Liverpool’s £450m spending spree, PSG’s record-breaking summer, Real Madrid’s Galacticos and the craziest single-club transfer windows ever – ranked
The advent of the Saudi Pro League’s sudden emergence as a force in the global transfer market, Al-Hilal’s 2023 summer window was nothing short of remarkable as the Gulf State’s sovereign Public Investment Fund bankrolled a net spend of £302m on eight new signings to put the rest of the world on notice.
The influx of talent was, of course, headlined by the ill-fated €90m (£77m/$99m) arrival of Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain, while he was joined by the likes of Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Malcom, as a host of big names were lured by the riches on offer in Saudi Arabia. Although they would inevitably go on to win the league, Al-Hilal made a huge loss on Neymar, whose contract was terminated after an injury-plagued 18 months.
