Premier League clubs have broken their transfer spending record for a season in the summer window alone, spending £1.9 billion ($2.2 billion) during the period, according to analysis from finance company Deloitte.
The summer transfer window, which closed on Thursday, beat the previous record of £1.86 billion ($2.5 billion) spent in a whole season, which was set in 2017-18. — Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) It also beat the previous summer spending record of £1.4billion ($1.6B) set in 2017.
Several other records were broken in the window, including Premier League clubs spending more than Spain's LaLiga, Italy's Serie A and the German Bundesliga combined.
Big signings helped push the spending record over the line, including Manchester United's £86 million ($99.5M) move for Ajax winger Antony, Liverpool bringing in Darwin Nunez from Benfica for around the same fee, and Chelsea's seven-year deal for Wesley Fofana for £75 million ($86.8M) from Leicester.