Eight clubs have already passed last season’s total, and the window has three weeks left. Divisional spending is at a five-year high, and the five-year low was two summers ago.
Where the money went
Forwards, mostly. Six of the ten largest fees are for players who play in the front three, and four of those are under twenty-three.
// The window in numbers
£1.2bn
Gross spend
£640m
Net spend
23.4
Average age, top ten fees
Who is selling
The same clubs as always. Three of the division’s selling clubs have now recouped their entire academy budget for the decade from four players.
