Premier League sets new transfer market record with more than €4 billion spent
Summary
The 20 Premier League football clubs spent over €4 billion on player transfers this summer, setting a new record for spending. Manchester City spent more than €500 million alone, breaking the record for the most money spent by a single club in one transfer window.Key Facts
- Premier League clubs collectively spent more than €4 billion in the summer transfer market of 2026.
- Manchester City spent over €500 million on new players, the highest for one club in a single summer.
- The spending by Premier League clubs is nearly as much as all 18 Ligue 1 (French league) clubs combined, which spent €605 million.
- Lionel Messi recently announced his retirement from the Argentina national team.
- Bayern Munich advanced comfortably to the round of 32 in the German Cup.
- In tennis, Daniil Medvedev and Arthur Rinderknech moved on to the third round of the US Open.
- In cycling, British rider Matthew Brennan won his third stage at the 2026 Vuelta a España.
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