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Declan Rice, the most expensive man of the summer. Arron Gent/News Images / PANORAMIC
The transfer window closed on Friday. Back to the 10 biggest transfers of the summer.
That’s it, it’s over … The transfer window closed its doors on Friday in Europe. The opportunity to come back to the biggest transactions of the summer, from Declan Rice at the Gunners to Dominik Szoboszlai at Liverpool, obviously ping through Randal Kolo Muani at PSG and Neymar at Al-Hilal. Figures of Transfermark. They do not take into account any bonuses. One exception: the specialized site announces a transfer of €95 million for Kolo Muani. However, this is the bonus amount included. PSG will pay “only” €75m to Eintracht Frankfurt.
10 – Dominik Szoboszlai (€70m, from Leipzig to Liverpool)
On July 2, the Reds made a nice move in offering himself the services of the Hungarian Dominik Szoboszlai. After two years spent in Germany with RB Leipzig, the 22-year-old striker joins the formation of Jurgen Klopp who is developing a real project for the future with his transfer window this summer. To afford the former Salzburg player, Liverpool had to spend 70 million euros.
7 – Randal Kolo Muani (€75m, from Frankfurt to PSG)
It was the soap opera of this end of transfer window. Blocked by Eintracht until the last hours of the transfer window, Randal Kolo Muani was authorized to commit to PSG for a fixed amount of €75m, the third biggest transfer in the history of the club of the capital behind those of Neymar (222 M€) and Kylian Mbappé (180). Amount which could go up to 95 M€.
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7 – Rasmus Hojlund (€75m, from Atalanta to Manchester United)
Tracked by many European cadors this summer, including PSG, it is finally Manchester United who enlisted young Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta Bergamo. Faced with the competition and the potential of the 20-year-old Dane, the Reds Devils had to pay 75 million euros, making the minot the 5th biggest purchase in the history of the club tied with Angel Di Maria. At Old Trafford, however, we hope that this transaction will be more successful than the page of the Argentinian …
7 – Kai Havertz (€75m, from Chelsea to Arsenal)
After coming very close to the Premier League title, Arsenal had a big summer transfer window. The Gunners started in the best possible way, with the signing of the German striker Kai Havertz from Chelsea. The amount of the operation: 75 million euros, 5 less than his first transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea (80).
5 – Neymar (€90m, from PSG to Al-Hilal)
Saudi Arabia hit hard this summer by recruiting big names to promote your championship. Among them, the most expensive player in history, Neymar. Recruited for 222 million in 2017, the Brazilian was among the undesirables of PSG this summer. And even before in fact … To compete with the five-star attack of Al-Nr (Ronaldo, Mané), Al-Hilal released 90 million euros to register the arrival of the Brazilian, the most expensive player in Saudi League and the biggest sale in the history of Paris.
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5 – Josko Gvardiol (€90m, from Leipzig to Manchester City)
In the sights of Citizens and Pep Guardiola for many months, Josko Gvardiol has indeed joined the Etihad Stadium this summer. Author of a great World Cup with Croatia and a solid season with RB Leipzig, the 21-year-old defender has already established himself as one of the very best in his position. To secure his services, Manchester City had to break the bank: 90 million euros.
4 – Harry Kane (€100m, from Tottenham to Bayern)
In search of his new “big” number 9 since the departure of the Pole Robert Lewandowski last summerBavarians German champions for the eleventh consecutive time have attracted one of the best centre-forwards in the world this summer. Recruited for 100 million euros, Spurs striker Harry Kane became the most expensive signing in Bayern history.
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3 – Jude Bellingham (€103m, from Dortmund to Real)
In Real’s sights for many months, Jude Bellingham landed in Castile at the start of the transfer window. The 19-year-old nugget arrived for 103 million euros from Borussia Dortmund to allow the Merengue club to continue the overhaul of its aging midfielder with the thirties Luka Modric (37) and Toni Kroos (33).
2 – Moisés Caicedo (€116m, from Brighton to Chelsea)
After an excellent season with Brighton, the Ecuadorian Moisés Caicedo was on the shelves of many clubs this summer. Offering a mano to mano between Liverpool and Chelsea it is finally the Blues who signed the 21-year-old midfielder. Big deal for Brighton who bought it for 5 million euros in February 2021 and sold it for 116.
1 – Declan Rice (€116.60m, from West Ham to Arsenal)
Declan Rice exploded with West Ham his training club this season with the final reward a title in the Europa League Conference. The 24-year-old English midfielder joined Arsenal for 116.60 million euros excluding bonuses on July 15. The vice champions of England have long struggled to try to lower the price of the Hammers player as much as possible, but in vain he joined the Gunners for a record amount in the Premier League.