Arsenal record sale 18th on the list
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The 2025/26 transfer window is open and clubs have already been busy. The brief early window before the Club World Cup will close on June 10, but re-open six days later on June 16. Whilst supporters often spend these coming months getting excited about which new signings are being brought into the club, sorting out player exits and getting funds into the club can be equally as important. With this in mind, here at Transfermarkt we have calculated the record sales for every 2025/26 Premier League team based on the biggest fee brought in for a single player. Some of the results may be met with some stupefaction.
Every 2025/26 Premier League team’s record sale
We will start with the club with the most expensive sale and work our way down. At the top of the list are Liverpool, having sold Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho for €135 million back in the January of the 2017/18 season to Spanish giants Barcelona. In second place come Chelsea after the Blues received €120m for Eden Hazard from Real Madrid in the 2019/20 campaign. In third are Aston Villa, having sold captain Jack Grealish to Manchester City for €118m in 2020/21. West Ham take fourth position after selling their skipper, Declan Rice, to Arsenal in the 2023/24 season for €117m. Completing the top five are Brighton, after receiving €116m from Chelsea for midfielder Moisés Caicedo last summer.
Then comes Tottenham’s record departure which was Gareth Bale’s €101m sale to Real Madrid back in the 2013/14 season. Manchester United’s record sale came when superstar Cristiano Ronaldo also went to Los Blancos in the 2009/10 campaign. Next up is Everton’s record departure when Romelu Lukaku joined the Red Devils for €87m. Wolves‘ record sale is the first one on the list from this summer, following Matheus Cunha’s €74.2m deal to Old Trafford. Bournemouth’s record sale came last summer when striker Dominic Solanke joined Spurs for €64m. Promoted Leeds‘ record departure came when Brazilian Raphinha joined Barcelona for €58m. Nottingham Forest’s record departure is Brennan Johnson’s €55m move to Tottenham last summer.
Next up is Crystal Palace’s record sale which was Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s €55m move to Man United. Fulham’s most expensive departure was when Aleksander Mitrović left for Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal for €53m. Brentford’s record departure was also a deal to Saudi; when Ivan Toney signed for Al-Ahli for €42m. Newcastle’s record sale was when they sold Elliot Anderson to Forest last summer for €41m. Remarkably, Arsenal’s most expensive ever sale was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s €38m move to Liverpool back in 2017. Only two promoted sides have a current lower record sale. Burnley’s is when Chris Wood went to Newcastle for €30m, whilst Sunderland’s was when Jordan Pickford went to Everton for €29m.
