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J1 League transfers
J1 League clubs have spent £24.3m across 26 deals since the 2024/25 window. The biggest was Hayao Kawabe, £3.0m from R Standard de Liège to Sanfrecce.
SPENT £24.3m
RECEIVED £35.4m
NET PROFIT £11.1m
DEALS26
Biggest signings by J1 League clubs
Deals with a fee only. Free transfers and loans are listed on each club page.
| # | PLAYER | FEE | FROM | TO | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayao Kawabe | £3.0m | R Standard de Liège | Sanfrecce | 2024/25 |
| 2 | Deniz Hümmet | £2.0m | Djurgårdens IF | Gamba Osaka | 2024/25 |
| 3 | Haruya Fujii | £1.7m | KV Kortrijk | Nagoya Grampus | 2025/26 |
| 4 | Jeison Quiñónes | £1.5m | Rionegro Águilas | F Marinos | 2024/25 |
| 5 | Nicolai Vallys | £1.3m | Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening | FC Tokyo | 2026/27 |
| 6 | Koki Ogawa | £1.3m | NEC Nijmegen | FC Machida Zelvia | 2026/27 |
| 7 | Lazar Romanić | £1.3m | FK Vojvodina Novi Sad | Kawasaki Frontale | 2025/26 |
| 8 | Danilo Boza | £1.2m | Esporte Clube Juventude | Urawa Reds | 2024/25 |
| 9 | Everton Galdino | £1.2m | Grêmio | FC Tokyo | 2024/25 |
| 10 | Aziz Yakubu | £1.1m | Rio Ave | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2024/25 |
| 11 | Dean David | £952k | Maccabi Haifa | F Marinos | 2025/26 |
| 12 | Leonardo Rocha | £943k | Raków Częstochowa | JEF United Chiba | 2026/27 |
| 13 | Ju-sung Kim | £900k | FC Seoul | Sanfrecce | 2025/26 |
| 14 | Takuma Ominami | £772k | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | V-Varen Nagasaki | 2026/27 |
| 15 | Daniel Schmidt | £729k | KAA Gent | Nagoya Grampus | 2024/25 |
| 16 | Neta Lavi | £686k | Gamba Osaka | FC Machida Zelvia | 2025/26 |
| 17 | Filip Uremovic | £686k | HNK Hajduk Split | Kawasaki Frontale | 2025/26 |
| 18 | Dieguinho | £583k | Ceará | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2026/27 |
| 19 | Kanji Okunuki | £471k | 1. FC Nürnberg | Gamba Osaka | 2024/25 |
| 20 | Shion Homma | £429k | Club Brugge KV | Urawa Reds | 2024/25 |
| 21 | Thiago Andrade | £420k | Toronto FC | Cerezo Osaka | 2024/25 |
| 22 | Talles Brener | £343k | Rukh Lviv | Kashima Antlers | 2024/25 |
| 23 | Lennart Moser | £257k | Kolding IF | Fagiano Okayama | 2025/26 |
| 24 | Ahmed Ahmedov | £214k | Spartak Varna | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2024/25 |
| 25 | Rio Nitta | £214k | Sportklub Niederösterreich St. Pölten | Urawa Reds | 2024/25 |
| 26 | Tete Yengi | £99k | Livingston | FC Machida Zelvia | 2025/26 |
Biggest sales out of the J1 League
| # | PLAYER | FEE | FROM | TO | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kota Takai | £5.0m | Kawasaki Frontale | Tottenham Hotspur | 2025/26 |
| 2 | Yan Matheus | £3.7m | F Marinos | Qatar SC | 2025/26 |
| 3 | Ryunosuke Sato | £3.4m | FC Tokyo | Valencia | 2026/27 |
| 4 | Kaishu Sano | £2.1m | Kashima Antlers | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 2024/25 |
| 5 | Shin Yamada | £1.5m | Kawasaki Frontale | Celtic | 2025/26 |
| 6 | Nelson Ishiwatari | £1.3m | Cerezo Osaka | K Sint-Truidense VV | 2026/27 |
| 7 | Taisei Miyashiro | £1.3m | Vissel Kobe | Las Palmas | 2026/27 |
| 8 | Takumu Kawamura | £1.3m | Sanfrecce | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | 2024/25 |
| 9 | Kimito Nono | £1.1m | Kashima Antlers | D.C. United | 2026/27 |
| 10 | Atsuki Ito | £1.1m | Urawa Reds | KAA Gent | 2024/25 |
| 11 | Dawhan | £1.1m | Gamba Osaka | Beijing Guo'an | 2024/25 |
| 12 | Junnosuke Suzuki | £1.0m | Sagamihara Topolino | Football Club København | 2025/26 |
| 13 | Yuta Nakayama | £943k | FC Machida Zelvia | Red Star Belgrade | 2026/27 |
| 14 | Keisuke Kurokawa | £943k | Gamba Osaka | D.C. United | 2025/26 |
| 15 | Taishi Brandon Nozawa | £857k | FC Tokyo | R Antwerp FC | 2025/26 |
| 16 | Rihito Yamamoto | £857k | Gamba Osaka | K Sint-Truidense VV | 2024/25 |
| 17 | Satoshi Tanaka | £772k | Sanfrecce | Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 | 2025/26 |
| 18 | Seiya Maikuma | £686k | Cerezo Osaka | AZ Alkmaar | 2024/25 |
| 19 | Takahiro Akimoto | £643k | Urawa Reds | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 2024/25 |
| 20 | Seiji Kimura | £600k | FC Tokyo | KVC Westerlo | 2025/26 |
| 21 | Tomoki Takamine | £600k | Kashiwa Reysol | KV Kortrijk | 2024/25 |
| 22 | Hiroki Sekine | £557k | Kashiwa Reysol | Stade de Reims | 2024/25 |
| 23 | Isa Sakamoto | £514k | Gamba Osaka | KVC Westerlo | 2025/26 |
| 24 | Takuma Ominami | £514k | Kawasaki Frontale | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 2025/26 |
| 25 | Zento Uno | £429k | Shimizu S-Pulse | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2026/27 |
| 26 | Ota Yamamoto | £429k | Kashiwa Reysol | RB Leipzig | 2026/27 |
| 27 | Ryoya Morishita | £429k | Nagoya Grampus | Legia Warszawa | 2024/25 |
| 28 | Shunsuke Saito | £386k | Mito Hollyhock | KVC Westerlo | 2025/26 |
| 29 | Aziz Yakubu | £291k | Shimizu S-Pulse | Qingdao West Coast | 2025/26 |
| 30 | Hayate Matsuda | £171k | Mito Hollyhock | Hannover 96 | 2025/26 |
| 31 | Takuma Ominami | £171k | Kawasaki Frontale | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 2024/25 |
| 32 | Taisei Abe | £21k | V-Varen Nagasaki | Holstein Kiel | 2026/27 |
Spending by club
| CLUB | SPENT | RECEIVED | DEALS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanfrecce | £3.9m | £2.1m | 2 |
| FC Tokyo | £2.5m | £4.9m | 2 |
| F Marinos | £2.5m | £3.7m | 2 |
| Nagoya Grampus | £2.4m | £429k | 2 |
| Gamba Osaka | £2.4m | £4.1m | 2 |
| FC Machida Zelvia | £2.1m | £943k | 3 |
| Kawasaki Frontale | £2.0m | £7.2m | 2 |
| Urawa Reds | £1.9m | £1.8m | 3 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | £1.9m | £720k | 3 |
| JEF United Chiba | £943k | £0 | 1 |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | £772k | £21k | 1 |
| Cerezo Osaka | £420k | £2.0m | 1 |
| Kashima Antlers | £343k | £3.3m | 1 |
| Fagiano Okayama | £257k | £0 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the biggest J1 League transfer since 2024/25?
Hayao Kawabe, £3.0m from R Standard de Liège to Sanfrecce in the 2024/25 window.
How much have J1 League clubs spent on transfers since 2024/25?
£24.3m across 26 deals, against £35.4m received in sales.