Premier League clubs have already spent more than $850 million on players during the summer transfer window. That’s more than half what was spent in each of the previous five summer windows.
... [+]Chelsea, most likely due to their change in ownership, are yet to spend any money in the transfer market, but that is expected to change in the coming days with the $60 million-plus signing ofIt’s partly unsurprising that these clubs have spent the most money. After all, they are responsible for the top five largest transfer fees paid so far this transfer window. But they have also most likely got much of their business out of the way already.
Newcastle United, Aston Villa and West Ham United have also spent more than $50 million to improve mainly their defenses, bringing in center backs Sven Botman, Nayef Aguerd and Diego Carlos, respectively each as they push for European soccer next season. they had in their best eleven last season. Those two signings bring Forest’s total to seven, but even more are expected to join in the coming weeks.... [+]As Premier League sides start their pre-season matches this week, any signings made early in the window will have the most possible time to integrate with their new squads and understand the requirements of their head coaches.
The clubs who got their deals done quickly also don’t have the risk of a key deal falling through at the last minute and leaving them without a replacement.
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