The global player market has long been blown out of proportion, but when it comes to the Premier League, the 20 clubs know how to take the big money ten steps further.
The analysts of the company Deloitte, which specializes in finance in the world of sports, calculated the total expenses until today (Saturday) of the English teams, five days before the closing of the transfer window, and found that the 1.5 billion pound mark was crossed.
In doing so, a new record was set for purchases by Premier League teams, with the previous record set in the summer of 2017, when the amount reached £1.4 billion.
Holland.
Came to City for a relatively modest amount, photo: Reuters
As mentioned, the crazy amount is not final, because the transfer window will close only this Thursday, September 1st, and in the background deals in the hundreds of millions of pounds continue to brew, which may push the record even beyond 1.6 billion pounds - unimaginable.
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