Paris Saint-Germain was the only club in Europe that spends more money on the international transfer market last year than Manchester United.
While United may be struggling badly in the Premier League table, they came close to the first place when it came to splashing the money on new players from abroad in 2024. According to the latest FIFA Global Transfer Report, the only club That United Injunction when it came to do business with foreign clubs for a period of 12 months were the French champions PSG.
And £ 50 million French defender Leny Yoro was the second most expensive signing when he moved from Lille to Old Trafford in the summer. Only Atletico Madrid's £ 81.8 million dive on Manchester City for the Argentinian striker Julian Alvarez cost more.
United spent £ 214.5 million bringing in Yoro, Manuel Ugarte, Matthijs de Ligt, Joshua Zirkzee and Noussair Mazraoui in the summer – only to dismiss manager Erik ten Hag only nine games in the Premier League season. United is still getting away in 12th place under new boss Ruben Amorim.
The FIFA report proves that the Premier League remains the king of the international transfer market. A stunning £ 6.89 million was spent in the men's game in 2024, with English clubs that sent £ 1.51 billion in reimbursements to other countries.
French clubs were the next largest expenses that invest £ 797.88 million on new recruits from abroad. Five English clubs are in the table of the largest 20 spenders, with Brighton Fifth, Chelsea until sixth after completing the top in 2023, Bournemouth in 13th, Nottingham Forest in 14th and Arsenal in 16th.
The seagulls landed like Georginio Rutter, while Chelsea brought Joao Felix. Arsenal still miss a striker but assured deals for Mikel Merino and Riccardo Calafiori while they splash £ 73.6 million on the pair.
Nevertheless, the international transfer investments from the previous peak of £ 7.76 billion in 2023 has fallen. The report shows that in 2024 there was a record 22,779 transfers between clubs from different countries.
PSG also had an early impact in the first transfer window of 2025. The Paris side made the £ 59 million of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia from Napoli, who saw Randall Kolo Muani on loan to Juventus and Napoli connected to Alejandro GarnaCocho.
It also shows how the market for women's football transfer has become more lucrative, with a record £ 12.51 million spent on international deals.
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