clubs spent £100 million in the 2024 January transfer window -- the lowest single-window expenditure in the men's game since 2012 (£60m) and a significant drop from the record £815m splashed out in 2023, . After record-breaking spending in the past three transfer windows, things seem to have slowed. But English clubs' total spending of £2.
5 billion in the whole 2023-24 season was still the second-highest ever and, across the rest of Europe's Big Five leagues, January spending actually rose from €255m to €455m. What can we expect this time around? Here are grades for all the major confirmed summer transfers in the men's game, with each day's moves listed in order of highest fee. July 7 €60m (£50.
7m; $64.4m) Harry Kane in 2023; Olise in 2024. Bayern are sensing opportunity in the English market in a way they rarely have before.
They've plumped for Olise in an attempt to refresh their wing corps, no doubt swayed by the remarkable creative inventiveness and goal-scoring form the Frenchman finished the 2023-24 season in (four goals and three assists in his final six games). From Palace's perspective, it's a massive fee -- by far the largest in their history -- and it's always better to move players to a club on the continent, as there's significantly less chance Olise will score and break local hearts on a return to Selhurst Park. July 6 $21m (€19.
6m) Almada's long-anticipated MLS exit has finally happened -- although somewhat surprisingly, he hasn't taken the step to.
