A new study has revealed the most successful football transfers of the 2024-25 season, with Jordan Ayew topping the ranking.
Betting experts at Compare.bet analysed players who were transferred to the Premier League during the summer window for a minimum fee of £3 million.
Using data from the Premier League’s Fantasy Football Statistics, the study examined various factors for each player, including the number of goal assists, penalties missed, and own goals.
This determined how many Fantasy Football points each player has scored so far in the current 2024/25 season. Using this data, the research then calculated how many points each player has scored per million pounds spent as part of the transfer fee.
This determined which players have been the most successful since their transfer to the Premier League. Only players who have played for more than 1,000 minutes were included in the ranking.
The study crowns Jordan Ayew the most successful transfer of the 2024-25 season. After being purchased for approximately £5 million from Crystal Palace, Ayew has scored 50 Fantasy Football points while playing for Leicester City. This then averages out to 10.05 points per million spent onthe player, making Ayew the most successful transfer of the season. So far this season, Ayew has scored four goals for Leicester City and has started 11 games.
Nikola Milenković is named the second most successful transfer of the season. Nottingham Forest purchased Milenković from Fiorentina for a transfer fee of approximately £10 million. So far this season, the Nottingham Forest player has scored 86 Fantasy Football points, equating to 8.29 points per million spent in the transfer fee. At the time of writing, Milenković has scored two goals for Forest and has achieved nine clean sheets.
The study names Ismaïla Sarr as the third most successful transfer during the summer window. Since being purchased from Marseille by Crystal Palace, Sarr has scored 77 Fantasy Football points this season. Since Sarr’s transfer fee was approximately £13 million, this equates to 6.09 points per million spent on the player by Palace. The player has scored four goals and provided four assists so far in the season, but lost points due to receiving three yellow cards.
Arijanet Muric is the fourth most successful transfer from the summer window, scoring 5.96 Fantasy Football points per million spent as part of the transfer fee. Ipswich Town purchased Muric from Burnley for a fee of approximately £8 million. Since then, Muric has scored 48 Fantasy Football points in the current season.
Yukinari Sugawara takes the fifth spot in the ranking, scoring a total of 5.93 Fantasy Football points per million spent in the player’s transfer fee. Southampton F.C. purchased Sugawara from AZ Alkmaar during the summer window for a transfer fee of approximately £6 million. So far in the current season, the Southampton player has scored 35 Fantasy Football points after scoring one goal and one assist.
The top 10 most successful transfers from the summer window:
| Rank | Player | Points Scored per Million Spent |
| 1 | Jordan Ayew | 10.05 |
| 2 | Nikola Milenković | 8.29 |
| 3 | Ismaïla Sarr | 6.09 |
| 4 | Arijanet Muric | 5.96 |
| 5 | Yukinari Sugawara | 5.93 |
| 6 | Liam Delap | 5.52 |
| 7 | Dean Huijsen | 4.60 |
| 8 | Maxence Lacroix | 4.28 |
| 9 | Iliman Ndiaye | 4.22 |
| 10 | Noussair Mazraoui | 4.19 |
According to the study, Liam Delap is the sixth most successful transfer from this season’s summer window. The player was purchased from Manchester City’s Under 21s team by Ipswich Town for a transfer fee of approximately £15 million. Since then, Delap has scored 83 Fantasy Football points in the Premier League, which averages out to 5.52 points per million spent in the transfer fee. The player has scored more goals than any other player transferred to the Premier League during the summer window, making Delap one of the most successful transfers.
Dean Huijsen is in seventh place, with 4.60 Fantasy Football points scored per million spent in the transfer fee. AFC Bournemouth purchased Huijsen from Juventus FC for a fee of approximately £13 million. Since then, the player has scored 59 Fantasy Football points in the current season so far.
Maxence Lacroix takes the eighth spot in the ranking, scoring 4.28 Fantasy Football points per million spent in the player’s transfer fee. Since being purchased from VfL Wolfsburg by Crystal Palace for a fee of approximately £15 million, Lacroix has gone on to score 65 Fantasy Football points.
Iliman Ndiaye is named the ninth most successful transfer from this season’s summer window. The player was purchased from Marseille by Everton FC for a transfer fee of approximately £15 million. Since then, Ndiaye has scored 64 Fantasy Football points, equating to 4.22 points per million spent in the player’s transfer fee.
Noussair Mazraoui is in tenth place in the ranking, scoring 4.19 Fantasy Football points per million spent in the transfer fee. Manchester United purchased Mazraoui from Bayern Munich for a fee of approximately £13 million. Since then, the player has scored 53 Fantasy Football points in the current season so far.
Other successful transfers from the summer window include Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Mateus Fernandes.
Meanwhile, Pedro Neto has been named the least successful transfer from this season’s summer window. After being purchased by Chelsea FC from Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of approximately £51 million, Neto has only scored 39 Fantasy Football points so far in the current season. This equates to 0.77 points per million spent in the player’s transfer fee.
Other less successful transfers include Amadou Onana, with 0.80 points scored per million spent in the player’s transfer fee, and Maximilian Kilman, with 1.07 points scored per million spent.
Steven McQuillan, the lead writer at Compare.bet, said: “Transfer windows are always one of the most exciting parts of the season. However, they can also be incredibly unpredictable. While some players quickly adapt and thrive in their new teams, others perform less successfully in a new team environment.
“The success of a player’s transfer ultimately depends on numerous factors. Despite being purchased for a considerable sum of money, some players may struggle to adapt in new teams due to injuries or other off-field challenges.
“The success of some Premier League transfers in comparison to others is a reminder of how important timing is during transfer windows.”
