Premier League transfer investment is expected to set a record

Xinhua News Agency, London, August 19 (Reporter Ma Bangjie) According to statistics, Premier League clubs have spent 2.26 billion pounds this summer (1 pound is about 9.7 yuan), and is expected to set a new high before the summer transfer window is closed on September 1.

The highest record of signings in the Premier League in the summer window was set in 2023, at 2.36 billion pounds. At present, some player transfer transactions are still in negotiation stages, such as Liverpool bids hundreds of millions of pounds to buy Newcastle United striker Isaac.

The Premier League's current transfer investment in this summer window has exceeded the total of Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and La Liga combined. The total spending of Premier League clubs is £1 billion more than they earn from selling players. On July 29, Liverpool player Wiltz was in training. On the same day, Premier League Liverpool team trained at the training ground in Chiba Prefecture, Japan to prepare for the friendly match against the Japanese J League Yokohama Mariners on July 30. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jia Haocheng

The top three signing players in the Premier League this summer, all of which are from Bundesliga clubs, namely: from Leverkusen to Liverpool, the transfer fee is 100 million pounds; from Frankfurt to Liverpool, the transfer fee is 69 million pounds; from Leipzig to Manchester United, the transfer fee is 66.3 million pounds.