Spurs are STILL biggest spenders of the 2026 summer transfer window
Four Premier League clubs are at the top of the biggest spenders list for the summer of 2026 with Bayern and Barcelona playing catch-up.
The transfer window is officially open and clubs across the world are starting to do business.
So here are the teams who have spent most so far this summer…
All fees and figures are taken from Transfermarkt. The 20 biggest deals of the summer are here.
10) Barcelona – £87.04m
Karim Adeyemi has arrived for about a quarter of an Anthony Gordon as Hansi Flick gets himself a German to keep him company.
9) Bayern Munich – £85.7m
A little peek through the World Cup shop window has landed the Bundesliga champions Morocco standout Ismael Saibari and undisgraced Germany full-back Nathaniel Brown for €50m apiece from PSV and Frankfurt respectively.
8) Liverpool – £89.5m
Liverpool arranged the deal to sign Jeremy Jacquet from Rennes in January and they have started their summer by p*ssing on Newcastle’s chips again to sign Victor Munoz from Osasuna.
7) AC Milan – £89.84m
The club-record capture of Goncalo Ramos from Paris Saint-Germain cost an inevitable penny for Ruben Amorim’s new team, while Real Madrid alumnus Mario Gila did not come cheap from Lazio either.
6) Aston Villa – £89.97m
Operating at a massive profit after the exit of Morgan Rogers, they have rebuilt their midfield after the exit of Youri Tielemans to Manchester United with moves for Joao Gomes and Johan Manzambi.
5) Brighton – £107.7m
Some serious money being spent on two teenagers in Luka Vuskovic and Zadok Yohanna while Pascal Struijk is a sensible signing from Leeds United. There has at least been money recouped for Jan Paul van Hecke so the net spend is not too astronomical.
4) Newcastle – £108.75m
Contrary to popular belief, Newcastle can sign players without being rejected or someone hijacking it. With some considerable money burning holes in their pocket, four players aged 20 or under have joined. The most expensive so far was Hoffenheim winger Bazoumana Toure.
3) Manchester City – £149.45m
A few quid was shuffled sister club Troyes’ way for Mathys Detourbet, but it was the record transfer fee for an English player (£116m) they spent on Elliot Anderson that shot them up the list before a further £3m was spent to sign Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Pierce Charles. And then came Jeremy Monga.
2) Chelsea – £223.92m
Geovany Quenda, Denner and Dastan Satpaev sound right up Strasbourg’s street and then Marco Palestra arrived for pretty substantial money. But then came the big one…a £117m transfer record for a British player dropped on Morgan Rogers. The £5m for Danny Welbeck nudged them closer to the leaders…
1) Tottenham Hotspur – £229.5m
Third time lucky for Spurs after they eventually reached a deal with Brighton for Jan Paul van Hecke. That’s three defenders signed this summer with van Hecke following freebies Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi. And then they casually dropped £85m on Mateus Fernandes and an initial £92.5m on Sandro Tonali that could rise to £100m.