MLS spends $336M on transfers, smashes record
MLS clubs nearly doubled their transfer spending to $336 million in 2025, breaking multiple club records and introducing a cash-for-player trade system, league officials said.
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The U.S. League ranked as the eighth with the largest spending in the world
Soccer-Son leads way as MLS smashes transfer spending record
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Major League Soccer clubs smashed the league's transfer spending record in 2025, laying out about $336 million on player acquisitions led by LAFC's blockbuster acquisition of Son Heung-min from Tottenham, the league told Reuters this week. Read full story
The MLS clubs broke their record of spending on the signing market in 2025 with a total of $336 million invested, according to data published on Thursday by the U.S. league. This figure is more than double that of 2024, when the MLS clubs invested 188 million dollars [...] The entry The MLS clubs beat their record of spending in 2025, with 336 million dollars published first in Information Focus.
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