The window isn’t closed yet but already the Premier League’s expenditure is equal to that of the next three highest-spending leagues combined.
Here are the 10 leagues to have spent the most in the transfer market so far this summer. All figures taken from transfermarkt.
1) Premier League – £1.33bn
Income: £638.87m
Balance: £-688.19m
Most expensive signing: Darwin Nunez (Liverpool from Benfica, £67.5m)
Biggest sale: Marc Cucurella (Brighton to Chelsea, £58.77m)
Premier League clubs have spent the same as the next three highest-spending leagues – Serie A, Bundesliga and La Liga – combined. Chelsea have spent the most so far, with Todd Boehly chucking almost £168million on new players in his first transfer window as Blues owner/sporting director.
2) Serie A – £539.66m
Income: £539.09m
Balance: £-572,000
Most expensive signing: Bremer (Juventus from Torino, £36.9m)
Biggest sale: Matthijs De Ligt (Juventus to Bayern Munich, £60.3m)
It’s been a summer of big spending in Italy but Serie A appears to be learning to live within their means. Juventus have spent the most but they are currently operating at a profit of just over £8million so far this summer. Roma have been even more savvy, building a squad considered to be title contenders while running a profit of almost £31million.
3) Bundesliga – £424.42m
Income: £390.83m
Balance: £-33.59m
Most expensive signing: Matthijs De Ligt (Bayern Munich from Juventus, £60.3m)
Biggest sale: Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund to Manchester City, £54m)
You’ll be stunned to learn that Bayern Munich have spent the most of any German club, and that Borussia Dortmund have spent the second-highest amount, some way below Bayern but comfortably ahead of the rest.
4) La Liga – £369.26m
Income: £193.32m
Balance: £-175.94m
Most expensive signing: Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid from Monaco, £72m)
Biggest sale: Jules Kounde (Sevilla to Barcelona, £45m)
Around 38 per cent of La Liga’s spending has been done by Barcelona pulling all their levers. And still they can’t play all Joan Laporta’s shiny new signings. Sevilla have made the biggest profit so far with almost £68million. But at what cost on the pitch?
5) Ligue 1 – £336.02m
Income: £331.39m
Balance: £-4.62m
Most expensive signing: Vitinha (PSG from Porto, £37.35m)
Biggest sale: Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco to Real Madrid, £72m)
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