Transfer window through the numbers - guess who is the best

The curtain has come down on the richest transfer window in the history of football. Never has so much money been spent, and as usual, the driving force behind all major events was the English, that is, the Premier League players. Europe’s most exciting and profitable league has spent a whopping 2.2 billion euros on new signings. The next in line is Italian Serie A with a measly 750 million, followed by the French league (thanks to PSG) with 558 million. La Liga and the Germans have been very modest, even with all of Barcelona’s and Bayern’s signings, and spent 510 and 485 million. 

But when it comes to the most profitable leagues, which basically means a league that is in profit after all the money has been earned and spent, the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A are not even in the Top 10. Bundesliga and Ligue 1 are in the 7th and 8th place, while Portugal dominates (261 million euros), followed by Netherlands (187) and Championship (129).

When it comes to the biggest spenders among European clubs, 7 out of 10 clubs come from the Premier League and Chelsea, Manchester United and West Ham are in the top 3, while only Barcelona, PSG and Bayern made it t to the Top 10 from the other leagues. Here are a few of the most interesting categories where clubs and leagues are ranked by spending, earnings, and net profit. There is, of course, a list of the biggest deals this summer.

20 MOST EXPENSIVE TRANSFERS

1. Antony (Ajax - Manchester United) 95,000,000 euros

2. Wesley Fofana (Leicester - Chelsea) 80,400,000

3. Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco - Real Madrid) 80,000,000

4. Darwin Nunez (Benfica - Liverpool) 75,000,000

5. Casemiro (Real Madrid - Manchester United) 70,650,000

6. Alexander Isak (Real Sociedad - Newcastle) 70,000,000

7. Matijs de Licht (Juventus - Bayern) 67,000,000

8. Marc Cucurella (Brighton - Chelsea) 65,300,000

9. Erling Haaland (Dortmund - Manchester City) 60,000,000

10. Richarlison (Everton - Tottenham) 58,000,000

11. Raphina (Leeds - Barcelona) 58,000,000

12. L. Martinez (Ajax - Manchester United) 57,370,000

13. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City - Chelsea) 56,200,000

14. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City - Arsenal) 52,200,000

15. Jules Kounde (Seville - Barcelona) 50,000,000

16. Christian Romero (Atalanta - Tottenham) 50,000,000

17. Calvin Phillips (Leeds - Manchester City) 49,000,000

18. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern - Barcelona) 45,000,000

19. Mateus Nunes (Sporting - Wolverhampton) 45,000,000

20. Lucas Paqueta (Lyon - West Ham) 42,950,000

20 BIGGEST SPENDERS

1. Chelsea (281,990,000 euros)

2. Manchester United (238,020,000)

3. West Ham (182,000,000)

4. Tottenham (169,900,000)

5. Nottingham Forest (161,950,000)

6. Barcelona (153,000,000)

7. Paris Saint-Germain (147,500,000)

8. Manchester City (139,500,000)

9. Bayern Munich (137,500,000)

10. Wolverhampton (136,600,000)

11. Newcastle (136,000,000

12. Arsenal (132,060,000)

13. Leeds (110,140,000)

14. Ajax (105,100,000)

15. Juventus (102,400,000)

16. Atalanta (98,000,000)

17. Borussia Dortmund (91,100,000)

18. Liverpool (90,300,000)

19. Everton (85,200,000)

20. Real Madrid (80,000,000)

20 BIGGEST EARNERS

1. Ajax (216,220,000)

2. Manchester City (159,900,000)

3. Benfica (127,300,000)

4. Sporting Lisbon (119,800,000)

5. Monaco (117,000,000)

6. Brighton (113,900,000)

7. Leeds (108,200,000)

8. Juventus (106,150,000)

9. Bayern Munich (104,400,000)

10. Lil (99,000,000)

11. RB Salzburg (92,540,000)

12. Real Madrid (92,150,000)

13. Sevilla (91,500,000)

14. Porto (86,000,000)

15. Leicester 81,400,000

16. Napoli (80,950,000

17. Atalanta (80,720,000)

18. Liverpool (80,700,000)

19. Real Sociedad (80,500,000)

20. Burnley (80,500,000)

20 BIGGEST PROFITERS

(Profit minus costs)

1. Ajax (111,120,000)

2. Sporting Lisbon (73,850,000)

3. Monaco (73,500,000)

4. Lille (73,000,000)

5. Brighton (66,100,000)

6. Benfica (65,000,000)

7. Leicester (64,400,000)

8. Sevilla (63,500,000)

9. RB Salzburg (63,040,000)

10. Burnley (56,450,000)

11. Watford (54,530,000)

12. Valencia (42,600,000)

13. Roma (41,350,000)

14. Shakhtar Donetsk (38,500,000)

15. Porto (38,000,000)

16. Feyenoord (37,130,000)

17. Lyon (36,900,000)

18. Cagliari (31,580,000

19. Genk (31,580,000)

20. Real Sociedad (27,500,000)

HIGHEST SPENDERS (CLUBS)

1. Premier League (2,250,000,000)

2. Series A (749,230,000)

3. French Ligue 1 (557,850,000)

4. La Liga (509,690,000)

5. Bundesliga (484,580,000)

6. Liga Portugal (174,850,000)

7. Eredivisie (173,990,000)

8. Jupiler Pro League (115,680,000)

9. Turkish Super Lig (105,420,000)

10. Championship (88,050,000)

LEAGUES WITH THE BIGGEST PROFITS

1. Liga Portugal (261,500,000)

2. Eredivisie (187,100,000)

3. Championship (129,740,000)

4. Bundesliga Austria (83,170,000)

5. Jupiler Pro League (60,590,000)

6. La Liga 2 (54,910,000)

7. Bundesliga Germany (44,160,000)

8. French Ligue 1 (43,670,000)

9. French Ligue 2 (41,470,000)

10. Premier League of Ukraine (36,730,000)