The Premier League’s summer transfer window officially closed late Friday night. In total, English top-flight teams combined to spend about $2.6 billion on new players.
While each club shelled out different amounts of money, the figure represents an average of $130 million per Premier League team. It also works out to around $8.5 million per player as well.
Although the figure is a ton of money, it is less than what English teams combined to spend last season.
In fact, English top-flight clubs racked up a total transfer bill of $3.2 billion during the 2023/24 campaign. This figure does include January moves as well. Nevertheless, teams were relatively subdued in their spending during this particular month.
Overall, this summer’s transfer total was about 16% less than the previous year.
Average Premier League deal close to top MLS transfer fee of the year
Premier League teams combining to spend $2.6 billion this summer is particularly impressive when comparing the figure to other leagues. For instance, Major League Soccer clubs racked up a total transfer bill of just $77 million.
This means that the English league spent 33 times more money than MLS. The transfer window for the North American division previously closed earlier in August.
Aleksej Miranchuk was the most expensive MLS signing this summer, costing Atlanta United $13.2 million
Because there are more MLS teams than Premier League clubs, their averages work out even smaller. The 29 North American teams averaged to spend about $2.6 million during 2024. There are just 20 teams in the English league.
Atlanta United made the biggest move in the division by signing Aleksey Miranchuk for $13 million. It was also one of the most expensive deals in MLS history. The Russian star made headlines by claiming that he wanted to sign with the club because he is a hip-hop music…
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Author : Chris Moore
Publish date : 2024-08-31 16:28:11
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