Summer transfer window: Grading big signings in men's soccer

Premier League  clubs spent a record £3 billion ($4 billion) in a 2025 summer transfer window that finished with a bang thanks to Liverpool 's £125 million ($169 million) signing of Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak . But with a FIFA World Cup in the middle of the window in 2026, will things stay the same? The window opens on June 15 for the Premier League and July 1 for most of the other major European leagues. Here are grades for all the major confirmed transfers in the men's game, with each listed by date and then by highest fee. All fees are reported unless confirmed with an asterisk. June 18 Jan Paul van Hecke £52m ($70m) Brighton & Hove Albion : B+ Tottenham : B Van Hecke has slowly developed into one of the Premier League 's best center backs. The Netherlands international has long been one of the best passers and dribblers from the back, and now he's become a sturdi