According to the website Transfermarkt, as of August 6, Premier League clubs have spent €1.31 billion on transfers, which is significantly higher than the second highest in the top five leagues, Serie A (€631.6 million). Among them, six teams have broken their club transfer record.
The six teams are: Aston Villa spent €59.4 million on Amadou Onana from Everton; Nottingham Forest spent €41.7 million on Elliot Anderson from Newcastle; Brighton spent €35 million on Jakub Minte; Brentford spent €33 million on Igor Thiago from Club Brugge; Fulham spent €31.8 million on Smith Rowe from Arsenal; Ipswich spent €23 million on Omari Hutchinson from Chelsea.
The media has also compiled a list of the highest transfer fees paid by each of the 20 Premier League teams. Chelsea’s highest is Enzo Fernandez (€121 million, Benfica, January 2022). Manchester City’s highest is Jack Grealish (€175 million, Aston Villa, Summer 2021). Arsenal’s highest is Declan Rice (€116.6 million, West Ham United, Summer 2023). Manchester United’s highest is Paul Pogba (€105 million, Juventus, Summer 2016).
Liverpool’s highest is Darwin Nunez (€85 million, Benfica, 2022). Newcastle’s highest is Alexander Isak (€70 million, Real Sociedad, 2022). Tottenham’s highest is Tanguy Ndombele (€59.4 million, Lyon, 2019-20 season). West Ham United’s highest is Sebastien Haller (€50 million, Frankfurt, 2019). Wolves’ highest is Matheus Cunha (€50 million, Atletico Madrid, 2023).
Everton’s highest is Gylfi Sigurdsson (€49.4 million, Swansea, 2017-18 season). Leicester’s highest is Youri Tielemans (€45 million, Monaco, 2019-20 season). Crystal Palace’s highest is Christian Benteke (€31.2 million, Liverpool, 2016-17 season). Bournemouth’s highest is Jefferson Lerma (€30.5 million, Levante, 2018-19 season). Southampton’s highest is Romeo Lavia (€26.2 million, Chelsea, 2021-22 season).
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