This took United’s total spending to around $240 million – a figure topped only across Europe by Chelsea, who eventually signed an out-and-out striker from Barcelona in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
In the club’s first transfer window in the post-Roman Abramovich era, Chelsea spent a staggering $280 million.
Man City’s signing of Switzerland centre-back Manuel Akanji for USD 17.5 million felt comparatively less important, while Liverpool’s only move – the loan signing of Brazil international Arthur Melo from Juventus – was still significant as it affected the team. -Strengthened midfield.
With proceeds from huge global broadcast deals worth nearly £10 billion (USD 11.8 billion) over three seasons, Premier League clubs have returned to pre-pandemic levels of spending – and then some – leaving the rest of Europe in its wake. For.
By calculations, England’s top-flight clubs have almost as much over players in the top leagues as Spain (USD 500 million), Italy (USD 750 million), Germany (USD 485 million) and France (USD 540 million). Only spent. By Transfermark website. The net spending of Premier League teams was USD 1.35 billion, compared to Italy (USD 8 million) and Spain (USD 64 million). In France and Germany, the league actually made a profit according to Transfermark.
The business run by Nottingham Forest was a summation of the humiliating sparring by English clubs since their return to the Premier League for the first time since 1999.
Forrest signed three players on the day of the deadline, bringing the total to 21, which cost USD 160 million.
ronaldo stay
Cristiano Ronaldo’s future has been a hot topic since the end of last season – the Portugal star has pushed to leave Man United because the team is not in the Champions League – but the five-time world player of the year will remain at Old Trafford. , at least until January anyway.
Ronaldo was a second-half substitute for United in Thursday’s 1-0 win over Leicester in the Premier League and manager Eric ten Haag reiterated after the match that he is relying on the 37-year-old striker this season.
However, Antony’s arrival has increased competition in the attacking spots, with Ronaldo making only one debut in United’s five Premier League games.
United’s rebuilding under Ten Haag was wrapped up with the signing of a season-long loan from Newcastle with Slovakian goalkeeper Martin Dubravka as David de Gea’s backup.
busy fulham
Fulham had a busy end of the window, bringing in three attackers and a defender on the day of the deadline.
Former Brazil winger Willian is back in the Premier League after previous spells at Arsenal and Chelsea, while former Man United winger Daniel James arrived on loan from Leeds.
Brazil striker Carlos Vinicius joined from Benfica, while Fulham brought back Levin Kurzawa on loan from Paris Saint-Germain.
PSG further reduced their squad by selling Senegalese midfielder Idrisa Guay to former club Everton, who also signed young Man United striker James Garner.
A deadline-day spree by Southampton also resulted in four transfers – including Croatia defender Duje Caleta-Carr, who left Champions League qualifier Marseilles for a team that finished in the top half of the Premier League. will perform well.
Aston Villa signed Belgian midfielder Leander Dendonker from Wolverhampton.
solitary signature
Leicester chose the final day of the window for the first and only outfield signing of the summer for French club Reims’ Vout Fes. Fess filled the vacancy left by Wesley Fofana, who joined Chelsea for £75 million (USD 87 million) on Wednesday.
Leicester’s pathetic outlook this summer has left the club too much of an outsider in the Premier League and manager Brendan Rodgers grumbled after a loss to United on Thursday – which left his team in last place and without a win – to strengthen the team. About the failure of the club in In summer transfer.
“With the greatest of respect,” Rodgers said, “we didn’t get the help in the market that this team needed.”
single-season record
The Premier League’s record for spending in one season – covering both summer and winter transfer windows – was previously £1.86 billion (USD 2.18 billion) in 2017-18.
This figure has been exceeded in this transfer window alone. (ap) AH AH
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