- Outlay almost £500m more than across entire 2017-18 campaign
- Chelsea the biggest spenders followed by Manchester United
Premier League clubs have broken their transfer spending record for a season in the summer window alone.
Estimates from Deloitte’s Sports Business Group show gross spending this summer of £1.9bn, surpassing by £487.8m the previous record spent across the summer and January windows of the 2017-18 season.
