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Premier League clubs have splashed out more than ever before in a transfer window as spending this summer surpassed £ 3 billion.
A total of £ 2.73 billion had been spent by 31 August, but big-money deadline day deals – headlined by Alexander Isak’s move from Newcastle to Liverpool for a British record £ 125 million – pushed the total to £ 3.087 billion.
The spending was significantly more than last summer, when the outlay by top-flight teams was £ 1.96 billion.
The league’s record had been the £ 2.36 billion spend in the summer 2023 window.
The total this year is more than was spent by Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1 and Serie A clubs combined.
Isak’s move was confirmed at 21:30 BST, although an expected move for England defender Marc Guehi failed to happen in the end as Crystal Palace would not sanction the transfer as they faced difficulties in bringing in a replacement for their captain.
Following confirmation of Swedish striker Isak’s departure, Newcastle then announced the £ 55 million arrival of Yoane Wissa from Brentford.
Other notable deals included Fulham completing a club-record £ 34.6 million deal to sign Shakhtar Donetsk’s Brazilian winger Kevin.
Manchester United brought in Belgian goalkeeper Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp for an initial £ 18.1 million, while Red Devils forward Jadon Sancho completed a season-long loan move to Aston Villa, who also signed Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott on loan with a buy option.
Tottenham Hotspur took Paris St-Germain striker Randal Kolo Muani on a season-long loan deal, while Arsenal brought in defender Piero Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen on loan.
