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Premier League new boys punt £50 million every summer just to survive

Aston Villa

Getty Images | Aston Villa had only a Premier League club for 17 days when they started spending big by signing Wesley Moraes for £22 million. A new transfer record for Villa.

Staggering figures show almost half a billion pounds spent by teams promoted in last three seasons.

Six of those nine clubs promoted from Championship have already been relegated.

See all the players the promoted teams bought at the bottom of the article.

20 June 2019 - 6:55 AM

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