Premier League clubs have already set a new transfer spending record with a week to go until the market closes. According to the consulting firm Deloitte, reached the figure invested this summer 1,950 million pounds (2,300 million euros) and exceeded 1,920 last year. No one doubts that the barrier of 2,000 will be crossed in the coming days.
“For the second year running, summer transfer spending by Premier League clubs has broken the previous record and looks set to top £2bn for the first time before the window closes on September 1.” , added Calum Ross, deputy director at Deloitte.
Although last season no Premier League signing reached one hundred million euros, this summer Arsenal and Chelsea combined Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo for 116 million fixed euros.
For its part, champions Manchester City paid 90 million euros for the Croatian central defender Josko Guardiol.
Chelsea spent 400 million
In global computation Chelsea leads the chapter on spending on transfers in England and around the world with €401 million. Arsenal invested 234, Tottenham 193, Manchester United 191 and Manchester City 179.
Source: La Verdad
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