The Premier League still leads the world football with hundreds of millions of euros deals. Besides, the clubs that are not in the tournament still create record transfer. Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Galatasaray have “blockbuster” contracts.
5. Alvaro Carreras – Benfica to Real Madrid (50 million euros)
Real Madrid had to spend a huge amount of up to 50 million euros to bring Alvaro Carreras from Benfica back to the Bernabeu. After unable to squeeze into MU's first team, he had a spectacular transformation during the time of wearing Benfica.
Here, he rising to become one of the leading left -backs in Europe, the peak is the position in the typical squad of Primeira Liga last season after 52 appearances. This rapid promotion persuaded Real Madrid that the British club, thereby investing in this corridor in the future.
4. Dean Huijsen – Bournemouth to Real Madrid (62.5 million euros)
Not stopping at Alvaro Carreras or Trent Alexander-Arnold (from Liverpool for free), Real Madrid continued to stir the market when activating the term of contract release worth 62.5 million euros of Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth. The Spanish center -back is the first popular deal in the summer, when “Los Blancos” won a series of rivals in the Premier League in this deal.
Earlier, Dean Huijsen had a better debut season at Bournemouth when reaching the top 10 Premier League players about important defensive indicators such as intercepting and breaking the ball. The nomination of PFA's best young player award is the most obvious evidence for his talent. In the last FIFA Club World Cup 2025, Huijsen played mature, strong and very responsible.
3. Mateo Retegui-from Atalanta to al-Qadsiah (68.25 million euros)
The financial strength of Saudi Pro League continues to be confirmed through the largest deal outside Europe. Al Qadsiah Club shocked 68.25 million euros to recruit the top scorer of Serie A, Mateo Retegui from Atalanta.
This is a record number, turning Retegui into the most expensive Italian player in football history. Last season, with 25 goals, he not only won the title of Capocannoniere, but also became the first Atalanta player to do this since the time of the legendary Filippo Inzaghi season 1996/97.
Taking back a striker who is at the peak of his form in Europe shows the ambition of no limit of Al Qadsiah. They are ready to compete for the Saudi Arabia championship next season.
2. Luis Diaz – Liverpool to Bayern Munich (70 million euros)
Bayern Munich has succeeded in recruiting one of the best winger in the world, Luis Diaz, from Liverpool. The fee for 70 million euros is considered to be absolutely worthy for a player as a key factor to help Liverpool win the Premier League last season.
Diaz wears the number 14 shirt at Allianz Arena, instead of the number 7 who used the last season with Liverpool. This is the biggest deal that the Bundesliga defending champion carried out in the transfer window this summer, with a fee of about 75 million euros.
Thus, Luis Díaz surpassed defender Matthijs De Ligt (67 million euros) to become the third highest transfer player in the history of the team, only behind Harry Kane (95 million euros) and Lucas Hernandez (80 million euros). Currently, Bayern owns a dream attack triangle including Luis Diaz, Harry Kane and Michael Olise, thereby being ready to challenge every defense.
1. Victor Osimhen – Napoli to Galatasaray (75 million euros)
Galatasaray officially recruited striker Victor Osimhen from Napoli with a record price of 75 million euros, thereby turning the Nigerian striker into the most expensive contract in Türkiye football history. In addition, Napoli also receives an additional 5 million euros of bonuses if Osimhen achieves 30 goals at Super Lig or helps Galatasaray to reach the Champions League semi -finals.
The first 40 million euros will be paid in 2025, the rest of 35 million euros will be divided into two payments by 2026. Napoli also installed an additional 10% of the transfer fee if they sell Osimhen in the future. And yet, Napoli also “forced” Galatasaray not to sell Osimhen to any club in Italy for at least the next two years.
In addition, Osimhen will receive a salary of up to 15 million euros/year (after tax), lasting in 4 seasons. Besides, he also signed two more personal sponsorship contracts, expected to bring about 10 million euros of income per year.