European football fans are eagerly looking at the Summer Transfer Window 2026. Now is the time for German teams in the Bundesliga to make lineup changes before the next season begins. There have been a mix of ins and outs in squad building, and other interesting transactions in the transfer market. The teams have used different approaches to strengthen specific positions in their line-ups. Some teams made long-term decisions, while others were willing to make huge bets on their development. There are already many transactions finalized and others still in progress; thus, fans expect great things from the 2026-2027 season.
Main Event: Bundesliga 2026 Summer Transfer Window
Opening Date: July 01, 2026 (Wednesday)
Closing Deadline: August 31, 2026 (Monday)
Bundesliga Club Transfers 2026
Bayern Munich – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Ismael Saibari
Attacking Midfielder
PSV Eindhoven
€50.00m
In
Noel Aseko
Defensive Midfielder
Hannover 96
€2.50m
In
Daniel Peretz
Goalkeeper
Southampton FC
End of Loan
Out
Daniel Peretz
Goalkeeper
Southampton FC
€8.00m
Out
Jonah Kusi-Asare
Centre-Forward
Fulham FC
€6.00m
Out
Noel Aseko
Defensive Midfielder
Hannover 96
€1.00m
Borussia Dortmund – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Joane Gadou
Centre-Back
Red Bull Salzburg
€19.50m
In
Kauã Prates
Left-Back
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
€7.00m
In
Justin Lerma
Attacking Midfielder
Independiente del Valle
€4.00m
Out
Julian Brandt
Attacking Midfielder
Without Club
–
Out
Niklas Süle
Centre-Back
Retired
–
Out
Salih Özcan
Defensive Midfielder
Without Club
–
RB Leipzig – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Rocco Reitz
Central Midfielder
Borussia Mönchengladbach
€20.00m
In
Ota Yamamoto
Attacking Midfielder
Kashiwa Reysol
€500k
In
Viggo Gebel
Attacking Midfielder
RB Leipzig U19
–
Out
Loïs Openda
Centre-Forward
Juventus FC
€42.75m
Out
Frederik Jäkel
Centre-Back
Eintracht Braunschweig
Free
Out
Ota Yamamoto
Attacking Midfielder
RB Omiya Ardija
Loan
VfB Stuttgart – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Bilal El Khannouss
Attacking Midfielder
Leicester City
€15.00m
In
Tim van der Leij
Centre-Forward
RKC Waalwijk
€1.20m
In
Grischa Prömel
Central Midfielder
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Free
Out
Florian Hellstern
Goalkeeper
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Loan
Out
Noah Darvich
Right Winger
SV 07 Elversberg
Loan
Out
Pascal Stenzel
Right-Back
Without Club
–
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Mats Rots
Left-Back
FC Twente Enschede
€12.00m
In
Patrick Wimmer
Right Winger
VfL Wolfsburg
€10.00m
In
Cajetan Lenz
Defensive Midfielder
VfL Bochum
€10.00m
Out
Stanley Nsoki
Centre-Back
1. FC Union Berlin
€1.50m
Out
Luka Durić
Central Midfielder
SC Paderborn 07
€250k
Out
Grischa Prömel
Central Midfielder
VfB Stuttgart
Free
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Afonso Moreira
Left Winger
Olympique Lyon
€29.50m
In
Kennet Eichhorn
Defensive Midfielder
Hertha BSC
€9.00m
In
Kerim Alajbegovic
Left Winger
Red Bull Salzburg
€8.00m
Out
Piero Hincapié
Centre-Back
Arsenal FC
€52.00m
Out
Alejandro Grimaldo
Left-Back
Atlético de Madrid
€22.00m
Out
Matej Kovář
Goalkeeper
PSV Eindhoven
€5.00m
SC Freiburg – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Mio Backhaus
Goalkeeper
SV Werder Bremen
€12.00m
In
Keisuke Goto
Centre-Forward
RSC Anderlecht
€10.00m
In
Rihito Yamamoto
Defensive Midfielder
Sint-Truidense VV
€7.00m
Out
Merlin Röhl
Attacking Midfielder
Everton FC
€25.00m
Out
Robert Wagner
Central Midfielder
SG Dynamo Dresden
€850k
Out
Junior Adamu
Centre-Forward
FC Schalke 04
€800k
Eintracht Frankfurt – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Malik Pimpong
Left Winger
FC Midtjylland U19
€3.50m
In
Noel Futkeu
Centre-Forward
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
€1.30m
In
Simon Simoni
Goalkeeper
1. FC Kaiserslautern
End of Loan
Out
Rasmus Kristensen
Right-Back
FC Midtjylland
€6.00m
Out
Hrvoje Smolčić
Centre-Back
Corum FK
€1.00m
Out
Mahmoud Dahoud
Central Midfielder
Without Club
–
FC Augsburg – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Rodrigo Ribeiro
Centre-Forward
Sporting CP B
€5.00m
In
Michael Gregoritsch
Centre-Forward
Brøndby IF
€700k
In
Calvin Brackelmann
Centre-Back
SC Paderborn 07
Free
Out
Henri Koudossou
Right-Back
Arminia Bielefeld
€500k
Out
Maximilian Bauer
Centre-Back
Arminia Bielefeld
€350k
Out
Elvis Rexhbecaj
Central Midfielder
VfL Wolfsburg
Free
1. FSV Mainz 05 – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Fabio Gruber
Centre-Back
1. FC Nuremberg
€3.50m
In
Sota Kawasaki
Defensive Midfielder
Kyoto Sanga
€1.00m
In
Sheraldo Becker
Left Winger
CA Osasuna
€500k
Out
Nikolas Veratschnig
Right Midfielder
Red Bull Salzburg
€3.50m
Out
Tom Krauß
Defensive Midfielder
1. FC Köln
€3.50m
Out
Daniel Batz
Goalkeeper
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Free
1. FC Union Berlin – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Stanley Nsoki
Centre-Back
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
€1.50m
In
Zeno Van Den Bosch
Centre-Back
Royal Antwerp FC
Free
In
Marvin Friedrich
Centre-Back
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Free
Out
László Bénes
Central Midfielder
KAA Gent
€1.10m
Out
Yannic Stein
Goalkeeper
FC Hansa Rostock
?
Out
Leon Prosche
Right-Back
FC Erzgebirge Aue
Loan
Borussia Mönchengladbach – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Isac Lidberg
Centre-Forward
SV Darmstadt 98
€3.50m
In
David Herold
Left-Back
Karlsruher SC
€3.50m
In
Hugo Bolin
Left Winger
Malmö FF
€2.00m
Out
Rocco Reitz
Central Midfielder
RB Leipzig
€20.00m
Out
Shio Fukuda
Centre-Forward
Karlsruher SC
€700k
Out
Marvin Friedrich
Centre-Back
1. FC Union Berlin
Free
Hamburger SV – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Albert Grønbæk
Attacking Midfielder
Stade Rennais FC
€4.70m
In
Kofi Amoako
Defensive Midfielder
SG Dynamo Dresden
€1.80m
In
Finn Barkowsky
Left Winger
Hamburger SV U19
–
Out
Robert Glatzel
Centre-Forward
VfL Wolfsburg
€1.70m
Out
Łukasz Poręba
Defensive Midfielder
SV 07 Elversberg
€1.60m
Out
Ransford Königsdörffer
Centre-Forward
1. FSV Mainz 05
Free
1. FC Köln – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
Centre-Back
Manchester City U21
€6.00m
In
Jakub Kamiński
Left Winger
VfL Wolfsburg
€5.50m
In
Tom Krauß
Defensive Midfielder
1. FSV Mainz 05
€3.50m
Out
Dominique Heintz
Centre-Back
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Free
Out
Denis Huseinbašić
Central Midfielder
SC Braga
Free
Out
Eric Martel
Defensive Midfielder
1. FSV Mainz 05
Free
SV Werder Bremen – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Karl Hein
Goalkeeper
Arsenal FC
€3.00m
In
Cedric Itten
Centre-Forward
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Free
In
Chuki
Attacking Midfielder
Real Valladolid CF
Free
Out
Mio Backhaus
Goalkeeper
SC Freiburg
€12.00m
Out
Leonardo Bittencourt
Central Midfielder
FC Energie Cottbus
Free
Out
Wesley Adeh
Defensive Midfielder
Preußen Münster
Loan
FC Schalke 04 – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Satoshi Tanaka
Defensive Midfielder
Fortuna Düsseldorf
€1.00m
In
Junior Adamu
Centre-Forward
SC Freiburg
€800k
In
Mika Wallentowitz
Right Winger
FC Schalke 04 U19
–
Out
Ilyes Hamache
Left Winger
SC Cambuur Leeuwarden
?
Out
Peter Remmert
Centre-Forward
MSV Duisburg
Loan
Out
Henning Matriciani
Right-Back
Without Club
–
SC Paderborn 07 – Summer Transfer Window
Type
Player
Position
Club
Transfer Fee
In
Oliver Batista Meier
Attacking Midfielder
Preußen Münster
€400k
In
Luka Durić
Central Midfielder
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
€250k
In
Jano ter Horst
Right Midfielder
Preußen Münster
€200k
Out
Calvin Brackelmann
Centre-Back
FC Augsburg
Free
Out
David Kinsombi
Defensive Midfielder
Without Club
–
Out
Dennis Seimen
Goalkeeper
VfB Stuttgart
End of Loan
Major Transfers in Bundesliga Summer Window 2026
In the Bundesliga Summer Transfer Window 2026, there were various significant developments in the teams. Clubs tried to bolster their ranks before the start of the new season. In particular, RB Leipzig made important sales and smart signings during the summer transfer window. Selling Loïs Openda to Juventus for €42.75m and signing Rocco Reitz to strengthen their midfield. On the other hand, VfB Stuttgart signed Bilal El Khannouss from Leicester City to strengthen their attacking game. SC Freiburg made good signings with the young talent, including Mio Backhaus and Keisuke Goto, despite losing Merlin Röhl to Everton. Continuity is shown by Eintracht Frankfurt through the inclusion of Noel Futkeu. Notable mentions also include the high-profile signing of Ismael Saibari to Bayern Munich and the move of Piero Hincapié to Arsenal.
Conclusion
The summer transfer window for the 2026 Bundesliga has shown that there is a lot of action at the moment. German sides are preparing for the upcoming campaign. Teams are building their squad through sensible signings and youth players, as well as by selling some key players. The biggest transfers of the summer transfer window 2026 include Ismael Saibari signing for Bayern Munich and Piero Hincapié joining Arsenal. Besides, teams such as RB Leipzig, VfB Stuttgart, and SC Freiburg made significant changes to their squad structures. More transfers are yet to take place before the end of the summer. The upcoming Bundesliga season promises to be highly entertaining and unpredictable.