Ranking the 2025-26 summer transfer window for all twenty Premier League clubs

It's been the biggest spending transfer window of all time, with Premier League clubs laying out over £3 billion this summer in a bid to shape their squads for 2025-26. 

That sum has included the British transfer fee being broken, some big-name arrivals throughout the league, and the champions flexing their muscles like never before. 

DAZN News' Ash Rose ranks all twenty of the Premier League clubs on their transfer business. 

1. Liverpool 

Has there ever been a bigger, more high-profile transfer window than Liverpool's summer of 2025? 

The Reds twice smashed their transfer record to first bring in one of Europe's best young attackers in Florian Wirtz, and then finally got their man by paying an English record fee of £125 million for Alexander Isak. 

They also added Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez as Arne Slot reshaped the champions squad, while also managing to offload Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Jarell Quansah to balance the books. 

Even with missing out on Marc Guehi, Liverpool have done some amazing work. 

2. Arsenal 

There can be no more excuses for the Gunners this season after a window where it looked as though every issue in the squad has been fixed. 

Viktor Gyokeres is the headline act, who should finally solve Arsenal's missing piece in their frontline, but also the additions of Noni Madeueke, Martin Zubimendi, Christian Norgaard, Cristhian Mosquera, Piero Hincapie and Kepa Arrizabalaga add much-needed depth to the squad. 

Then there's the icing on the cake by the name of Ebere Eze, who could just prove to be the club's difference maker. 

3. Nottingham Forest 

As the norm, Forest were really active in the summer window, despite the power struggle behind the scenes between manager and owner. 

They twice broke their transfer record to bring in Dan Ndoye and Omari Hutchinson, while also spending another £30million on James McAtee. There is also a return to these shores for Douglas Luiz and some exciting new names from Botafogo. 

Add to that the deadline signings of Oleksandr Zinchenko and Dilane Bakwa, and retaining Morgan Gibbs-White, then it looks like Forest are more than ready for a European campaign. 

4. Chelsea

The revolving door at Stamford Bridge has spun like crazy once again this summer, but now the dust has settled, Chelsea should be pleased with their business. 

They've completely revamped their attack both in the striking role with the additions of Liam Delap and Joao Pedro - who has already hit the ground running - plus added Jamie Gittens and Alejandro Garnacho, who are an upgrade in their forward line. 

Estevao and Jorrell Hato are also exciting buys, while they've managed to offload Noni Mudueke, Nicolas Jackson and Joao Felix, among others. 

5. Manchester City 

Pep Guardiola wasted no time in addressing the areas they needed to improve and went early in the window with the signings of Rayan Cherki, Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Ait Nouri to add to the money they spent in January. 

They've also upgraded in the goalkeeping department, with Ederson moving on and bringing in one of the world's top stoppers in Gianluigi Donnarumma, as well as England goalie James Trafford. 

Keeping the squad nice and tight, City have also allowed the likes of Manuel Akaji, James McAtee and Jack Grealish to leave the club. 

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6. Tottenham Hotspur 

Spurs may have missed out on some of their top targets across the summer, but what they've ended up they should be pretty pleased with. 

Four big-name arrivals in Xavi Simmons, Joao Palhinha, Mohammed Kudus and Randal Kolo Muani give much-needed options and European experience in their midfield and attacking thirds. 

They've lost Son Heung-Min, but it felt it was the right time for that departure, and they managed to trim some of the deadwood in the squad, too. 

7. Newcastle United 

No you're not reading that wrong, despite the obvious blow in finally losing Alexander Isak, Newcastle's recruitment looks pretty tasty on paper. 

Helping numb the pain of the Swede's departure is Nick Woltemade and Yone Wissa, who will make up a new look strikeforce for the Magpies, as well as adding Jacob Ramsey and Anthony Elanga to their squad. 

Malick Thiaw and Aaron Ramsdale are also excellent additions and mean Eddie Howe has a much better squad for their attack on the Champions League this time around. 

8. Everton 

The Toffees went quietly about their business over the summer, but look like a more well-rounded squad with a touch of much-needed spark. 

Jack Grealish already looks like he's loving life once again, which is just the player Everton needs to light up the new Hill Dickinson Stadium and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall looks to have a new lease of life, also. 

Thiero Barry and Tyler Dibling are two further young, exciting signings for the club to get excited about in 2025-26. 

9. Bournemouth 

It was becoming a hard window for Bournemouth with the loss of key members of their backline in Dean Huijsen and Illia Zabarnyi, but they have been replaced and gone again. 

Bafode Diakite showed he's up to the task in their win over Spurs, while the signing of Veljko Milosavljevic will also strengthen the area, too. 

Amine Adli and Ben Doak also give the Cherries some new attacking options, too. 

10. Brighton 

As with any transfer window, you'll never be quite sure what you'll get when it comes to Brighton's recruitment - but it often works. 

Which is why we've ranked them at the halfway point, because it's difficult to know if these new crop of names will adapt to the Premier League. 

Early signs suggest that Maxim De Cuyper could be another find, as does Greek forward Charalampos Kostoulas. 

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11. Manchester United 

One of the many problems suffered by Manchester United last season was their lack of goals, so the window looks as though that has been successful on that front. 

The new attacking trio of Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko looks as though it will make United much more dangerous this season, once the three of them bed in. 

Yet, there are other areas that they failed to strengthen, most notably in defence and a newly established number one in goal. 

12. Crystal Palace 

The best news for Palace in this window was the last-minute decision on keeping Marc Guehi at the club, and that could be vital for the Eagles this season. 

However, they did lose Eberechi Eze, which will stunt them, and they'll have high hopes that new arrival Yeremy Pino will be able to soften that blow. 

Further additions have also been made to help beef out Oliver Glasnar's squad ahead of a European campaign. 

13. Sunderland 

The Black Cats have practically signed a whole new team during the summer window, as they look to make a fight for it on their return to the Premier League. 

It was no real surprise given the young profile of Sunderland's team, but they'll need to make sure the new recruits gel quickly, because it's a lot of new faces. 

Granit Xhaka should help that cause, and it was a shrewd move to bring the experienced Swiss back to the Premier League. 

14.  Leeds  

Leeds have been active in the transfer market with an eclectic mix of signings, but it's difficult to know how the blend will work once the season really gets underway. 

Sean Longstaff, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and James Justin add some Premier League consistency to their squad and they've been backed up with the arrivals of the likes of Noah Okafor and Jaka Bijol.

It does look like a stronger squad than the last top flight adventure, but they'll be hoping the mix of profiles benefits the team and the existing playing staff. 

15. Burnley Burnley

The Clarets have added a significant number of names to their squad this summer as they looked to add more experience to a side that lacked that know-how on their last Premier League survival bid. 

Kyle Walker is at the head of that list and looks to be a clever transfer, while Martin Dubravka, Armando Broja and Lesley Ugochukwu bring some top flight minutes with them, too. 

Losing Josh Brownhill was a blow, and there still might be a question over where a regular supply of goals may need to come for Scott Parker's men. 

16. Fulham 

Fulham waited until pretty much Deadline Day to finally get involved in the transfer madness, but it's hard to foresee how the new recruits will fare. 

The big arrival is Kevin, whom the Cottagers broke their transfer record on to get to West London, and there are high hopes for the Brazilian winger. 

Other than that, though, it's been a quiet summer for Marco Silva. 

17. Aston Villa 

Due to UEFA and PSR rules, Aston Villa have had to navigate carefully this summer and it's hard not to think they've been a little left behind. 

They lost Jacob Ramsey and had only added Evann Guessand before the last few days of the deadline. 

Villa did manage to get deals for Harvey Elliott and Jadon Sancho over the line, but both come with gambles and we'll wait and see if they'll pay off. 

18. West Ham 

The Hammers have kept key players at the club, but failed to really make a statement signing in the summer window. 

Mateus Fernandes was their most costly buy and will add some more options for Graham Potter, as will El Hadji Malick Diouf and Callum Wilson - if he stays fit.

Overall, though, it's been a window with not much to shout about in East London. 

19. Brentford 

The Bees have lost their two best attackers in Yona Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo, as well as Christian Norgaard, to make the squad look significantly weaker.

Jordan Henderson's arrival will bring some calm, and some of the attacking threat has been replaced by Dango Ouattara, but it's been a tough window for the Bees. 

And that's without mentioning the loss of Thomas Frank. 

20. Wolverhampton Wanderers 

Keeping Jorgen Strand Larsen was a major boost for Wolves, because another big departure could have spelt disaster for the Midlands club. 

This window saw them lose Matheus Cunha and Rayan Ait Nouri, and in their replacements - at least on paper - don't match up to the same level as the outgoing names.

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