Premier League clubs bought players for as much as 2.81 billion euros – see the summer’s most significant transfers in Europe

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Premier League clubs bought players for as much as 281

Chelsea broke the transfer fee record in the summer transfer window. The most expensive players were Jude Bellingham, Declan Rice, Moises Caceido and Harry Kane.

International football’s summer transfer window closed on Friday. We go through how much money the five biggest European football leagues spent on player transfers. The sets are listed in order of magnitude according to transfer compensation.

The main league of Saudi Arabia, which cleared its way to the football market by rushing, is not included in the list. In the main series, however, transfer compensation was used transfermarkt according to the website, 854 million euros.

1. Premier League

Premier League clubs spent a total of 2.81 billion euros on transfers this summer. That is 500 million euros more than last year. Even on the last day of the transfer window, Premier League clubs spent around 300 million euros on player acquisitions.

Already last summer, a record was set in the Premier League in terms of transfer amounts, which was now hilariously broken. When you add up the summer and winter transfer window, Premier League clubs have already spent the second most money ever on transfers, even though the January window is just around the corner.

Examples of Premier League transfer records during the summer

  • When the transfers of the English Premier League, Spain’s La Liga, Italy’s Serie A, Germany’s Bundesliga and France’s Ligue 1 are counted together, the Premier League’s share of all transfer fees is no less than 48 percent.
  • The Premier League saw 13 transfers worth more than £50m, more than in the previous two summer transfer windows combined.
  • With the exception of La Liga, gross transfer costs increased in all of Europe’s five biggest leagues.
  • Only two of Europe’s big five leagues spent more on transfers than they received, the Premier League and Ligue 1.

    • – Second summer in a row of record spending by Premier League clubs suggests annual revenue growth may return post-pandemic, head of sports business Tim Bridge stated to the BBC.

    – Almost three-quarters of Premier League clubs (14) spent more this summer than last year, reflecting increased competition.

    Chelsea broke the European transfer record in the summer transfer windows. It spent no less than 464 million euros in the transfer window. The previous record was Real Madrid’s approximately 340 million pounds in the summer of 2019.

    Chelsea acquired the player who played in Brighton with a transfer fee of 116 million euros Moises Caicedon. For his part, he played in West Ham By Declan Rice moves to Arsenal for 116.6 million euros.

    Of course, this time Chelsea also compensated for their situation with significant sales, when nine players left, among other things Kai Havertz to Arsenal and Mason Mount to Manchester United for 64 million euros.

    2. Ligue 1

    The clubs of the French premier league spent a total of 900 million euros on transfers this summer. The biggest player acquisition was made by PSG, when it acquired a French player in its ranks Randal Kolo Muanin with 95 million euros. Muani moves to the Parisian club from Eintracht Frankfurt, which plays in the Bundesliga. The contract is for five years.

    In addition, PSG spent 349.5 million euros on player acquisitions, which is the most in the French league in this summer’s transfer window.

    3. Serie A

    Italy’s top league teams spent a total of 854 million euros on player transfers. Among the main league teams, AC Milan spent the most money in the summer transfer window, 114 million euros. The most expensive acquisition was the 27-year-old French defender Benjamin Pavard, who moves to FC Inter for 30 million euros. The contract is for five years.

    4. Bundesliga

    Bundesliga clubs spent 747 million euros in the transfer window. The most expensive player transfer was the goalkeeper of the England national team Harry Kane, who moves from Tottenham to Bayern Munich with a transfer fee of 100 million euros. The contract is for four years. Kane’s move away from Tottenham was one of the hottest topics in the summer transfer market.

    In addition, Bayern Munich spent the most money on player transfers among the Bundesliga teams. The club spent a total of 155 million euros on acquisitions.

    5. La Liga

    Clubs in the Spanish premier league spent a rare amount of money on player transfers. The clubs acquired players for a total of 439 million euros, which is the lowest amount in a decade, except for the two pandemic years.

    Real Madrid announced in June that they had acquired a British player of Jude Bellingham with a transfer fee of 103 million euros from Borussia Dortmund. The contract is for six years. Real Madrid spent the most money on transfers among the LaLiga teams, a total of 129.5 million euros.

    In addition, a great player by Mason Greenwood career continues in the Spanish premier league. Greenwood is on loan at Getafe from Manchester United. The British player is accused of the attempted rape and assault of his partner.

    Income and expenditure development of the summer transfer window in 2017-2023

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