The Premier League has riches that few leagues in the world can rival, and the recent summer transfer window was no different, with millions spent and players moving right up until the deadline.
Among the moves this summer were record-breaking for certain clubs, with nine top-flight teams breaking their transfer records in the past few months.
So who can claim to have cost their club’s highest-ever sum? Here is a list of every Premier League club’s record signing.
Rank
Club
Player
Fee
Liverpool
Alexander Isak
£125m
Chelsea
Moises Caicedo
£115m
Arsenal
Declan Rice
£105m
Man City
Jack Grealish
£100m
Man Utd
Paul Pogba
£89m
Newcastle
Nick Woltemade
£69m
Tottenham
Dominic Solanke
£65m
Aston Villa
Moussa Diaby
£51.9m
West Ham
Lucas Paqueta
£51m
Everton
Gylfi Sigurdsson
£45m
Wolves
Matheus Cunha
£44m
Bournemouth
Evanilson
£40.2m
Brighton
Georginio Rutter
£40m
Leicester
Youri Tielemans
£40m
Nottingham Forest
Omari Hutchinson
£37.5m
Leeds United
Georginio Rutter
£35.5m
Fulham
Kevin
£34.6m
Brentford
Igor Thiago
£30m
Crystal Palace
Eddie Nketiah
£30m
Sunderland
Habib Diarra
£30m
Burnley
Lesley Ugochukwu
£23m
Arsenal – Declan Rice £105m from West Ham, 2023
Mikel Arteta saw his Arsenal side bolstered in the summer of 2023 having just gone close to pipping Manchester City to the Premier League title.
The north London club’s board backed their manager that summer and smashed their record transfer fee with the addition of Declan Rice from West Ham United, replacing the £72m Nicolas Pepe as the Gunners’ most expensive recruit.
Rice cost the club in excess of £100m and signed on a five-year deal. The England international was unable to bring the title to the Emirates as the north Londoners finished runners-up in each of the last two seasons, but has shone bright, famously scoring two free-kicks against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Aston Villa – Moussa Diaby £51.9m from Bayer Leverkusen, 2023
Aston Villa also set their record transfer in the summer of 2023. Unai Emery’s side surged to a Champions League place last term, and Moussa Diaby was a key part of their success.
The France international made a reported £51.9m move to Villa Park from Bayer Leverkusen, blitzing their previous record fee for a player, which was £33m for Emiliano Buendia.
Of course, Diaby is no longer at the club, with the winger sealing a move to Al-Ittihad for around £50m.
Bournemouth – Evanilson £40.2m from FC Porto, 2024
Bournemouth were left looking for a new striker this summer after Dominic Solanke secured a big-money move to Tottenham Hotspur.
Andoni Iraola’s side eventually plumped for FC Porto striker Evanilson, whose move for over £40m blew their previous record deal out of the water. That was the Cherries’ £25m acquisition of Jefferson Lerma back in 2018.
Brentford – Igor Thiago £30m from Club Brugge, 2024
Igor Thiago became Brentford’s record signing this summer, only for the Brazilian to get injured before pulling on a Bees shirt. His injury meant he missed much of the first half of the campaign, leaving Thomas Frank with Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa up front before they headed to Manchester United and Newcastle.
Costing £30m, Igor Thiago nevertheless comes with a reputation, having fired 29 goals for Brugge in 2023/24. Heading into December 2025, he has finally proven his worth in west London. Only Erling Haaland had scored more Premier League goals in 2025/26 by that point.
Brighton & Hove Albion – Georginio Rutter £40m from Leeds, 2024
Another club who broke their transfer record in the summer of 2024 was Brighton & Hove Albion with the signing of Georginio Rutter from Leeds.
Brighton spent around £200m in the summer as they welcomed in nine new signings and a new manager in Fabian Hurzeler, who replaced Roberto De Zerbi.
The most expensive of those was the ex-Leeds Frenchman, who has limited Premier League experience from his time with the Whites in 2022/23. Having failed to fire the Whites back at the first attempt last season, he’ll be hoping to make his name in the top flight with the Seagulls.
Burnley – Lesley Ugochukwu £23m from Chelsea, 2025
As the Clarets sealed promotion back to the big time in the summer of 2025, they knew they needed to spend.
They did so by breaking their transfer record to bring in young central midfielder, Ugochukwu from Chelsea in a deal worth as much as £23m. Will that stop them from being relegated again? Time will tell.
Chelsea – Moises Caicedo £115m from Brighton, 2023
Despite Chelsea spending freely yet again this summer, their record-breaking transfer sum remains the £115m fee agreed with Brighton last year for Moises Caicedo.
The Ecuadorian turned down Liverpool – who also had a nine-figure bid accepted – to join the Blues, but a tumultuous campaign at a tumultuous club saw the midfielder struggle to justify his price tag at Stamford Bridge.
Another new manager in the form of Enzo Maresca handed Caicedo the opportunity to start afresh, and he’s now firmly renowned as one of the best midfielders in world football.
Crystal Palace – Eddie Nketiah £30m from Arsenal, 2024
After months of rumours, Eddie Nketiah finally sealed a move away from Arsenal to Crystal Palace in the summer of 2024, becoming the Eagles’ priciest buy in their history.
The £30m striker was one of two major signings for Palace on deadline day that year, with defender Maxence Lacroix joining hours earlier.
Nketiah had been on the fringes at the Emirates Stadium for a while despite the Gunners’ own lack of a standout striker, but Oliver Glasner got his man just before the deadline passed to give the Eagles a new look up front.
Everton – Gylfi Sigurdsson £45m from Swansea, 2017
You also have to go a fair way back for Everton’s record transfer arrival, which came back in the summer of 2017 through the signing of Gylfi Sigurdsson from Swansea City.
The Icelandic midfielder arrived having also spent time with the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, but left the club following 156 appearances for the Toffees and scoring 31 goals on top of his 25 assists.
This deal surpassed Everton’s previous record of £31.8m in 2014 when the Merseyside club signed Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea.
Fulham – Kevin £34.6m from Shakhtar Donetsk, 2025
Fulham splashed the cash during the summer window of 2024, with Emile Smith Rowe becoming their previous record signing following his move from Arsenal.
The attacker has cost the Whites an initial £27m, with the fee potentially rising to £34m with add-ons but that was eclipsed when the Cottagers paid a whopping £34.7m to prise Kevin away from Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.