On January 28, FIFA released its global transfer report for the entire year of 2025, which showed that there were a total of 24,558 transfers in 2025, with total transfer fee expenditures reaching $13.08 billion.
According to the announcement, in 2025, the number of international transfers in professional men's football reached a record high of 24,558, an increase of over 7% compared to 2024, setting a new historical record.
Total transfer fees reached $13.08 billion, an increase of over 50% compared to 2024, marking the first time that clubs' total international transfer spending exceeded $10 billion in a single year.
In 2025, Brazil was the FIFA member association with the most professional football transfers. Among these transfers, the largest number of players came from Portuguese clubs, followed by Paraguay, Colombia, Argentina, and Bolivia.
English clubs were the biggest spenders ($3.82 billion) and also received the most transfer fees ($1.77 billion). Liverpool's signing of Isak for $172 million (£125 million) set a new British transfer fee record and was the most expensive single transfer in 2025.
Pizceimsz
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when it's LiverFool no one talk much about their useless signing..when it's Mu..every pundits make so much noise
BieberSmith
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✨🌟✨💖isak
Thepudlian
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And the most profitless so far.