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Takeovers
49 completed takeovers recorded in 2025
In 2025, 39% of recorded buyers were based abroad, including 6 in the United States. Older deals are less fully recorded, so this is not a measure of market growth.
- Buyer from the club's country
- Buyer from abroad
- Buyer's country not recorded
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How it’s counted & sources
Counts completed changes of control at first teams, not unique clubs. 2026 runs to the latest completed deal on record. Announced and pending deals are not counted until they complete. A buyer's country is where the person is from or where the buying company is run.
Read as a table
| Year | From the club's country | From abroad | of which United States | Not recorded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2022 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 27 |
| 2023 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 35 |
| 2024 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 36 |
| 2025 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 49 |
| 2026 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 39 |