Premier League clubs have shattered their record for summer transfer window spending, according to analysis from sports finance experts Deloitte.
Gross spending by the 20 Premier League teams stood at £1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) on Thursday, surpassing the 2017 record of £1.43 billion spent by English clubs in the close-season window.
Sky Sports claimed the figure was actually £1.67bn this time around.
It is far more than the £1.44 billion spent in the whole of last season.
With a week to go until the window shuts on September 1, the all-time record for an entire Premier League season, £1.86 billion from 2017-18, could be beaten in the current summer window alone.
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“The record levels of spending that we’ve seen in this summer transfer window so far provides a sign that the business models of Premier League clubs are rebounding post-Covid,” Chris Wood, assistant director in Deloitte’s Sports Business Group said.
“Whilst this is encouraging, the importance of clubs establishing responsible and sustainable spending policies cannot be overstated.
“Clubs must balance their desire to be competitive on-pitch with the need to protect long-term financial and operational viability.”
Premier League clubs have signed 135 players this summer (as of Aug 26), already more than in the 2019 or 2020 summer windows and closing on last August’s 148.
Two-thirds of those have seen a fee paid, including 14 separate players moving for reported fees in excess of £30 million.
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TOP TRANSFERS (includes potential add-ons, via Sky Sports)
Darwin Nunez (Benfica – Liverpool) £85m
Casemiro (Real Madrid – Man United) £70 million
Marc Cucurella (Brighton – Chelsea) £63 million
Richarlison (Everton – Tottenham) £60m
Lisandro Martinez (Ajax – Man United) £56.7m
Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund – Manchester City) £51.1 million
Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United – Man City) £50m
Raheem Sterling (Man City – Chelsea) £47.5m
Gabriel Jesus (Man City – Arsenal) £45m
Matheus Nunes (Sporting CP – Wolves) £42.2m
TOP-SPENDING TEAMS (Gross spend, via Sky Sports)
Chelsea: £193.1m
Nottingham Forest: £143.5m
Manchester United: £141.4m
Tottenham: £130m
West Ham: £127.9m
EVERY DONE DEAL
ARSENAL
In
Gabriel Jesus – Man City – £47m
Oleksandr Zinchenko Man City – £31.5m
Fábio Vieira – FC Porto – £31.5m
Matt Turner – New England Revolution – £5.73m
Marquinhos – São Paulo FC – £3.15m
Out
Mattéo Guendouzi – Olympique Marseille – £9.9m
Lucas Torreira – Galatasaray – £5.4m
Bernd Leno -Fulham – £3.24m
Konstantinos Mavropanos – VfB Stuttgart – £2.88m
Alexandre Lacazette – Lyon – Free transfer
Nuno Tavares – Olympique Marseille – Loan
Pablo Marí – AC Monza – Loan
Auston Trusty – Birmingham – Loan
Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson – Alanyaspor – Loan
Salah-Edinne Oulad M’hand – Hull – Loan
ASTON VILLA
In
Diego Carlos – Sevilla – £27.9m
Philippe Coutinho – FC Barcelona – £18m
Robin Olsen – AS Roma – £3.15m
Ludwig Augustinsson – Sevilla – Loan – £450k
Boubacar Kamara – Olympique Marseille – Free transfer
Out
Carney Chukwuemeka – Chelsea – £16.2m
Matt Targett – Newcastle United – £15.75m
Trezeguet – Trabzonspor – £3.6m
Lovre Kalinic – Hajduk Split – Free transfer
Conor Hourihane – Derby – Free transfer
Bertrand Traoré – Istanbul Basaksehir – Loan
Wesley Moraes – Levante – Loan
Kortney Hause – Watford – Loan
Jaden Philogene-Bidace – Cardiff – Loan
Keinan Davis – Watford – Loan
Ben Chrisene – Kilmarnock – Loan
BOURNEMOUTH
In
Marcos Senesi – Feyenoord – £13.5m
Marcus Tavernier – Middlesbrough – £10.71m
Joe Rothwell – Blackburn – Free transfer
Neto – Barcelona – Free transfer
Ryan Fredericks – West Ham – Free transfer
Out
Robbie Brady – Preston – Free transfer
Zeno Ibsen Rossi – Cambridge United – Free transfer
Gavin Kilkenny – Stoke – Loan
Gary Cahill – Released
BRENTFORD
In
Keane Lewis-Potter – Hull – £17.1m
Aaron Hickey – Bologna – £14.85m
Mikkel Damsgaard – Sampdoria – £13.50m
Thomas Strakosha – Lazio – Free transfer
Ben Mee – Burnley – Free transfer
Out
Marcus Forss – Middlesbrough – £3.24m
Christian Eriksen – Man Utd – Free transfer
Julian Jeanvier – Auxerrer – Free transfer
Dominic Thompson – Blackpool – Free transfer
Tariqe Fosu – Stoke – Loan
BRIGHTON
In
Pervis Estupiñán – Villarreal – £16m
Julio Enciso – Club Libertad Asunción – £10.44m
Simon Adingra – FC Nordsjaelland – £7.2m
Levi Colwill – Chelsea U21 – Loan
Out
Marc Cucurella – Chelsea – £58.77m
Yves Bissouma – Tottenham – £26.28m
Leo Östigard – Napoli – £4.5m
Tudor Baluta – FCV Farul Constanta – Free transfer
Abdallah Sima – Angers – Loan
Aaron Connolly – Venezia – Loan
Shane Duffy – Fulham – Loan
Michal Karbownik – Fortuna Düsseldorf – Loan
Andi Zeqiri – FC Basel – Loan
Kjell Scherpen – Vitesse Arnhem – Loan
Simon Adingra – Union SG – Loan
Haydon Roberts – Derby – Loan
Taylor Richards – QPR – Loan
Lorent Tolaj – Salford – Loan
Matt Clarke – Middlesbrough – Undisclosed
CHELSEA
In
Marc Cucurella – Brighton – £58.77m
Raheem Sterling – Man City – £50.58m
Kalidou Koulibaly – Napoli – £34.2m
Carney Chukwuemeka- Aston Villa – £16.2m
Cesare Casadei – Inter Milan – £13.5m
Gabriel Slonina – Chicago Fire – £8.18m
Out
Timo Werner – RB Leipzig – £18m
Emerson – West Ham – £11.7m
Romelu Lukaku – Inter Milan – Loan
Malang Sarr – AS Monaco – £900k
Antonio Rüdiger – Real Madrid – Free transfer
Andreas Christensen – Barcelona – Free transfer
Matt Miazga – FC Cincinnati – Free transfer
Jake Clarke-Salter – QPR – Free transfer
Charly Musonda Jr. – Levante – Free transfer
Gabriel Slonina – Chicago Fire – Loan
CRYSTAL PALACE
In
Cheick Doucouré – RC Lens – £20.34m
Chris Richards – Bayern Munich – £10.8m
Sam Johnstone – West Brom – Free transfer
Malcolm Ebiowei – Derby – Free transfer
Out
Christian Benteke – D.C. United – £4.91m
Cheikhou Kouyaté – Nottingham Forest – Free transfer
Jaroslaw Jach – Zaglebie Lubin – Free transfer
Jacob Montes – Nicaragua – Free transfer
Remi Matthews – St. Johnstone – Loan
EVERTON
In
Amadou Onana – Lille – £32.4m
James Tarkowski – Burnley – Free transfer
Dwight McNeil – Burnley – Undisclosed
Conor Coady – Wolves – Loan
Rúben Vinagre – Sporting Lisbon – Loan
Out
Richarlison – Tottenham – £52.2m
Jonjoe Kenny – Hertha Berlin – Free transfer
Cenk Tosun – Besiktas – Free transfer
Jarrad Branthwaite – PSV – Loan
João Virgínia – SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden – Loan
Fabian Delph – Released
Gylfi Sigurdsson – Released
FULHAM
In
João Palhinha – Sporting Lisbon – £18m
Issa Diop – West Ham – £16m
Andreas Pereira – Man Utd – £8.55m
Kevin Mbabu – VfL Wolfsburg – £4.95m
Bernd Leno – Arsenal – £3.24m
Manor Solomon – Shakhtar Donetsk – Loan
Shane Duffy – Brighton – Loan
Out
André Zambo Anguissa – Napoli – £13.5m
Fábio Carvalho – Liverpool – £5.31m
Jean Michaël Seri – Hull – Free transfer
Alfie Mawson – Wycombe Wanderers – Free transfer
Rodrigo Muniz – Middlesbrough – Loan
Steven Sessegnon – Charlton – Loan
Michael Hector – Released
Cyrus Christie – Released
Fabri – Released
LEEDS
In
Brenden Aaronson – RB Salzburg – £29.56m
Luis Sinisterra – Feyenoord – £22.5m
Tyler Adams – RB Leipzig – £15.3m
Rasmus Kristensen – RB Salzburg – £11.7m
Marc Roca – Bayern Munich – £10.8m
Darko Gyabi – Man City U21 – £5.22m
Joel Robles – Real Betis – Free transfer
Out
Raphinha – Barcelona – £52.2m
Kalvin Phillips – Man City – £43.87m
Leif Davis – Ipswich – £1.08m
Kiko Casilla – Getafe – Free transfer
Laurens De Bock – SV Zulte Waregem – Free transfer
Liam McCarron – Stoke – Undisclosed
Tyler Roberts – QPR – Loan
Hélder Costa – Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) – Loan
Charlie Cresswell – Millwall – Loan
Jamie Shackleton – Millwall – Loan
LEICESTER
In
Alex Smithies – Cardiff – Free transfer
Out
Kasper Schmeichel – Nice – £900k
Hamza Choudhury – Watford – Loan
Eldin Jakupovic – Released
LIVERPOOL
In
Darwin Núñez – Benfica – £67.5m
Fábio Carvalho – Fulham – £5.31m
Calvin Ramsay – Aberdeen – £4.41m
Out
Sadio Mané – Bayern Munich – £28.8m
Neco Williams – Nottingham Forest – £18m
Takumi Minamino – Monaco – £13.5m
Marko Grujic – Porto – £8.1m
Ben Davies – Rangers – £4.23m
Divock Origi – AC Milan – Free transfer
Sheyi Ojo – Cardiff – Free transfer
Ben Woodburn – Preston – Free transfer
Rhys Williams – Blackpool – Loan
Loris Karius – Released
MANCHESTER CITY
In
Erling Haaland – Borussia Dortmund – £54m
Kalvin Phillips – Leeds – £43.87m
Sergio Gómez – RSC Anderlecht – £11.7m
Stefan Ortega – Arminia Bielefeld – Free transfer
Out
Raheem Sterling – Chelsea – £50.58m
Gabriel Jesus – Arsenal – £46.98m
Oleksandr Zinchenko – Arsenal – £31.5m
Pedro Porro – Sporting Lisbon – £7.65m
Ko Itakura – Borussia Mönchengladbach – £4.5m
Arijanet Muric – Burnley – £2.7m
Fernandinho – Club Athletico Paranaense – Free transfer
Daniel Arzani – Macarthur FC – Free transfer
Ryotaro Meshino – Gamba Osaka – Free transfer
Yangel Herrera – Girona – Loan
Zack Steffen – Middlesbrough – Loan
Yan Couto – Girona – Loan
Issa Kaboré – Olympique Marseille – Loan
Nahuel Bustos – São Paulo Futebol Clube – Loan
Diego Rosa – FC Vizela – Loan
Thomas Agyepong – Released
MANCHESTER UNITED
In
Casemiro – Real Madrid – £63.59m
Lisandro Martínez – Ajax – £51.63m
Tyrell Malacia – Feyenoord – £13.5m
Christian Eriksen – Brentford – Free transfer
Out
Andreas Pereira – Fulham – £8.55m
Paul Pogba – Juventus – Free transfer
Jesse Lingard – Nottingham Forest – Free transfer
Nemanja Matić – AS Roma – Free transfer
Alex Telles – Sevilla – Loan
Dean Henderson – Nottingham Forest – Loan
Álvaro Fernandez – Preston – Loan
Edinson Cavani – Released
Juan Mata – Released
Lee Grant – Retired
NEWCASTLE
In
Sven Botman – Lille – £33.3m
Matt Targett – Aston Villa – £15.75m
Nick Pope – Burnley – £10.35m
Out
Dwight Gayle – Stoke – Free transfer
Freddie Woodman – Preston – Undisclosed
Isaac Hayden – Norwich – Loan
Jeff Hendrick- Reading – Loan
Ciaran Clark – Sheffield United – Loan
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
In
Morgan Gibbs-White – Wolves – £26.55m
Taiwo Awoniyi – Union Berlin – £18.45m
Neco Williams – Liverpool – £18m
Emmanuel Dennis – Watford – £13.32m
Orel Mangala – VfB Stuttgart – £11.7m
Moussa Niakhaté – Mainz – £9m
Giulian Biancone – Troyes – £9m
Lewis O’Brien – Huddersfield – £8.46m
Remo Freuler – Atalanta – £8.1m
Omar Richards – Bayern Munich – £7.65m
Harry Toffolo – Huddersfield – £2.16m
Brandon Aguilera – LD Alajuelense – £855k
Jesse Lingard – Man Utd – Free transfer
Cheikhou Kouyaté – Crystal Palace – Free transfer
Wayne Hennessey – Burnley – Free transfer
Dean Henderson – Man Utd – Loan
Out
Brice Samba – Lens – £4.5m
Nuno Da Costa – Auxerre – £1.8m
Tobias Figueiredo – Hull – Free transfer
Carl Jenkinson – Newcastle United Jets – Free transfer
Nikolas Ioannou – Como – Free transfer
Joe Lolley – Sydney FC – Undisclosed
Xande Silva – Dijon – Undisclosed
Richie Laryea – Toronto FC – Loan
Jonathan Panzo – Coventry – Loan
Braian Ojeda – Real Salt Lake City – Loan
Ethan Horvath – Luton – Loan
Brandon Aguilera – AD Guanacasteca – Loan
Lewis Grabban – Released
Gaëtan Bong – Released
SOUTHAMPTON
In
Gavin Bazunu – Man City U21 – £12.6m
Sékou Mara – Bordeaux – £11.7m
Roméo Lavia – Man City U21 – £11.07m
Armel Bella-Kotchap – Bochum – £9m
Joe Aribo – Rangers – £6.39m
Mateusz Lis – Altay SK – Free transfer
Out
Fraser Forster – Tottenham – Free transfer
Shane Long – Reading – Free transfer
Harry Lewis – Bradford – Free transfer
Will Smallbone – Stoke – Loan
Nathan Tella – Burnley – Loan
Dan N’Lundulu – Cheltenham Town – Loan
TOTTENHAM
In
Richarlison – Everton – £52.2m
Yves Bissouma – Brighton – £26.28m
Destiny Udogie – Udinese – £16.2m
Djed Spence – Middlesbrough – £13.23m
Ivan Perisic – Inter Milan – Free transfer
Fraser Forster – Southampton – Free transfer
Clément Lenglet – Barcelona – Loan
Out
Steven Bergwijn – Ajax – £28.13m
Cameron Carter-Vickers – Celtic – £6.3m
Tanguy Ndombélé – Napoli – Loan fee: £450k
Jack Clarke – Sunderland – Undisclosed
Giovani Lo Celso – Villarreal – Loan
Destiny Udogie – Udinese – Loan
Joe Rodon – Stade Rennais – Loan
WEST HAM
In
Gianluca Scamacca – Sassuolo – £32.4m
Nayef Aguerd – Stade Rennais FC – £31.5m
Maxwel Cornet – Burnley – £18.63m
Emerson – Chelsea – £11.7m
Thilo Kehrer – PSG – £10.8m
Flynn Downes – Swansea – £9.59m
Alphonse Areola – PSG – £8.37m
Out
Issa Diop – Fulham – £16.02m
Andriy Yarmolenko – Al-Ain FC – Free transfer
Ryan Fredericks – Bournemouth – Free transfer
Nikola Vlasic – Torino – Loan
Arthur Masuaku – Besiktas – Loan
Nathan Trott – Vejle Boldklub – Loan
Mark Noble – Retired
David Martin – Released
WOLVERHAMPTON
In
Matheus Nunes – Sporting Lisbon – £40.5m
Gonçalo Guedes – Valencia – £29.34m
Nathan Collins – Burnley – £21.87m
Hee-chan Hwang – RB Leipzig – £15.03m
Out
Morgan Gibbs-White – Nottingham Forest – £26.55m
Rúben Vinagre – Sporting Lisbon – £9m
Romain Saïss – Besiktas – Free transfer
Marçal Marçal – Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas – Free transfer
John Ruddy – Birmingham – Free transfer
Renat Dadashov – Grasshoppers Club Zurich – Undisclosed
Conor Coady – Everton – Loan
Fábio Silva – RSC Anderlecht – Loan
Ki-Jana Hoever – PSV – Loan
Louie Moulden – Solihull Moors – Loan
