Premier League clubs spend record £2.36bn in transfer window - ESPN

02.09.2023 - 14:19 espn.com

Premier League clubs spent a record £2.36 billion ($2.97bn) on new players in the transfer window that closed on Friday, according to analysis from Deloitte.

The summer window, which was open from June 14 to Sept. 1, exceeded last year's record £1.92bn, with the top-flight clubs spending £255 million on deadline day alone, it said. — Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Premier League clubs were responsible for 48% of the spending across Europe's top five leagues including LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1. «A second successive summer of record spending by Premier League clubs suggests that year-on-year revenue growth could return following the pandemic,» Tim Bridge, lead partner in Deloitte's Sports Business Group, said in a statement. «Nearly three-quarters of Premier League clubs [14] spent more this summer than the last, reflecting the increased intensity of competition.

Chelsea have spent more than $1bn in transfer fees since the new ownership led by American Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital completed their takeover of the club in May 2022.

The London-based club broke the British transfer record for the second time in a year by signing Ecuador midfielder Moisés Caicedo for a reported £115m, eclipsing the £106m they paid to sign midfielder Enzo Fernández in January.

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Arsenal vs Manchester United, Premier League, Highlights: Gabriel Jesus and Declan Rice scored in the stoppage time as Arsenal came from a goal down to beat Manchester United 3-1 in their Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium. Martin Odegaard had equalised for Arsenal in the first-half after Marcus Rashford's opener for United.

Premier League clubs spend record US$2.97 billion in transfer window

Premier League clubs spent a record £2.36 billion pounds (US$2.97 billion) on new players in the recently concluded transfer window, according to analysis from Deloitte.

Deadline day recap: Premier League clubs break spending record in frantic late splurge

Premier League clubs spent a record total of £2.36 billion ($2.97 billion) on new signings in the recently completed transfer window, according to specialists Deloitte.

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Chelsea and Man City make moves as EPL spending hurtles toward $3 billion in window

LONDON: English Premier League spending was hurtling toward a staggering $3 billion in a record outlay during European soccer’s summer transfer window on Friday. Manchester City and — of course — Chelsea were among those making moves on a typically frantic deadline day. Chelsea were leading the unprecedented splurge, with the arrival of 21-year-old winger Cole Palmer from City for 40 million pounds ($50.7 million) taking the west London club’s spending in this window to around $500 million. In the three transfer windows under their new American ownership fronted by Todd Boehly, Chelsea have spent about $1.15 billion on players mostly signed up on long contracts in an innovative way to spread “amortization” costs of transfer fees. By comparison, the $260 million outlay by City, the English and European champion, look modest. The fourth and final arrival in the window came on deadline day and was Portugal international Matheus Nunes from Wolverhampton, a ball-carrier costing $67 million and providing extra depth in central midfield. Central midfielders were also priorities for Liverpool and Manchester United, who were attempting to tie up the signings of Ryan Gravenberch from Bayern Munich and Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina, respectively, in the final hours of the window. It was a busy day for United, which signed left back Sergio Reguilón on loan from Tottenham as cover for the injured Luke Shaw and goalkeeper Altay Bayindir on a transfer from Fenerbahce to back up Andre Onana.

Defender Benjamin Pavard transfers from Bayern Munich to Champions League finalist Inter Milan

MILAN: Champions League finalist Inter Milan have acquired defender Benjamin Pavard from Bayern Munich. Pavard, a World Cup winner with France in 2018 and a Champions League winner with Bayern in 2020, spent four years with the German champions. He’s the second player that Inter have signed from Bayern in this transfer period after goalkeeper Yann Sommer. The transfer, announced by Inter late Wednesday, is reportedly worth 30 million euros ($33 million) — making him among the most expensive players arriving in Italy this season.