EFL Championship
England · tier-2 competition · #12 by transfer spend
The EFL Championship is England's tier-2 competition and ranks #12 in the world by disclosed incoming fees across the three most recent seasons. Across the full record it has spent €24.4m and received €1.8m.
| Season | Spent | Received | Net | Incoming moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | €24.4m | €1.8m | +€22.6m | 8 |
Disclosed fees only. Undisclosed deals are excluded rather than estimated.
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5th on the list: how Southampton's €8.0m for Daniel Peretz sits against its own goalkeepers
The club has bought 7 goalkeepers for a disclosed fee in this record. Here is where this one lands.
€14.5m under the valuation: Ladislav Krejci moved to Wolves at 0.34× his market price
The fee, the valuation, and the 66% gap between them — read against every priced deal the EFL Championship did in 2026/27.
€8.0m at 2.00× his valuation: Daniel Peretz to Southampton, 1st on the EFL Championship's 2026/27 list
Bayern Munich to Southampton for €8.0m. What the price says against the 4 other disclosed fees the EFL Championship paid that season.
€171m in, €428m out: the EFL Championship's 2025/26 ledger across 185 moves
What the league paid, what it recouped, and the 78% of its business that carried no fee at all.
6.95× the market's number: what Ipswich paid over Kasey McAteer's €2.0m valuation
The fee, the valuation, and the 595% gap between them — read against every priced deal the EFL Championship did in 2025/26.
€13.9m at 6.95× his valuation: Kasey McAteer to Ipswich, 1st on the EFL Championship's 2025/26 list
Leicester to Ipswich for €13.9m. What the price says against the 41 other disclosed fees the EFL Championship paid that season.
2nd on the list: how Ipswich's €13.9m for Kasey McAteer sits against its own midfielders
The club has bought 7 midfielders for a disclosed fee in this record. Here is where this one lands.