Premier League clubs smash summer spending record
Premier League football clubs have smashed through the summer transfer window spending record with £1.17bn of spending with a week to go before the deadline.
According to analysis by Deloitte’s Sports Business Group, cash splashed out on new players has surpassed the previous record of £1.165bn set last summer.
At this stage last year, clubs had spent £865m.
Chris Stenson, consultant in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, said: “The level of transfer expenditure in this summer’s window has been extraordinary, but ... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
