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Tuesday briefing: Record summer sees Premier League outspend Big Five rivals by miles

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2 September 2025 - 4:30 AM

The summer transfer window for Europe’s top five leagues closed yesterday and the Premier League has once again finished far ahead of the rest. This year however the gap has widened dramatically with England’s topflight spending roughly the same as Serie A, the Bundesliga, LaLiga and Ligue 1 combined.

Premier League clubs have set a new all-time record committing a total of around €3.35 billion. This figure surpasses last summer’s outlay of €2.33 billion by a wide margin and cements th

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