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The last madness in the Premier League transfer window: Liverpool breaks the signing record again, Manchester City s two heroes buy together

9:58pm, 2 September 2025【Football】

At 2:00 a.m. on September 2, it was the time when the transfer window for the 2024-2025 Premier League season was closed. Just one day before that, in order to make up for the final upgrade of the team's lineup or make up for shortcomings, 20 Premier League teams once again set off a bloody storm in the transfer market. Liverpool successfully signed Isaac from Newcastle for £125 million, with a total investment of more than 480 million euros in summer window, setting a new record for a single club's recruitment expenditure in a single transfer window in transfer history; both Manchester teams signed goalkeepers on the transfer deadline, Manchester City signed Donnarumma from Paris, Manchester United signed Lamans from Antwerp; Arsenal signed Inkapier, Newcastle signed Visa, and Tottenham Hotspur on loan.

Liverpool signs Isaac. On the last day before the transfer window closed, Liverpool finally convinced Newcastle to release the players. They signed the second place in the Premier League scorer last season for 125 million pounds (about 144 million euros). This price not only allowed Isaac to surpass Wilz and become the summer window king, but also set a new Premier League transfer fee record. Isaac had 145 million euros, Wilz had 125 million euros, and Ekitic had 95 million euros. Liverpool won the top three transfer fees in the summer window transfer market, and the total investment in signings in the entire summer window exceeded 480 million euros, exceeding the single-window expenditure record of 464 million euros that Chelsea had previously maintained.

In addition, Liverpool is actually very close to signing Crystal Palace's England international central defender Guy, but Crystal Palace terminated the transaction at the last moment because it did not find Guy's replacement in time, otherwise Liverpool's investment in the summer window would exceed 500 million euros! However, midfielder Elliott also joined Aston Villa on loan on the last day, including a mandatory buyout clause worth £35 million.

Manchester City signed Donnarumma in a change of goal. Due to the Club World Cup, Manchester City started construction early in this summer window and closed early, and there was almost no excessive news in the transfer market. However, after suffering two consecutive losses in the first three rounds of the Premier League, they finally decided to make another big fish in the transfer market. They signed Italian goalkeeper Donaluma from Paris Saint-Germain for about 30 million euros on the last day. Both sides will sign a 5+1 contract, and Manchester City's original main goalkeeper Ederson will join Fenerbahce in the Turkish Premier League for about 14 million euros. Donarumma will become Manchester City's main goalkeeper, and Trafford, who also joined in this transfer window, will become Donarumma's substitute. In addition, Akanji will join Inter Milan on loan, and Gundogan may also join Galatasaray.

Manchester United signs new goalkeeper Lam. Manchester United were not idle on the last day, signing 23-year-old Belgian goalkeeper Laman from Antwerp for 21 million euros, who made 173 saves last season than the League One, more than 20 more than any other goalkeeper in the top ten last season in Europe. In the new season, LaMantine will compete with Onana and Baindill for the position of Manchester United's starting goalkeeper, which can be said to be a three-goal competition! However, for Manchester United, the busiest thing about this day was the seller. Anthony transferred to Real Betis for 25 million euros, with a 50% second-transfer profit sharing clause; Hoylen loaned to Naples for 6 million euros, with a non-mandatory buyout clause of 44 million euros; Sancho rented to Aston Villa, and Villa was responsible for 80% of the salary. For Manchester United fans, the only regret is that they did not send Malaysia away.

Arsenal signed Inkapier. Arsenal signed 23-year-old Ecuadorian left-center-back Inkapier on the last day for a total price of about 52 million euros, completing the final strengthening of the lineup, achieving two players of comparable level in each position of the team. In terms of transfer, four players have finalized their departure. Fabioviera joins Hamburg on loan with a buyout clause of 20 million euros; Lokon joins Hamburg with a transfer of 300,000 euros plus a floating clause; Zinchenko joins Nottingham Forest on loan; Nelson joins Brentford on loan, including buyout clauses.

Chelsea set a record seller. Chelsea were still selling people crazy on the last day. Jacquesson first rented and then bought for Bayern for a total price of 80 million euros. Unlike the previous transaction, the selective buyout became a forced buyout with conditions; Chilwell transferred to Strasbourg, and the two parties signed a contract for two years, and the transfer fee was not disclosed. So far, Chelsea's sales revenue has reached 340 million euros in the summer window, which does not include the buyout fees in the lease contract. In terms of signings, Chelsea signed 20-year-old midfielder Bonannott on loan from Brighton, and recalled loan striker Jiwu in advance from Sunderland.

Tottenham Hotspur is on loan with Muani. Tottenham's style in the summer window of this season has changed Levi's previous impression of being stingy. Xiavey Simmons and Kudus spent 130 million euros, plus other signings, the total investment exceeded 200 million euros. On the last day of the transfer window, Tottenham Hotspur opened again, loaning forward Muani from Paris Saint-Germain, with a loan fee of 5 million euros, excluding the buyout clause. In addition, forward Solomon joined Villarreal on loan, while another forward Hill transferred to Girona.

Newcastle signs Visa. Finally, let’s talk about Newcastle, the most miserable tycoon in the summer window. They finally sold Isaac to Liverpool for 144 million euros on the last day, and signed forward Visa from Brentford for 63.6 million euros. In addition, they signed Waltermad from Stuttgart for 80 million euros. The transfer fees of the two were exactly the same as Isaac’s transfer fees, which basically met the two conditions for Newcastle to sell Isaac. One was that the transfer fee was no less than 130 million pounds, and the other was to find two strikers substitutes.

Finally, in the summer window, 9 of the top 10 teams are from the Premier League, with the only exception being Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.. The top 10 rankings are Liverpool 484 million euros, Chelsea 328 million euros, Arsenal 294 million euros, Newcastle 289 million euros, Manchester United 251 million euros, Nottingham Forest 237 million euros, Tottenham Hotspur 211 million euros, Leverkusen 198 million euros, Sunderland 188 million euros, and Manchester City 177 million euros. Premier League teams once again demonstrate what it means to be rich and powerful!

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