The 2024/2025 pre-season transfer window saw several high-profile moves across various leagues, with clubs strengthening their squads in anticipation of the new season. Below is a comprehensive list of major signings during the transfer window, which closed on August 30, 2024:
England
Raheem Sterling: From Chelsea to Arsenal (Loan)
Jadon Sancho: From Manchester United to Chelsea (Loan)
Dominic Solanke: From Bournemouth to Tottenham Hotspur (£65 million)
Pedro Neto: From Wolverhampton Wanderers to Chelsea (£54 million)
Matthijs de Ligt & Noussair Mazraoui: From Bayern Munich to Manchester United (£50 million combined)
Amadou Onana: From Everton to Aston Villa (£50 million)
Manuel Ugarte: From Paris Saint-Germain to Manchester United (€50 million)
Joao Felix: From Atletico Madrid to Chelsea (£46 million)
Joshua Zirkzee: From Bologna to Manchester United (€42.5 million)
Evanilson: From Porto to Bournemouth (£40.2 million)
Archie Gray: From Leeds United to Tottenham Hotspur (£40 million)
Jean-Clair Todibo: From Nice to West Ham United (€40 million)
Georginio Rutter: From Leeds United to Brighton & Hove Albion (£40 million)
Riccardo Calafiori: From Bologna to Arsenal (€40 million)
Ian Maatsen: From Chelsea to Aston Villa (£40 million)
Mikel Merino: From Real Sociedad to Arsenal (£31 million)
Eddie Nketiah: From Arsenal to Crystal Palace (£30 million)
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: From Leicester City to Chelsea (£30 million)
Yankuba Minteh: From Newcastle to Brighton & Hove Albion (£30 million)
Joachim Andersen: From Crystal Palace to Fulham (£30 million)
Fabio Carvalho: From Liverpool to Brentford (£27.5 million)
David Raya: From Brentford to Arsenal (£27 million)
Aaron Ramsdale: From Arsenal to Southampton (£25 million)
Matt O’Riley: From Celtic to Brighton & Hove Albion (£25 million)
Sepp van den Berg: From Liverpool to Brentford (£25 million)
Filip Jorgensen: From Villarreal to Chelsea (£20 million)
Omari Hutchinson: From Chelsea to Ipswich (£20 million)
Oliver Skipp: From Tottenham Hotspur to Leicester City (£20 million)
Sander Berge: From Burnley to Fulham (£20 million)
Omari Kellyman: From Aston Villa to Chelsea (£19 million)
Jake O’Brien: From Olympique Lyonnais to Everton (£17 million)
Dean Huijsen: From Juventus FC to AFC Bournemouth (€15.2 million)
Aaron Wan-Bissaka: From Manchester United to West Ham United (£15 million)
Cameron Archer: From Aston Villa to Southampton FC (£15 million)
Mateus Fernandes: From Sporting to Southampton FC (£15 million)
Federico Chiesa: From Juventus to Liverpool (€12 million)
Ismaila Sarr: From Olympique de Marseille to Crystal Palace (£12.5 million)
Caleb Wiley: From Major League Soccer to Chelsea (£8.5 million)
Ilkay Gundogan: From Barcelona to Manchester City (Undisclosed)
Ross Barkley: From Luton to Aston Villa (Undisclosed)
Samuel Iling-Junior: From Juventus to Aston Villa (Undisclosed)
Enzo Barrenechea: From Juventus to Aston Villa (Undisclosed)
Adam Lallana: From Brighton & Hove Albion to Southampton (Undisclosed)
Tosin Adarabioyo: From Fulham to Chelsea (Free Transfer)
Jorgen Strand Larsen: From Celta Vigo to Wolverhampton Wanderers (Undisclosed)
Iliman Ndiaye: From Olympique de Marseille to Everton (Undisclosed)
Caleb Okoli: From Atalanta to Leicester City (Undisclosed)
Miodrag Pivas: From Jedinstvo Ub to Newcastle United (Undisclosed)
Yang Min-Hyeok: From Gangwon FC to Tottenham Hotspur (Undisclosed)
Kuryu Matsuki: From FC Tokyo to Southampton FC (Undisclosed)
Anwar El Ghazi: From Mainz to Cardiff City (Undisclosed)
Wilson Odobert: From Burnley to Tottenham Hotspur (Undisclosed)
Dara O’Shea: From Burnley to Ipswich Town (Undisclosed)
Alex Moreno: From Aston Villa to Nottingham Forest (Undisclosed)
Sam Johnstone: From Crystal Palace to Wolverhampton Wanderers (Undisclosed)
Daichi Kamada: From Lazio to Crystal Palace (Free Transfer)
Neto: From Bournemouth to Arsenal (Loan)
United Arab Emirates
Mohamed Elneny: From Arsenal to Al-Jazira (Free Transfer)
Scotland
Kasper Schmeichel: From Anderlecht to Celtic (Free Transfer)
Turkey
Youssef En-Nesyri: From Sevilla to Fenerbahce (€20 million)
Austria
Bobby Clark: From Liverpool to RB Salzburg (£10 million)
This transfer window saw significant investments and strategic moves by clubs, as they aim to bolster their squads and compete at the highest levels in their respective leagues.