The best of the 2025 summer transfer market

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The summer 2025 transfer market has ended with many dramatic and unexpected developments, accompanied by blockbuster deals.

The team that spent the most money in the 2025 summer transfer window

This summer's shopping level puts Liverpool at the top of the spending table with a figure that could reach approximately 500 million pounds. The most notable names have come Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike and Jeremie Frimpong.

In particular, the "Red Brigade" has broken 2 Premier League transfer records in just 1 transfer season and had 3 most expensive new players in the summer of 2025. First is the £116.5 million contract of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. After that, Liverpool also spent 82 million pounds to buy Hugo Ekitike. Finally, after many scandals and discussions, the Anfield team had Alexander Isak worth 130 million pounds.

Liverpool cua Arne Slot da san sang chinh phuc. Anh: AFP
Arne Slot's Liverpool are ready to conquer after a vibrant summer 2025 transfer window. Photo: AFP

Most complicated deal: Alexander Isak (Liverpool)

Isak's move to Liverpool is not only the most valuable, it also leaves many scandals on social networks. This was due to the Swedish striker's public announcement of his desire to leave, and his name was later removed from the squad to register for the competition.

Liverpool had previously had their first contacts with Isak since the beginning of June, but it was not until the last day of the transfer window that The Kop could own the 26-year-old striker.

Alexander Isak da den Liverpool. Anh: AFP
Alexander Isak has arrived at Liverpool. Photo: AFP

Besides Isak, the deal was equally troublesome and the most surprising was Eberechi Eze's move to Arsenal. Eze has previously been in the target area of both Arsenal and Tottenham since the start of the transfer window. The English star signaled to favor Arsenal but the "Gunners" preferred another position and did not press for Eze.

On this occasion, Tottenham took an early approach when reaching a personal deal with Eze because the English star wanted to move to a team larger than Crystal Palace. However, Spurs' impatience made the "Great Bangs" unacceptable. Meanwhile, Havertz's injury has prompted Arsenal to contact Palace to buy Eze for £68 million.

The special deal is that Arsenal and Tottenham are two famous rival teams in North London. The Gunners' victory over Eze probably made the "Gunners" fans feel as excited as if they had just achieved a great achievement.

In addition, two of the most notable deals last summer and are expected to be compared in the coming season are Viktor Gyokeres to Arsenal and Bejamin Sesko to Man United. Before that, both Arsenal and Man United were watching the duo when Arsenal missed Sesko, while M.U could not convince Gyokeres.

Eze da la nguoi cua Arsenal thay vi Tottenham. Anh: AFP
Eze has been at Arsenal rather than Tottenham. Photo: AFP

The most anticipated deal but failed

The most anticipated deal but did not take place was the deal between Manchester United and Carlos Baleba. In the summer of 2025, the Old Trafford team is looking for a quality midfielder and the name Baleba is on the radar of the "Red Devils" leadership

However, Brighton offered a price of up to £115 million, which was too high for Man United to pay. Although there were preliminary discussions, the two sides could not reach a common agreement. Therefore, the deal cannot take place until at least the summer of 2026.

Carlos Baleba da o rat gan Man United nhung khong the ben duyen. Anh: AFP
Carlos Baleba was very close to Man United but could not predict fate. Photo: AFP

The funniest deal of the summer

The main character is striker Nicolas Jackson. Chelsea have reached an agreement to loan the Senegalese star to Bayern Munich next season. However, when the 24-year-old striker flew to Germany for a medical check-up and signed a contract, The Blues "turned around" when they called him back to focus with the whole team.

The reason is that Liam Delap was injured in the match against Fulham and this has left Chelsea without a classy striker. Jackson's side also expressed dissatisfaction after receiving the news and stated that they wanted to stay in Munich instead of returning to London.

To avoid the case of Jackson refusing to return, Chelsea were forced to call back Marc Guiu after lending this player to Sunderland. Fortunately, this action caused the deal of Jackson's move to Bayern to continue.

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