Top 20 summer transfers of 2026 and the football agencies behind them

The summer transfer market has brought major business for The Elegant Game, CAA Stellar, Gestifute and Roc Nation Sports. Across the 20 transfers in this ranking, the listed fees total €1.825 billion, with Manchester City accounting for four arrivals worth a combined €445 million.

While supporters follow transfer developments through platforms such as Tribuna, the representation behind each move offers another perspective. Global agencies, specialist firms and individual advisers all feature in a window where choosing the next club can reshape both a player’s career and his commercial prospects.

Manchester City Lead the Spending

Enzo Fernández heads the ranking at €145 million. His representation through Javier Pastore’s The Elegant Game puts a relatively small agency behind the most expensive transfer on the supplied list.

Elliot Anderson follows at €135 million, bringing CAA Stellar into another major English transfer. The agency’s leadership includes David Manasseh, although Anderson’s individual lead representative is not publicly identified on his profile.

City’s other entries are Ayyoub Bouaddi at €95 million and Iliman Ndiaye at €70 million. Ndiaye is represented by Classico Sports Management, founded by Jonathan Maarek.

Bouaddi’s experience helps explain the investment: Lille’s farewell announcement credited him with 96 first-team appearances before turning 19. His agency could not be reliably established from the public sources checked.

Footwork and Roc Nation Among the Biggest Deals

Morgan Rogers ranks second at €138 million. He is represented by Footwork Management, with Sam Kohansal and Matthew Kay identified as his representatives. His progression illustrates how a specialist agency can remain central to a player’s career as he reaches the highest end of the market.

Roc Nation has two clients in the ranking: Yan Diomande and Gabriel Martinelli, whose listed fees total €195 million.

Diomande scored 13 goals across league and cup competition in his debut German season, according to his player profile. Martinelli’s representation runs through Roc Nation’s Brazilian operation and Frederico Pena. Both moves also create opportunities around sponsorship, image rights and international brand development.

Tottenham’s Three Different Agency Connections

Tottenham’s three entries total €294.7 million and involve three separate representation businesses.

Sandro Tonali is a GR Sports Agency client, while Mateus Fernandes is represented by Gestifute, led by Jorge Mendes. Savinho, listed as Sávio in the transfer data, is represented by Pro Manager Sports & Marketing.

Gestifute also features through Gonçalo Ramos’ move to AC Milan. Meanwhile, Unique Sports Group, whose leadership includes Will Salthouse, represents Anthony Gordon and Maxence Lacroix.

Individual Advisers and Specialist Agencies

Bradley Barcola is represented by Moussa Sissoko, while Rodri works with long-standing representative Pablo Barquero.

Elsewhere, Bertolucci Sports represents Bruno Guimarães, The Team, formerly Wasserman represents Crysencio Summerville, and One Team Football represents Jérémy Jacquet. Tijjani Reijnders is publicly listed as family-represented.

Carlos Baleba requires a distinction. Patrick Levis Nje was recorded as his player representative in the FA’s 2023/24 transaction disclosure. For his United move, SEG confirmed that it assisted Manchester United. That establishes a club-side role for the agency led by Kees Vos, rather than confirming that Baleba became its client.

How the Ranking Is Compiled

The order, destinations and euro fees below follow the supplied transfer list. Fees are reproduced as listed; other reports may include additional bonuses or use different currency conversions. Representation identifies the publicly documented agency or adviser, with intermediary roles and unresolved entries labelled separately. Transfer fees are club payments, not agency earnings.

Fees and destinations follow the supplied transfer ranking. Agency entries describe publicly documented representation; a club-side intermediary is not necessarily the player's agent. Reijnders is listed as family-represented. Baleba's current player agency and Bouaddi's representation remain unconfirmed.