Summer transfers 2026: All to know as Premier League signings break records

What the report says

Al Jazeera, citing Reuters, reported that the Premier League has set a new summer transfer spending record, with clubs in England’s top flight spending 3.46 billion pounds ($4.67bn) before the window closed on Tuesday. The final hours of the market remained active, and 475 million pounds ($640.1m) was spent on deadline day alone. The article said the record comes after the league had already broken its spending mark last year.

The biggest move highlighted was Manchester City’s 125 million-pound ($168.7m) signing of Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea. Liverpool’s purchase of France forward Bradley Barcola for 123 million pounds ($166m) was close behind, while Chelsea spent 117 million pounds ($158m) on Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa. Manchester City also signed Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest for 116 million pounds ($156.6m). Al Jazeera said four of the 11 most expensive Premier League signings arrived in this window.

Manchester City were the biggest overall spenders at 458 million pounds ($618.2m), followed by Chelsea at 349 million pounds ($471.1m) and Tottenham Hotspur at 303 million pounds ($409m). The report also said 38% of Premier League deals were made between top-flight clubs, up from 30% in the previous summer window, suggesting the market is increasingly driven by domestic trading.

The article also noted several late deals that failed to go through, including moves involving Folarin Balogun, Lamine Camara and Julian Alvarez. It said these collapses underline how much of the transfer market remains unsettled right up to the deadline.