Premier League breaks its own record as four of its ۱۱ most expensive signings have arrived in this transfer window.
Published On ۲ Sep ۲۰۲۶
The English Premier League displayed its financial power once again by smashing the summer transfer window record for the amount spent by its clubs on new players.
It had only set the previous record last year.
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The spree continued deep into the final hours of the window, which shut on Tuesday, with several big-money deals completed before the ۱۱pm (۲۲:۰۰ GMT) deadline for signings by English clubs.
Approximately ۳۸ percent of the Premier League deals were made between the clubs from within that competition, up from ۳۰ percent last year’s summer transfer window.
Al Jazeera Sport takes a look at major takeaways from the ۲۰۲۶-۲۷ transfer window:
How much did Premier League clubs spend for the ۲۰۲۶-۲۷ season?
A total of ۳.۴۶ billion pounds ($۴.۶۷bn) was dished out by England’s top-flight clubs, with ۴۷۵ million pounds ($۶۴۰.۱m) being spent on deadline day itself, up from ۳۹۱ million pounds ($۵۲۶.۷m) on the same day last year.
During the last summer transfer window, the combined spending of the league’s ۲۰ clubs breached the ۳ billion pounds ($۴.۰۵bn) barrier for the first time, while this year’s figure dwarfed the ۱.۱۳ billion pounds ($۱.۵۲bn) spent five years ago.
What were the most expensive Premier League and La Liga signings?
Manchester City topped the list when they spent ۱۲۵ million pounds ($۱۶۸.۷m) on signing Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea.
He’s the first player to be transferred twice for figures upwards of ۱۰۰ million pounds ($۱۳۴.۷m), and his deal equalled the amount spent on Aleksander Isak when he moved from Newcastle United to Liverpool during the last summer transfer window.
Liverpool paid a close second ۱۲۳ million pounds ($۱۶۶m) to sign France forward Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain.
Chelsea followed with ۱۱۷ million pounds ($۱۵۸m) spent on bringing England international Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa to Stamford Bridge, while Manchester City dished out ۱۱۶ million pounds ($۱۵۶.۶m) for midfielder Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest.
Which clubs spent the most money on summer transfers?
Manchester City’s signing of Fernandez capped the whopping ۴۵۸ million pounds ($۶۱۸.۲m) spent as new manager Enzo Maresca assembled his first squad, which includes Moroccan midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi for ۸۶ million pounds ($۱۱۶.۲m).
It was a new Premier League record that surpassed the ۴۱۵ million pounds (۵۶۰.۳m) paid by Liverpool last year.
Chelsea also spent heavily, shelling out ۳۴۹ million pounds ($۴۷۱.۱m) to back new boss Xabi Alonso.
Tottenham splashed out ۳۰۳ million pounds ($۴۰۹m) as they rebuild after two successive seasons close to being relegated.
Promoted trio Ipswich, Coventry City and Hull City spent more than a combined ۴۰۰ million pounds ($۵۳۹.۹m) to prepare themselves for life in the top flight.
Sunderland landed highly rated Belgian winger Malick Fofana, ۲۱, from Olympique Lyonnais in a reported ۳۰ million pounds ($۴۰.۵m) deal after beating Crystal Palace to his signature.
Tottenham Hotspur also broke their club transfer record to sign Sandro Tonali from Newcastle United in a deal that could reach ۱۰۰ million pounds ($۱۳۴.۹m).
Why did Julian Alvarez, Folarin Balogun and Lamine Camara fail to join a new club?
Some deals failed to go through on deadline day.
British media reported that Everton’s move for Folarin Balogun collapsed after the US striker decided against proceeding with the transfer, while Senegal midfielder Lamine Camara remained at Monaco after his reported ۴۷.۱ million pounds ($۶۳.۵m) move to Chelsea fell through.
Julian Alvarez’s dream of playing for Barcelona never materialised after Atletico held onto him despite strong interest from Barcelona and Arsenal.
Atletico chief executive Miguel Angel Gil Marin made his feelings quite clear about Barcelona last week and said Alvarez would never be sold to them.
“There has not been, and there will not be any negotiation with them [Barcelona] regarding Alvarez’s transfer,” Atletico’s board of directors said in the statement.
“Atletico de Madrid is open to standard transfer market negotiations when conducted in a professional, ethical and respectful manner,” the statement added.
