Transfer big board: Best players in each position who could move this summer

Welcome to the summer 2026 transfer big board. The Premier League window will open Monday, sparking a flurry of transfer activity and big spending across Europe before the rest do the same around July 1. Clubs will be looking out for the best available players and, to help set the scene, we've split them up into positions and ranked them. It's important to note that we've included only realistically available players, so you won't find, say, Manchester United 's Bruno Fernandes in the attacking midfield list, or Paris Saint-Germain 's Ousmane Dembélé in the forwards list. The players are largely ranked by how good they are, with potential transfer cost playing a minor role to settle some close calls. In that sense, the rankings stay true to a classic "big board" style, which purely rates players on their immediate impact and does not consider dollars and cents. A handful of excellent