Transfers 2024-25/CIES: Leeds top the table (+€132m), Lens in 2nd (+€106m), Brighton last (-€253m)

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Georginio Rutter (FRA, centre), transferred from Leeds to Brighton for €47m in the summer of 2024 - ©  Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Brighton & Hove Albion FC (Premier League), who spent €317m over the two transfer windows (summer & winter) in 2024-25 and generated €64m in revenue, are the club with the most negative balance over the period at -€253m, according to the CIES Football Observatory's "Weekly Post", published on 05/02/2025.

Brighton were ahead of Ipswich Town FC...

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Georginio Rutter (FRA, centre), transferred from Leeds to Brighton for €47m in the summer of 2024 - ©  Brighton & Hove Albion FC

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