Now the dust has begun to settle on another frantic summer of transfer activity, it’s time to assess the business of the league's 20 clubs www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...

How each outlet headlined it

• The Athletic center

  Now the dust has begun to settle on another frantic summer of transfer activity, it’s time to assess the business of the league's 20 clubs www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
  
• ESPN Soccer

  There's how much a transfer costs vs. what a club can afford to pay. We've ranked the *actual* 50 most expensive transfers of the 2026 summer window.