Bundesliga
Staying at the top is quite a feat – doing it without blasting millions is almost impossible these days, but German clubs buy and sell some of the globe’s best talent at some of the most attractive rates. Bayern Munich have not allowed the exit of the mercurial Guardiola to stop them – they proved that by prising Mats Hummels from their Bundesliga Cup final opponents Borussia Dortmund, who themselves used the fee to go off and sign highly-rated youngster Moussa Dembele. Schalke & Wolfsburg know they’ll need to snap up talent quickly and intelligently to avoid it all going to those two, so don’t expect to catch them sleeping. Take a look at some of the smartest moves in the Bundesliga transfer market just below!
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| Buying Club | Selling Club (Country) | Player Name | Transfer Fee (£) | Age | Nationality | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BAYERN MUNICH | ||||||
| Bayern Munich | Benfica | Renato Sanches | 35 million | 18 | Portugal | Midfielder |
| Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund | Mats Hummels | 38 million | 27 | Germany | Defender |
| Borussia Dortmund | Bayern Munich | Sebastian Rode | 14 million | 25 | Germany | Midfielder |
| Southampton | Bayern Munich | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | (undisclosed) | 20 | Denmark | Midfielder |
| Juventus | Bayern Munich | Medhi Benatia | (loan) | 29 | Morroco | Defender |
| Borussia Dortmund | Bayern Munich | Mario Gotze | 26 million | 24 | Germany | Midfielder |
BAYER LEVERKUSEN | ||||||
| Bayer Leverkusen | Mainz (Germany) | Julian Baumgartlinger | 4 million | 28 | Austria | Midfielder |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Fortuna Dusseldorf (Germany) | Joel Pohjanpalo | (undisclosed) | 21 | Finland | Attacker |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Hoffenheim (Germany) | Kevin Volland | 20 million | 23 | Germany | Attacker |
| Bayer Leverkusen | FC Ingolstadt 04 | Ramazan Ozcan | (undisclosed) | 32 | Austria | Goalkeeper |
| (released) | Bayer Leverkusen | Sebastian Boenisch | (free) | 29 | Poland | Defender |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | Bayer Leverkusen | Christoph Kramer | 15 million | 25 | Germany | Midfielder |
| (released) | Bayer Leverkusen | David Yelldell | (free) | 34 | United States | Goalkeeper |
BORUSSIA DORTMUND | ||||||
| Borussia Dortmund | Rennes | Ousmane Dembele | 15 million | 19 | France | Attacker |
| Borussia Dortmund | Osasuna | Mikel Merino | 4 million | 19 | Spain | Osasuna |
| Borussia Dortmund | Nordsjaelland | Emre Mor | 9.5 million | 18 | Turkey | Midfielder |
| Borussia Dortmund | Barcelona | Marc Bartra | 8 million | 25 | Spain | Defender |
| Borussia Dortmund | Bayern Munich | Sebastian Rode | 14 million | 25 | Germany | Midfielder |
| Borussia Dortmund | FC Lorient | Raphael Guerreiro | 9.5 million | 22 | Portugal | Defender |
| Borussia Dortmund | Bayern Munich | Mario Gotze | 26 million | 24 | Germany | Midfielder |
| Borussia Dortmund | Wolfsburg | Andre Schurrle | 30 million | 25 | Germany | Forward |
| Manchester City | Borussia Dortmund | Ikay Gundogan | 21 million | 25 | Germany | Midfielder |
| Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund | Mats Hummels | 38 million | 27 | Germany | Defender |
| Manchester United | Borussia Dortmund | Henrikh Mkhitaryan | 42 million | 27 | Armenia | Midfielder |
| Lazio | Borussia Dortmund | Moritz Leitner | 1.7 million | 23 | Germany | Midfielder |
BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH | ||||||
| Borussia Monchengladbach | Werder Bremen | Jannik Vestergaard | 11 million | 23 | Denmark | Defender |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | Hoffenheim | Tobias Strobl | (free) | 26 | Germany | Midfielder |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | Bayer Leverkusen | Christoph Kramer | 15 million | 25 | Germany | Midfielder |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | Zilina | Laszlo Benes | (undisclosed) | 18 | Slovakia | Midfielder |
| West Ham United | Borussia Monchengladbach | Havard Nordtveit | (free) | 25 | Norway | Midfielder |
| Arsenal | Borussia Monchengladbach | Granit Xhaka | 35 | 23 | Switzerland | Midfielder |
| Roda JC Kerkrade | Borussia Monchengladbach | Roel Brouwers | (free) | 34 | Netherlands | Defender |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Borussia Monchengladbach | Branimir Hrgota | (undisclosed) | 23 | Sweden | Striker |
SCHALKE | ||||||
| Schalke | Heidenheim | Robert Leipertz | (undisclosed) | 23 | Germany | Midfielder |
| Schalke | Wolfsburg | Naldo | (free) | 33 | Brazil | Midfielder |
| Schalke | Basel | Breel Embolo | (undisclosed) | 19 | Switzerland | Attacker |
| Schalke | Chelsea | Baba Rahman | (loan) | 22 | Ghana | Defender |
| Augsburg | Schalke | Marvin Friedrich | (undisclosed) | 20 | German | Defender |
| Liverpool | Schalke | Joel Matip | (free) | 24 | Cameroon | Defender |
| (released) | Schalke | Roman Neustadter | (free) | 28 | Russia | Midfielder |
| FC Klon | Schalke | Marco Hoger | (undisclosed) | 26 | Germany | Midfielder |
| Borussia Dortmund | Schalke | Andre Schurrle | 30 million | 25 | Germany | Forward |
| Manchester City | Schalke | Leroy Sane | 42.5 million | 20 | Germany | Forward |
WOLFSBURG | ||||||
| Wolfsburg | Dinamo Zagreb | Josip Brekalo | 10 million | 17 | Croatia | Attacker |
| Wolfsburg | Atletico Madrid | Joshua Guillavogui | (undisclosed) | 25 | France | Midfielder |
| Wolfsburg | FC Koln | Yannick Gerhardt | 13 million | 23 | Germany | Midfielder |
| Wolfsburg | PSV | Jeffrey Bruma | (undisclosed) | 24 | Netherlands | Defender |
| Wolfsburg | Stuttgart | Daniel Didavi | (free) | 26 | Germany | Midfielder |
| Schalke | Wolfsburg | Naldo | (free) | 33 | Brazil | Defender |
| (released) | Wolfsburg | Nicklas Bendtner | (free) | 28 | Denmark | Attacker |
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