Transfer deadline day: Premier League clubs' near £2 billion spend smashes previous record and dwarfs La Liga

Premier League clubs broke their transfer window record and spent more than Italian, French and Spanish sides combined. The clubs spent almost £2 billion on players in the summer transfer window. The Premier League accounted for 49% of collective gross spend across the ‘big five’ leagues, with Serie A contributing £648m, Ligue 1 £483, La Liga £437m and the Bundesliga £418m.

Ad Deloitte’s Sports Business Group estimates this was two-thirds higher than last year’s transfer window outlay of £1.1bn, and 34% higher than summer 2017’s £1.4bn, the previous record. TransfersChelsea seal loan move for Zakaria as Gilmour completes Brighton switch3 HOURS AGO “Gross spend was so high among Premier League clubs this summer that, before this season’s January transfer window had taken place, the 2022/23 season already has the highest transfer spend since the two-window season began, exceeding the previous record by 3% (2017/18’s £1.86bn),” Deloitte said. There were a number of factors as the main drivers behind the reasons for such heavy spending.

Todd Boehly’s arrival at Chelsea heralded around £250m spent. Raheem Sterling, Marc Cucurella, Kalidou Koulibaly and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang were Chelsea’s most significant signings. Chelsea sign Aubameyang, Alonso leaves club by mutual consent Chelsea and Man City to resume battle to sign Gvardiol in January — Paper Round Another expensive rebuild at Manchester United came to £202m as they signed Martin Dubravka, Antony, Christian Eriksen, Tyrell Malacia, Casemiro and Lisandro Martinez.