Premier League breaks transfer record

Total expenditure by Premier League clubs during the summer transfer
window has reached a record £3.46bn – breaking the record for a second
successive year and dwarfing spending levels from just five years ago

Enzo Fernández, Manchester City:
Joined for joint-British record of £125m.
This summer, 11 of 20 Premier League
clubs broke their transfer records,
with 35% of deals completed
between league rivals.
Man City splurged
most, spending
£458m

PREMIER LEAGUE SUMMER SPENDING (£bn)

2016	1.17
2017	1.43
2018	1.24
2019	1.41
2020	1.32
2021	1.13
2022	1.94
2023	2.36
2024	1.98
2025	3.14
2026	3.46

MOST EXPENSIVE PREMIER LEAGUE TRANSFERS
Enzo Fernández	2026	Chelsea		Man City		£125.0m
Alexander Isak	2025	Newcastle	Liverpool	£125.0m
Bradley Barcola	2026	PSG		Liverpool	£123.0m
Morgan Rogers	2026	Aston Villa	Chelsea		£117.0m
Florian Wirtz	2025	Leverkusen	Liverpool	£116.5m

Sources: BBC, Sky Sports
Picture: Getty Images
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