: (Bayer Leverkusen to Liverpool):
Base fee: £100 Million.
Potential add-ons: £16.5 Million.
Total fee: £116.5 Million.
It’s been a mixed start to life at Anfield for Wirtz, who was the first record-breaking arrival of Liverpool’s unprecedented summer transfer window under Manager Arne Slot, who won his maiden Premier League Title in his first year in charge at Anfield.
Aiming to win the Premier League again this year, Liverpool backed their Manager to the fullest and provided him with the funds to buy the players he thought would be needed to achieve their goals, and Wirtz was the biggest one so far.
Wirtz was the primary target of Bayern Munich, but Liverpool reacted quickly and hijacked the deal, bringing Wirtz to Anfield.
Wirtz has to perform to his fullest after the International break to justify the price tag that Liverpool paid.
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1. Alexander Isak: (Newcastle to Liverpool):
Base fee: £125 million.
Potential add-ons: £5 Million.
Total fee: £125 Million.
In a dramatic and contentious transfer saga that captivated the Premier League, Liverpool secured the signing of Swedish striker Alexander Isak from Newcastle United on the final day of the summer transfer window for a British record fee of £125 million, potentially rising to £130 million with add-ons.
The 25-year-old, who had joined Newcastle from Real Sociedad in 2022 for £60 million and netted 54 goals in 86 league appearances, including 27 across all competitions in the 2024-25 season, forced through the move after a protracted dispute, publicly accusing the club of breaking promises regarding his departure and effectively going on strike by missing pre-season and the opening three matches.
An initial £110 million bid from Liverpool for Newcastle United, which made the striker frustrated as he had already informed the Club of his desire to move to Anfield this summer, but because Newcastle did not find a replacement for the striker, the bid and the saga began.
But Liverpool came strong, offering £130 million including add-ons for the Swedish striker and this time Newcastle had to accept this proposal as it was best for all parties involved.
Isak is expected to start for Liverpool after returning from the International break and write his name in history with Liverpool.
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