Following the end of the winter transfer window in Europe’s top five leagues, Transfermarkt has released its ranking of club spending. Having signed Semenyo and Guehi in quick succession, Manchester City finish first with €95m, and Crystal Palace come second with €89.7m.
Top 10 Clubs by Transfer Spending – 2026 Winter Window, Europe’s Top Five Leagues:
1. Manchester City – €95,000,000
Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) – €72,000,000
Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace) – €23,000,000
2. Crystal Palace – €89,700,000
Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers) – €49,700,000
Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) – €40,000,000
Evann Guessan (Aston Villa) – Loan
3. Tottenham Hotspur – €55,000,000
Conor Gallagher (Atlético Madrid) – €40,000,000
Ângelo Gabriel Souza (Santos) – €15,000,000
4. West Ham United – €54,300,000
Taty Castellanos (Lazio) – €29,000,000
Pablo (Gil Vicente) – €23,000,000
Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) – €2,300,000
Axel Disasi (Chelsea) – Loan
Kaiber Lamadrid (La Guaira) – Loan
5. Atlético Madrid – €54,000,000
Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) – €35,000,000
Rodrigo Mendoza (Elche) – €16,000,000
Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders) – €3,000,000
6. AFC Bournemouth – €42,000,000
Rayan (Vasco da Gama) – €28,500,000
Alex Toth (Ferencváros) – €12,000,000
Christos Mandas (Lazio) – €1,500,000 (loan)
Fraser Forster – Free transfer
7. Lazio – €36,550,000
Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) – €16,850,000
Petar Ratkov (Red Bull Salzburg) – €13,000,000
Adrian Pytbroek (Pogoń Szczecin) – €4,500,000
Edoardo Motta (Reggiana) – €1,200,000
Daniel Maldini (Atalanta) – €1,000,000 (loan)
8. Aston Villa – €33,000,000
Tammy Abraham (Beşiktaş) – €21,000,000
Alysson (Grêmio) – €10,000,000
Douglas Luiz (Juventus) – €2,000,000 (loan)
9. Napoli – €31,500,000
Lorenzo Lucca (Udinese) – €26,000,000
Alisson Santos (Sporting CP) – €3,500,000 (loan)
Giovane (Hellas Verona) – €2,000,000
10. Fulham – €31,200,000
Oscar Bobb (Manchester City) – €31,200,000