The most expensive and most famous international and Arab deals in the summer market

The summer transfer window for the 2026-2027 season, which closed at the beginning of September, witnessed radical transformations in the star map, amid the absolute dominance of English clubs in the transfer market, in exchange for surprising directions for several legends of the game who moved for free.

The English Premier League took the biggest share of Mercato as Manchester City set record signings for Argentine Enzo Fernandez while Chelsea continued to attract talent at exorbitant prices.

The most expensive international and Arab deals in the 2026 summer transfer window

The most expensive deals in the English Premier League

• Enzo Fernandez: From Chelsea to Manchester City for £125 million (about $159 million).
• Bradley Barkola: Paris Saint-Germain to Liverpool for £120 million (around $152 million).
• Morgan Rodgers: From Aston Villa to Chelsea, £117 million (about $149 million).
• Elliott Anderson: Nottingham Forest to Manchester City, £115m (about $146m).
• Sandro Tonali: Newcastle to Tottenham, £100m (approx $127m).

The most expensive deals in the Spanish and Italian leagues

In the movement of the main players of Spain and Italy and at the European level, “La Liga” and “Calcio” clubs did not stand by. The biggest clubs supported their ranks with heavy deals:

• Jan Diomand: from Leipzig to Real Madrid for £106.6 million (approx. $135.4 million).
• Anthony Gordon: From Newcastle United to Barcelona for £70.1 million (about $89 million).
• Rodri: Manchester City to Barcelona for £65.4 million (about $83 million).
• Goncalo Ramos: from Paris Saint-Germain to AC Milan for £65 million (about $83 million).
• Randall Kolo Mwani: Paris Saint-Germain to Juventus for £32.5 million (approx. $41.3 million).

The most famous freebies in the summer transfer market

Away from the hustle and bustle of the millions, the Mercato has produced some loud surprises in the transfer of first-class stars on free deals, as some of them have chosen to pursue experience in less glamorous leagues:

• Mohamed Salah: Trabzonspor, Turkey.
• Robert Lewandowski: Toward the American Chicago Fire.
• John Stones: Inter Milan, Italy.
• Jordan Henderson: He’s back at Chelsea.

The most famous Arab and Turkish deals

Clubs in the Saudi Arabian and Turkish leagues are witnessing strong moves to attract bright names from the major leagues:

• Ollie Watkins: Aston Villa to Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal for £51 million (around $65 million).
• Rafael Leao: from AC Milan to Turkish side Galatasaray for £39 million (around $50 million).
• Mason Greenwood: Olympique Marseille to Fenerbahce, Turkey, for £33.3 million (approx. $42.3 million).
• Tijani Reinders: from Manchester City to Saudi Arabia’s Al Qadisiya for an undisclosed fee.