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Premier League sets new transfer market record

Premier League sets new transfer market record

Summary

The 20 teams in the English Premier League spent over €4 billion on players during the summer transfer period, setting a new record. Manchester City alone spent more than €500 million on new players, breaking the record for the most money spent by a single club in one summer.

Key Facts

  • Premier League clubs spent more than €4 billion in total this summer buying players.
  • Manchester City spent over €500 million, the highest for any single club in one summer.
  • Manchester City's spending nearly equals the combined total of 18 French Ligue 1 clubs (€605 million).
  • Lionel Messi announced his retirement from the Argentina national team.
  • Bayern Munich advanced comfortably to the round of 32 in the German Cup.
  • At the US Open tennis tournament, Daniil Medvedev and Arthur Rinderknech reached the third round.
  • British cyclist Matthew Brennan won his third stage in the 2026 Vuelta race.
  • Senegal’s Iliman Ndiaye signed with Manchester City, and Alexander Isak moved to Liverpool.
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