MLS Club Transfer Spend
Rank MLS clubs by incoming + outgoing transfer fees — pick a season or multi-year window
Source: Transfermarkt. Fees in USD. Loan + permanent duplicates collapsed.
Years:
Top:
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Incoming
$1365.2M
668 paid · 2021–2026
Outgoing
$863.5M
paid sales
Net Transfers
−$501.6M
income − spend
Salaries
$3061.3M
6 of 6 yrs covered
Total Player $
$4426.5M
transfers + salaries
Outgoing = paid sales only (free transfers, trades without fees excluded). Salaries = MLSPA guaranteed compensation (fall release per year, except 2026 which uses the April release; 2020 not published).
Rank by:
Club Ranking — 2021–2026(Incoming Spend ($M))
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Year-by-Year Spend — Top 8 Clubs
One line per club. Top clubs determined by current ranking (2021–2026).
Club Spend Detail — 2021–2026(30 clubs with activity)
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| Rank | Club | Incoming ↓ | Outgoing | Net | Salaries | Total $ | # In | # Out | Top Fee | Top Signing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta United | $125.8M | $102.4M | −$23.4M | $133.9M | $259.7M | 74 | 25 | $23.4M | E. Latte Lath | |
| 2 | Inter Miami CF | $86.8M | $37.6M | −$49.3M | $226.4M | $313.2M | 94 | 25 | $16.5M | R. De Paul | |
| 3 | FC Cincinnati | $79.8M | $37.9M | −$41.9M | $111.4M | $191.1M | 72 | 13 | $16.8M | K. Denkey | |
| 4 | Los Angeles FC | $78.0M | $55.4M | −$22.6M | $140.5M | $218.5M | 100 | 22 | $24.2M | H. Son | |
| 5 | Austin FC | $76.9M | $19.0M | −$57.9M | $99.4M | $176.3M | 83 | 9 | $13.2M | M. Uzuni | |
| 6 | Chicago Fire FC | $61.1M | $51.7M | −$9.5M | $114.9M | $176.0M | 69 | 7 | $12.1M | H. Cuypers | |
| 7 | New York City FC | $61.1M | $56.6M | −$4.6M | $103.3M | $164.4M | 56 | 14 | $8.8M | N. Fernández Mercau | |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | $57.0M | $23.9M | −$33.1M | $95.9M | $152.9M | 51 | 10 | $10.4M | Evander | |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | $51.6M | $36.0M | −$15.5M | $80.6M | $132.2M | 69 | 13 | $10.7M | F. Torres | |
| 10 | LA Galaxy | $49.0M | $21.8M | −$27.1M | $142.0M | $191.0M | 75 | 19 | $10.2M | Gabriel Pec | |
| 11 | Houston Dynamo FC | $48.9M | $18.5M | −$30.5M | $103.4M | $152.4M | 88 | 15 | $9.9M | E. Ponce | |
| 12 | FC Dallas | $48.0M | $53.3M | +$5.3M | $86.9M | $134.9M | 98 | 14 | $9.9M | P. Musa | |
| 13 | Columbus Crew | $45.7M | $28.6M | −$17.1M | $105.7M | $151.4M | 62 | 16 | $10.5M | C. Hernández | |
| 14 | Charlotte FC | $43.8M | $29.8M | −$14.0M | $81.7M | $125.5M | 78 | 13 | $8.8M | L. Abada | |
| 15 | New England Revolution | $43.7M | $44.9M | +$1.2M | $104.7M | $148.3M | 71 | 19 | $6.8M | L. Langoni | |
| 16 | Real Salt Lake | $41.9M | $24.8M | −$17.1M | $88.6M | $130.4M | 93 | 14 | $6.1M | C. Arango | |
| 17 | Minnesota United FC | $37.1M | $16.3M | −$20.8M | $82.4M | $119.5M | 80 | 10 | $4.7M | E. Reynoso | |
| 18 | New York Red Bulls | $36.6M | $23.1M | −$13.5M | $91.6M | $128.2M | 70 | 17 | $6.0M | J. Ruvalcaba | |
| 19 | D.C. United | $36.0M | $15.5M | −$20.5M | $91.0M | $127.1M | 92 | 13 | $6.6M | L. Munteanu | |
| 20 | Colorado Rapids | $35.1M | $29.5M | −$5.6M | $77.9M | $112.9M | 77 | 17 | $7.7M | P. Aaronson | |
| 21 | Nashville SC | $30.5M | $7.0M | −$23.4M | $111.2M | $141.6M | 67 | 15 | $6.8M | Aké Loba | |
| 22 | San Diego FC | $26.2M | $682K | −$25.5M | $47.7M | $73.8M | 42 | 2 | $13.2M | H. Lozano | |
| 23 | Philadelphia Union | $25.9M | $40.9M | +$15.0M | $72.7M | $98.6M | 48 | 16 | $4.3M | E. Alladoh | |
| 24 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | $25.2M | $18.3M | −$6.9M | $98.8M | $124.0M | 74 | 16 | $4.0M | Caio Alexandre | |
| 25 | Toronto FC | $22.1M | $6.6M | −$15.5M | $149.2M | $171.3M | 86 | 15 | $7.5M | D. Mihailovic | |
| 26 | CF Montréal | $21.9M | $26.7M | +$4.8M | $74.5M | $96.4M | 83 | 23 | $3.7M | G. Synchuk | |
| 27 | Sporting Kansas City | $21.2M | $10.4M | −$10.8M | $90.1M | $111.3M | 50 | 6 | $4.2M | D. Joveljić | |
| 28 | St. Louis CITY SC | $17.6M | $7.4M | −$10.1M | $68.9M | $86.4M | 54 | 8 | $3.5M | João Klauss | |
| 29 | San Jose Earthquakes | $16.8M | $9.3M | −$7.4M | $82.5M | $99.3M | 60 | 8 | $6.0M | H. López Muñoz | |
| 30 | Seattle Sounders FC | $13.9M | $9.4M | −$4.5M | $103.8M | $117.7M | 63 | 9 | $7.0M | P. de la Vega |