Record fees and regret: The Premier League’s most disappointing transfers of 2025/26 | OneFootball

Premier League clubs spent more than £3bn during the 2025/26 season and plenty of that cash was wasted. Here are the most disappointing transfers of the campaign.

Alexander Isak (Liverpool)

Alexander Isak is incredibly gifted but season one atLiverpool has essentially been a write-off. Struggled to find sharpness after his self-inflicted lack of pre-season, as he engineered his exit from Newcastle to Anfield.

When he did return, he looked rusty, before a nasty leg injury sidelined the Swedish striker for three months. The £125m British record recruit ended his debut campaign with four goals. Expectations will be much higher next season.

Yoane Wissa (Newcastle)

The man who replaced Isak at Newcastle, having undertaken a similar sulky stance to force through his transfer from Brentford. After 19 goals in thePremier League last season, Wissa looked a smart signing, even if the £55m was an outrageous overpay for a player who had only 12 months on his contract.

However, it hasn't worked out as planned. He scored only one Premier League goal and started just one of Newcastle's last 22 games in all competitions. It would be no surprise if he departed this summer.

Randal Kolo Muani (Tottenham)

The Spurs signing was considered a coup last summer, after a highly productive loan spell at Juventus last season. Kolo Muani scored eight times in 16 Serie A appearances during a six-month stint in Italy, but mustered just one in 31 games for a terrible Tottenham team. His loan will not be made permanent.

Harvey Elliott (Aston Villa)

What a way to waste a season of your career.Harvey Elliott's loan move to Aston Villa has been a disaster, one which has consisted of 110 league minutes and a refusal to allow him to make the 10th appearance that would obligate a permanent transfer.

Unai Emery clearly did fancy Elliott, whose spent the majority of an excellent season for Villa watching on helplessly from the sidelines. Emery admitted the situation was"embarrassing for everyone involved".

Armando Broja (Burnley)

Armando Broja has struggled to fulfil the early potential he once showed, but top-tier clubs continue to give him a chance to do so. The 24-year-old signed forBurnley last summer for a fee of around £20m, despite the Albanian's questionable fitness and goal records.

Broja scored just once in the Premier League as the Clarets were relegated, and now has only four goals in his last 84 league appearances. A season in the second tier might be what's needed to get a stuttering career back on track.

Tyler Dibling (Everton)

Everton made Tyler Dibling the second-most expensive player in their history last summer, but decided against giving the winger a chance to impress.

The 20-year-old played only 343 minutes of Premier League football, with David Moyes warning that the youngster needed to “pull his finger out”. That message does not offer much encouragement for a turnaround.