Premier League clubs smash summer outlay record after silly spending spree

[p]The spending spree continued right up to the final hours of the transfer window on Tuesday, ‌with several more big-money deals completed before the 00:00 CET deadline.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a] capped their spending ‌by signing Argentina midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-enzo/nZnbEVWP/"]Enzo Fernandez[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] for a reported ‌British record-equalling £125 million on Tuesday. They also signed Senegal winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ndiaye-iliman/Im0c6Oy7/"]Iliman Ndiaye[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] ‌for a reported £65 million.[/p][p]Last summer, the combined spending of the league's ‌20 clubs breached the £3 billion barrier for the first time. Five years ago, the total stood at £1.13 billion.[/p][infobox id="0e8bad0a-7630-46a8-afe3-fa090b228a06" /][p][b]In addition to Fernandez, three other transfers breached the £100 million mark during ‌the window.[/b][/p][p]City signed midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anderson-elliott/KdYCbsbE/"]Elliot Anderson[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nottingham/UsushcZr/"]Nottingham ⁠Forest[/a] for £116 million, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rogers-morgan/lp4jm80n/"]Morgan Rogers[/a] switched ‌from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a] to Chelsea for £117 million, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] agreed to pay an initial £107 ​million to Paris Saint-Germain for France forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barcola-bradley/lhGD3RgS/"]Bradley Barcola[/a], with that deal likely to rise to £123 million.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham Hotspur[/a] also broke their ​club transfer record to sign [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tonali-sandro/fmQVO5TQ/"]Sandro Tonali[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle United[/a] in a deal that could reach £100 million.[/p][h2]Four of the most expensive signings ever[/h2][p]Of the 11 most expensive signings in Premier ⁠League history, four - Fernandez, Anderson, ​Rogers and Barcola - have arrived this summer.[/p][embed guid="f58c6e3b-073a-4e73-8a38-2ec003b7c44e" url="https://x.com/Flashscorecom/status/2095059924422148194" social-type="twitter" /][p]Aston Villa also announced their 11th signing of the window with the £47 million purchase of Senegal winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbaye-ibrahim/nkxtcGo7/"]Ibrahim Mbaye[/a] from PSG, while Newcastle paid £51.4 million to bring in forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandez-pardo-mathias/0vPhfqq8/"]Matias Fernandez-Pardo[/a] from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lille/pfDZL71o/"]‌Lille[/a].[/p][p]The trend for clubs to buy from English top-flight rivals continues to rise, with around 38% of deals made between Premier League clubs - up from 30% last summer.[/p][h2]City, Chelsea and Spurs spend big[/h2][p]City led the way with £458 million in spending as new manager Enzo Maresca assembled his first squad, while Chelsea also spent heavily, shelling out £349 million to back new boss Xabi Alonso.[/p][p]Tottenham splashed out £303 million as they rebuilt after two successive seasons close to being relegated.[/p][p]According to website [i][b]Transfermarkt[/b][/i], promoted trio [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ipswich/thqhB2MB/"]Ipswich[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/coventry/GOvB22xg/"]Coventry City[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hull-city/S66R0t75/"]Hull City[/a] spent more than a ‌combined £400 million to prepare themselves for life in the top flight.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]Sunderland[/a] landed ​highly rated Belgian winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fofana-malick/6N65iDOI/"]Malick Fofana[/a], 21, from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]Olympique Lyonnais[/a] in ‌a reported £30 million deal after beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Crystal Palace[/a] to his signature.[/p][p]Some deals failed to go through on deadline day.[/p][p]British media reported that Everton's move for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/balgun-folarin/rVZLmUsU/"]Folarin Balogun[/a] collapsed after the USA striker decided against proceeding with the transfer, while Senegal midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/camara-lamine/boBGHitI/"]Lamine Camara[/a] remained at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/monaco/2PIvr8o4/"]Monaco[/a] ⁠after his reported £47.1 million move to ⁠Chelsea fell through.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-premier-league-premier-league-transfers-2026-27-every-club-s-confirmed-summer-deals/SzQwcyBr/"]Catch up on all the done deals in the Premier League here![/a][/h2][infobox id="02b45e73-9abc-454d-882a-650a1a621f7d" /]