Fans vote on Premier League clubs' summer transfer window signings - Excellent from Liverpool? Average for Manchester United?
Updated 15/10/2025 at 07:29 GMT+1
The 2025 summer transfer window will go down as one of the most memorable in recent years. Premier League clubs spent over £3.19bn on signings, with champions Liverpool breaking the British transfer record twice with deals for Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak. Following an eventful summer, TNT Sports asked fans to rank how well their clubs performed in the window. Check out the results below.
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The 2025 summer transfer window saw Premier League clubs combine to splash out over £3.19bn on players.
The British transfer record was broken twice by champions Liverpool as they signed Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak, while Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal also splashed the cash, along with newly-promoted Sunderland, who were not afraid to flex their financial muscle in the window.
TNT Sports gave supporters the opportunity to vote on how well their clubs performed this summer after the window shut.
Were Liverpool fans encouraged by their club's big spending? Did Manchester United supporters want the club to do more in the window? Do Arsenal fans believe their business was enough to finally get them over the line?
Check out the results below!
Supporters were given these options when voting on their clubs' respective transfer windows:
- 0-3/10 – Poor
- 4-6/10 – Average
- 7-9/10 – Very Good
- 10/10 - Excellent
Incredibly, there was not a single club ranked as "poor" for their business in the window.
Fans voted that all clubs had an average, very good or excellent summer transfer window, but where did each team rank?
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4-6/10 – Average
Aston Villa (52%), Bournemouth (49%), Brentford (50%), Brighton (56%), Burnley (47%), Crystal Palace (56%), Fulham (44%), Leeds (50%), Newcastle (45%), Nottingham Forest (53%), West Ham (56%), Wolves (56%)
It might come as little surprise that Fulham fans were the least impressed with their club for their summer dealings after they only acquired three new players in the window.
The lack of business this summer may have contributed to Fulham's slow start to the campaign, as they sit in 14th place in the league and just four points above the relegation zone.
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Burnley fans were also unsatisfied by the club's business despite signing six-time Premier League champion Kyle Walker from Manchester City as well as top-flight proven talents such as Martin Dubravka and Jaidon Anthony.
The Newcastle faithful still appear to be stung by Isak's acrimonious exit to Anfield, which was only sealed on deadline day for a British record.
The Isak saga was a huge dark cloud over the club throughout the summer and Newcastle are yet to see new signing Yoane Wissa make his first appearance due to injury.
The situation could have been much worse for Crystal Palace if Marc Guehi's deadline-day transfer to Liverpool did not collapse in dramatic fashion.
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Palace boss Oliver Glasner was open about his frustrations this summer after FA Cup hero Eberechi Eze left to join Arsenal, and the Frenchman was determined not to let the club captain also depart.
Guehi stayed at Selhurst Park and the team have enjoyed a fine start to the season after defeating Liverpool to win the FA Community Shield, while also coming away victorious from their first game in European football.
After the window shut, Bournemouth fans might have been concerned about the club's summer business after their backline was depleted following the departures of Illya Zabarnyi, Milos Kerkez and Dean Huijsen.
However, following their fine start to the season, fans might want to update their ranking with Andoni Iraola's men sitting in the top four.
7-9/10 – Very Good
Arsenal (49%), Chelsea (49%), Everton (41%), Man City (52%) Man Utd (44%), Spurs (48%)
Arsenal fans will be hopeful that their transfer dealings pave the way for the club to claim their first Premier League title in over 20 years.
The Gunners enjoyed one of the most complete windows since Mikel Arteta took charge of the club with the signings of Viktor Gyokeres, Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze.
Many would argue that Arsenal possess the best squad in the league and have the tools to go all the way in the league and once again make a deep run in the UEFA Champions League.
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Arsenal sit top of the Premier League and with a difficult start to the season out of the way, there will be an expectation that they can put a run of wins together after the international break to pull away from their nearest rivals.
Manchester United fans have also ranked their club's business as "very good" despite an inconsistent start to the new season.
There was a huge emphasis on changing the culture ahead of Ruben Amorim's first full season at the helm at Old Trafford and there have been some significant changes to the playing staff.
Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo have been acquired, while goalkeeper Senne Lammens completed his move on deadline day to replace the outgoing Andre Onana.
The departures from Old Trafford have included Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Rasmus Hojlund and Antony.
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Although Mbeumo, Lammens and Sesko have enjoyed encouraging starts to life in Manchester, it might sting United fans that Rashford appears reborn following his loan move to Barcelona, while Hojlund has started scoring goals on a regular basis for Napoli.
It would be interesting to know how Manchester City fans would have voted without the deadline-day signing of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
At the start of the season, it appeared that James Trafford, who City signed back from Burnley, would be the No. 1, but after a surprise home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, the club decided to make a change.
Donnarumma was at his dominant best for Paris Saint-Germain last season as they stormed to a historic treble, which included the club's first-ever Champions League triumph.
Rayan Cherki, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Tijjani Reijnders were also signed to give Pep Guardiola's squad a bit more depth following their trophy-less 2024/25 season.
10/10 - Excellent
Liverpool (67%)
The Premier League champions were the only side to receive a 10/10 ranking from their fanbase after a record-breaking summer.
Liverpool reportedly spent an eye-watering £446.5m in the window to acquire the likes of Wirtz, Isak, Milos Kerkez and Hugo Ekitike.
Even though Liverpool were unable to get the Guehi deal over the line before the window closed, the supporters still believed that the club enjoyed a flawless window.
On the pitch, it has been a harder transition for the players after Arne Slot's men lost three games on the bounce in all competitions before the international break.
It has also been a frustrating start for a number of the new signings at Anfield. Kerkez has yet to impress and replicate his form during his time at Bournemouth, while Ekitike's start will be remembered for his bizarre red card in the League Cup.
Isak has yet to score a Premier League goal, while Wirtz has failed to register a goal or an assist in all competitions so far.
Liverpool have the perfect game to get back on track when they welcome bitter rivals Manchester United to Anfield on the weekend.
And we have a tie...
The one fanbase who could not give a clear verdict on their club's transfer business was Sunderland.
Supporters were split on the decision, with 36% of the fanbase ranking the window as "average", while another 36% ranked the transfer window as "very good".
The Black Cats reportedly spent north of £140m this summer by signing the likes of Simon Adingra, Habib Diarra and Granit Xhaka.
It certainly has not been an average return to the Premier League for Sunderland as they find themselves in ninth position - above the other newly-promoted sides, as well as Manchester United, Newcastle and Aston Villa.
If Sunderland manage to avoid the drop and maintain their spot in the top half of the Premier League table, their transfer dealings in the summer would have played a huge role.
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