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Premier League breaks summer transfer spending record at £3.49 billion

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Premier League clubs spent more than £3.49 billion during the 2026/27 summer transfer window, setting an all-time record.
  • Manchester City led major spending with about £327 million on Enzo Fernandez, Elliot Anderson and Ayyoub Bouaddi after several midfield departures.
  • Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Manchester United also made prominent signings.

The Premier League has closed another transfer window with a record bill. Clubs spent more than £3.49 billion before the 2026/27 window shut on September 1.

Manchester City undertook the biggest overhaul among the leading clubs, spending about £327 million on Enzo Fernandez, Elliot Anderson and Ayyoub Bouaddi. Fernandez arrived for £125 million, Anderson for £116 million and Bouaddi for £86 million.

The spending followed the departures of captain Rodri to Barcelona, Bernardo Silva to Real Madrid, Tijjani Reijnders to Al-Qadsiah and Nico Gonzalez to Newcastle United. Liverpool also made a major move, signing Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain for £123 million, the second-highest fee in the window behind Fernandez.

Chelsea signed Morgan Rogers and Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa, while Tottenham brought in Sandro Tonali, Omar Marmoush, Savio and Mateus Fernandes. Arsenal added Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United, and Manchester United signed Carlos Baleba from Brighton and re-signed Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa. The league’s official website published a complete list of transfers involving its prominent teams.

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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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