DeepSeek s top 10 recruiting players in a single season: 7 Premier League teams were selected, Chelsea s richest

According to the transfer expenditure records of major leagues around the world, the following are the ten teams with the largest single-season signing investment in football history (arranged in descending order, unified into euro):

Football history TOP 10 list of single-season signing investment in football history

1. Chelsea (2023/24 season)

Expenditure: 464 million euros

Key signings: 11 people including Kesaido (116 million), Palmer (47 million), breaking the single-window expenditure record in football.

2. Barcelona (2017/18 season)

Expenditure: 380 million euros

sky-high dual cores: Dembele (140 million), Coutinho (160 million, joining in the winter window).

3. Real Madrid (2019/20 season)

Expenditure: 355 million euros

Front restructuring: Hazard (115 million), Jovic (60 million).

4. Liverpool (2025/26 season, current summer window)

Expenditure: 309 million euros (as of July 27, 2025)

Core transactions: Wilz (125 million, Premier League historical champion), Ekitic (95 million).

5. Chelsea (2022/23 season)

Expenditure: 300 million euros

Main reinforcement: Ffana (80.4 million), Muderick (70 million), etc.

6. Chelsea (2024/25 season)

Expenditure: 267 million euros

Key signing: Neto (60 million) and 12 others.

7. Manchester City (2017/18 season)

Expenditure: 248 million euros

Defense upgrade: Mendy (57.5 million), Walker, B seat.

8. Chelsea (2025/26 season, current summer window)

Expenditure: 244 million euros (as of July 27, 2025)

New aid: Gittens (64.3 million), Joao Pedro (63.7 million).

9. Paris Saint-Germain (2017/18 season)

Expenditure: 238 million euros

Superstar strategy: Neymar (222 million), Mbappe (180 million, not one-time payment in that year).

10. Arsenal (2025/26 season, current summer window)

expenditure: 224 million euros (as of July 27, 2025)

major signings: Zhekelais (76 million), Zubimendi (70 million).

Core Trend Analysis

1. The era of Premier League monopoly:

7 Premier League teams occupy the top ten, and all concentrated after 2017. Chelsea has been on the list four times in five seasons, highlighting the normalization of capital-driven signings.

2. Historical explosion in the 2025 summer window:

Before the window is closed, three teams, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal, have entered the top ten. Liverpool broke the team's history record with 309 million yuan and set the Premier League king (Wilz).

3. Non-Premier benchmark case:

- Paris (2017/18): Neymar's transfer triggers football inflation, and the trading threshold of RMB 100 million was completely overturned;

- Barcelona (2017/18): The double-billion-dollar signings have led to long-term financial imbalances, becoming a high-risk warning case.

4. Statistical principles:

- Only the actual transfer fee paid (excluding the untriggered floating clause);

- The Saudi League is not listed on the list due to lack of authoritative audits;

- The currency is uniformly converted according to the exchange rate announced by the transfer market (1 pound ≈1.18 euros).

> Future Outlook: As Premier League broadcast revenue continues to soar (over 10 billion pounds in the 2025-2029 cycle), a single window investment of 300 million euros may become the entry threshold for giants.

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