The 10 biggest Premier League signings in the summer 2025 transfer window

The Premier League has frequently been one of the highest-spending leagues in the world in recent years and that was the case again this summer.

Big sums were spent by English clubs on some high-profile new signings, including record buys by the likes of Liverpool and Newcastle United who find themselves well represented in this top 10.

If you’re wanting a broader view, you can also check out the 25 biggest transfers in the world this summer.

But here are the most expensive signings coming into the Premier League specifically in the summer 2025 transfer window.

10. Viktor Gyokeres

• From: Sporting CP
• To: Arsenal
• Position: Striker
• Age: 27
• Fee: £55.3m

If there was an area of the Arsenal squad that most needed some big funds pumping into, it was the striker role.

Arsenal will hope Gyokeres proves to be the upgrade they’ve been crying out for as they aim to make an even stronger title challenge in 2025-26.

Two years after Sporting signed the Sweden international from Coventry, Arsenal have paid then £55.3m – which could rise to £64.1m with add-ons – for the striker’s services.

9. Martin Zubimendi

• From: Real Sociedad
• To: Arsenal
• Position: Midfielder
• Age: 26
• Fee: £56.1m

Zubimendi was touted for a Premier League transfer last summer, but Liverpool couldn’t convince him to leave Real Sociedad.

A year on, Arsenal have successfully done so, even agreeing to pay more than the value of his release clause so they can cover his transfer fee in instalments.

The Spain international is expected to become Arsenal’s starter in defensive midfield, replacing Jorginho and Thomas Partey while freeing up Declan Rice for more of a no.8 role.

8. Eberechi Eze

• From: Crystal Palace
• To: Arsenal
• Position: Midfielder
• Age: 27
• Fee: £60m

Breaking the record for Crystal Palace’s biggest sale of all time, Eze has joined Arsenal for £60m rising to £67.5m.

It’s a big fee for a player they released from their academy as a 13-year-old, but with five years of Premier League experience behind him and 11 England caps, Eze will expect to prove his worth at the Emirates Stadium.

The attacking midfielder has signed a contract until 2029 that includes the option for an extra year.

7. Matheus Cunha

• From: Wolves
• To: Manchester United
• Position: Forward
• Age: 26
• Fee: £62.5m

United activated the release clause Wolves added into Cunha’s contract when he signed fresh terms in February.

Cunha left Wolves with 33 goals from 92 appearances behind him ahead of his five-year contract with United.

At his new club, Cunha has been identified as someone who can play in one of the two attacking-midfield roles behind the striker in Ruben Amorim’s 3-4-2-1 formation.

6. Nick Woltemade

• From: Stuttgart
• To: Newcastle United
• Position: Striker
• Age: 23
• Fee: £65m

Bracing themselves for a potential record-shattering bid by Liverpool for Alexander Isak after rejecting the first approach, Newcastle equipped themselves with a new striker in the shape of Woltemade.

The pursuit of a new frontman was an arduous task for Newcastle, who missed out on many top targets before sneaking up to sign Woltemade in a club-record deal worth more than Isak’s original arrival at the club.

“He’s strong in a lot of areas – he has great technical ability and has proven himself to be a real threat in one of Europe’s top leagues – but he’s also still at an age where he has plenty of room to develop and grow here,” Eddie Howe said.

5. Bryan Mbeumo

• From: Brentford
• To: Manchester United
• Position: Forward
• Age: 25
• Fee: £65m

United’s pursuit of Mbeumo was a lengthy one, but they ultimately got their way when Brentford accepted a package worth an initial £65m, with £6m more in add-ons.

Part of the Brentford squad that won promotion from the Championship in 2021, Mbeumo carries four years of Premier League experience with him to Old Trafford.

The last of those four years was his best so far, as he scored 20 Premier League goals in the 2024-25 season to tee up his big move on what will be a five-year contract.

4. Benjamin Sesko

• From: RB Leipzig
• To: Manchester United
• Position: Striker
• Age: 22
• Fee: £66.3m

Manchester United won the race to sign Sesko after beating Newcastle to the signature of the highly-rated Slovenian striker.

Spending an initial £66.3m for the tall and speedy striker, United’s outlay could rise to £74m with add-ons.

Sesko signed a five-year contract at Old Trafford, where he will form part of a new-look attack in front of Mbeumo and Cunha.

“When we discussed the project, it was clear that everything is in place for this team to continue to grow and compete for the biggest trophies again soon,” he explained.

“From the moment that I arrived, I could feel the positive energy and family environment that the club has created. It is clearly the perfect place to reach my maximum level and fulfil all of my ambitions.”

3. Hugo Ekitike

• From: Eintracht Frankfurt
• To: Liverpool
• Position: Striker
• Age: 23
• Fee: £69m

Liverpool looked into an ambitious deal for Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak before pivoting to a target with no previous Premier League experience – although Ekitike had long since caught the attention of plenty of English clubs.

The fee Liverpool have paid for the Frenchman is £69m, but add-ons could take the total cost up to £79m.

Ekitike made a good start to his Liverpool career before the club went on to add Isak as well to their dazzling attack.

2. Florian Wirtz

• From: Bayer Leverkusen
• To: Liverpool
• Position: Attacking midfielder
• Age: 22
• Fee: £100m

After numerous bids, Liverpool got their way with a package that could total £116m with add-ons for ex-Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Wirtz.

Wirtz contributed directly to more than 120 goals during his stint with Leverkusen, enough to make him worthy of becoming Liverpool’s record signing – for a couple of months.

Not only that, but he would have overtaken Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo as the biggest signing in Premier League history if all £16m’s worth of add-ons come into play – and Liverpool hadn’t toppled their own record later in the window before that was possible.

1. Alexander Isak

• From: Newcastle United
• To: Liverpool
• Position: Striker
• Age: 25
• Fee: £125m

Liverpool broke the British record for a second time in the summer by wrapping up a deadline day deal for Isak.

The striker’s heart was set on a move to Liverpool from Newcastle and he got his way, much to the anger of his former supporters in the north east.

Isak, who helped Newcastle beat Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final last season, will be hoping to enjoy his prime years at Anfield after signing a contract until 2031.