The Premier League premium is £20m - and that worries European clubs
Summary
Premier League clubs spent much more money buying players from each other this summer than from clubs outside England. The amount paid for players moving between English teams was nearly double the amount spent on players arriving from other countries. This shows a trend of Premier League clubs trading heavily among themselves, often at very high prices.Key Facts
- The average price for a player bought from another Premier League club was £39.4 million this summer.
- Players bought from outside England cost on average £20.2 million.
- There were 27 player transfers worth £40 million or more this summer, up from 13 two years ago.
- Of these big deals, 18 were between Premier League clubs, a big increase from 6 two years ago.
- Premier League clubs scout many players early from abroad, then sell them to bigger English clubs for higher fees.
- Examples: Carlos Baleba was bought by Brighton for £23 million and sold to Manchester United for £70 million.
- Only seven big transfers over £40 million happened between European clubs outside England this summer.
- The Premier League generates much higher revenues than other leagues, allowing English clubs to pay bigger fees and wages.
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