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<p>Unprecedented Spending Figures</p>
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<img alt="Premier League clubs' summer spending on other Premier League players" src="https://tmssl.akamaized.net//images/foto/galerie/bryan-mbeumo-matheus-cunha-ruben-amorim-manchester-united-2025-1754822484-174445.jpg" title="Premier League clubs' summer spending on other Premier League players" />
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<p dir="ltr">This summer, Premier League clubs have set a record for the amount spent on acquiring players from other Premier League teams during a single transfer window. A flurry of recent transactions, notably Jacob Ramsey’s €45.2 million transfer to Newcastle and Nottingham Forest's signings of James McAtee and Omari Hutchinson for a combined €68.9 million, have contributed to an impressive total of €844.6 million spent by English clubs on domestic signings so far.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">This figure not only dwarfs spending in other leagues—where the Bundesliga trails with €481.5 million spent on internal transfers—but it also marks the highest expenditure on internal signings ever recorded. Remarkably, this comes with plenty of time left in the transfer window. As illustrated in the chart below, the current total has already surpassed last summer’s figure of €803.5 million and exceeded the previous 23/24 high of €829.9 million. It’s not a stretch to predict that the Premier League could break the €900 million mark by the window's closing.</p>
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<img alt="% of PL sales from PL players" height="629" src="https://tmssl.akamaized.net//images/foto/newsansicht/-of-pl-sales-from-pl-players-1755510743-175090.png?lm=1755510756" title="% of PL sales from PL players" width="503" />
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<p dir="ltr">Fans of the Premier League won’t be surprised that the top clubs are making significant investments in players from within the league. English footballers typically come with a premium price tag due to their necessity in squad compositions. This summer, larger clubs like Manchester United have notably signed Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha for approximately €150 million, while Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur have each acquired Mohammed Kudus and João Pedro for around €64 million. Mid-table clubs are also participating in this trend, with Nottingham Forest making their double-signing, Brentford spending €42.8 million on Dango Ouattara, and Burnley investing €28.7 million in Lesley Ugochukwu.</p>
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<img alt="PL spending on PL players" height="629" src="https://tmssl.akamaized.net//images/foto/newsansicht/pl-spending-on-pl-players-1755510781-175091.png?lm=1755510793" title="PL spending on PL players" width="503" />
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<p dir="ltr">In addition to the sheer volume of transfer fees, the rising trend of internal transfers among Premier League clubs is also noteworthy. As indicated in the graph above, historically, around 20 percent of all transfers during the summer window involved internal dealings. However, this summer has seen a dramatic surge to 28 percent, which explains the unprecedented spending levels on Premier League players.</p>
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