Russian Premier League
Russia · top flight · #11 by transfer spend
The Russian Premier League is Russia's top flight and ranks #11 in the world by disclosed incoming fees across the three most recent seasons. Across the full record it has spent €1,813m and received €1,304m.
| Season | Spent | Received | Net | Incoming moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | €69.8m | €63.3m | +€6.5m | 129 |
| 2025/26 | €211m | €153m | +€57.8m | 494 |
| 2024/25 | €244m | €217m | +€27.2m | 638 |
| 2023/24 | €186m | €204m | −€17.4m | 610 |
| 2022/23 | €126m | €100m | +€25.7m | 545 |
| 2021/22 | €247m | €142m | +€105m | 500 |
| 2020/21 | €167m | €73.6m | +€93.4m | 423 |
| 2019/20 | €277m | €99.6m | +€178m | 383 |
| 2018/19 | €134m | €193m | −€59.5m | 285 |
| 2017/18 | €151m | €57.9m | +€92.8m | 218 |
Disclosed fees only. Undisclosed deals are excluded rather than estimated.
Every read on Russian Premier League
€211m in, €153m out: the Russian Premier League's 2025/26 ledger across 494 moves
What the league paid, what it recouped, and the 77% of its business that carried no fee at all.
€4.0m under the valuation: Alexander Djiku moved to Spartak Moscow at 0.38× his market price
The fee, the valuation, and the 62% gap between them — read against every priced deal the Russian Premier League did in 2025/26.
2nd on the list: how Zenit S-Pb's €25.0m for Gerson sits against its own midfielders
The club has bought 7 midfielders for a disclosed fee in this record. Here is where this one lands.
€25.0m at 1.00× his valuation: Gerson to Zenit S-Pb, 1st on the Russian Premier League's 2025/26 list
Flamengo to Zenit S-Pb for €25.0m. What the price says against the 87 other disclosed fees the Russian Premier League paid that season.
€185m in, €121m out: the Russian Premier League's 2025/26 ledger across 342 moves
What the league paid, what it recouped, and the 75% of its business that carried no fee at all.