Customise ESPN
ESPN Sites
ESPN Apps
Ranked: Top 50 most expensive Premier League transfers this summer, by true cost
There's how much a transfer costs vs. what a club can afford to pay. We've ranked the *actual* 50 most expensive transfers of the 2026 summer window.
Courtesy of Manchester City FC
Premier League's summer transfer market is dangerously out of control
Liam Delap's big move to Nottingham Forest came with a fee that didn't make sense given his poor spell at Chelsea. Welcome to the new era of wild transfer spending and accounting.
TOP HEADLINES
Connelly's bold 2026-27 predictions: Olise wins 2027 Ballon d'Or, Spurs go down?
PREMIER LEAGUE
Man City's busy summer: How Maresca & Co. navigated Rodri exit, rebuilding midfield
Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images
Inside Manchester United's 'building blocks' transfer strategy
Liverpool needed to add depth in the transfer window. They didn't get it
WEEKEND FOOTBALL
Weekend predictions: Arsenal take on Chelsea in a London derby, can PSG bounce back?
(Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
TRANSFERS
FOOTBALL
Alternative transfer awards: Left on the shelf, best bargain hunters, top data pick, more
getty
Sancho, Pogba, Wijnaldum among top free agents in 2026
Grading the deals
Men's transfer grades: Man City get a C for Enzo Fernández
Manchester City
Women's transfer grades: Arsenal get a B+ for De Almeida
Transfer Talk
Transfer window winners and losers: How Chelsea, Liverpool, Barcelona, others fared
Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images
Transfer rumors, news: Trabzonspor eye Richarlison move on deadline day
LIONEL MESSI
Messi wasn't always the international GOAT, but his perseverance for Argentina paid off
(Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
Messi's emotional Argentina farewell shows he hasn't forgotten criticism of the past
Did Barca find the right alternative?
Why Barcelona turned to Jesus, and why Álvarez could still sign with them
Javier Borrego/Europa Press via Getty Images
Top Headlines
- Postecoglou: Ronaldo drew me to Al Nassr
- Martinelli joins Al Hilal from Arsenal for £60m
- Endo, Chiesa left out of Liverpool's UCL squad
- FIFA: UEFA legal action part of 'smear campaign'
- Hugh Jackman in talks to buy Norwich City stake
- Mourinho pays tribute to Messi: 'Player we'll miss'
- Ex-PL ref Dean played 'game' to not blow whistle
- No Richarlison in Spurs' PL squad amid exit talk
- Barcola could make Liverpool debut on Friday
- ▶️ Nicol: Liverpool won't finish in the top four
ASEAN Club Championship
- SPORTFIVE
2026 ASEAN Championship: Fixtures, results, standings, how to watch
The 16th ASEAN Championship -- officially known as the ASEAN Hyundai Cup 2026 -- will take place from July 24 to Aug. 26.
Tables, fixtures and scores
- Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images
League tables
Updated tables from the Premier League, Champions League, LaLiga, English Football League and more.
- Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
Upcoming fixtures
Keep track of all the important upcoming fixtures for all the clubs and countries in world football here.
- Marvin Ibo Guengoer - GES Sportfoto/Getty Images
Latest scores
Results and scores from the Premier League, Champions League, LaLiga, English Football League and more.
