Friday briefing: Premier League summer transfer spending reaches record £2.37 billion

The Premier League’s transfer spending has reached a record £2.37 billion for this summer’s window, following Leeds United’s signing of Noah Okafor from AC Milan.

This eclipses the previous record of £2.36 billion, which was set in 2023, with ten days yet to come until the end of the window.

Several Premier League teams have broken their club transfer records this summer, including Brentford, Burnley, Sunderland, Nottingham Forest, and Liverpool.

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