15 stunning facts about the Premier League summer transfer window
The 2016 summer transfer window witnessed Premier League clubs historically involved in chasing targets by spending handsomely, which ensured that the splurge crossed a spending of £1 billion mark for the first time ever. The increase in bold activity in the transfer market from even the smaller clubs is largely seen as a result of the TV rights deal in favour of the English clubs.
Whether or not the outcome is positive, only time will tell. But for now, the highlight of the transfer window cannot be ignored as the Premier League smashed its last season’s all-time record of £870 million.
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Paul Pogba seems to be on the lips of every football enthusiast as eventually, Manchester United broke the world record transfer and made the biggest news. However, there were other shocks and surprises also as the summer transfer window shut at 11pm BST on 31st August and these are all summed up in the statistics below.
Providing details to how the overall spending-feat panned out, Sportskeeda covers facts that are a set of yet another records.
#1 £ 1,175,230,000 Pounds – Total expenditure by Premier League clubs
Premier League clubs spent a snowballing £1.1billion over the course of the summer transfer window to smash last year's total expenditure. Huge deals for Paul Pogba and John Stones have not only contributed but form the highlight of this staggering figure.
#2 13 Premier League Clubs broke their respective transfer records
Thirteen Premier League sides that broke their club transfer records are as follows:
Manchester United (Paul Pogba - £89.3m)
Crystal Palace (Christian Benteke - £32m)
Everton (Yannick Bolasie - £30m)
Leicester (Islam Slimani - £29.7m)
West Ham (Andre Ayew - £20.5m)
Southampton (Sofiane Boufal - £16m)
Swansea (Borja Baston - £15.5m)
Bournemouth (Jordon Ibe - £15m)
Sunderland (Didier N'Dong - £13.6m)
Hull (Ryan Mason - £13m)
Watford (Roberto Pereyra - £13m)
West Brom (Nacer Chadli - £13m)
Burnley (Jeff Hendrick - £10.5m)
#3 World’s most expensive player on English soil after 20 Years
The last time an English side had the world's most expensive player in their roster was 20 years ago. Alan Shearer's £15m transfer from Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle United was a world record transfer in 1996. Paul Pogba's £89.3 million return to Manchester United not only broke the usual record holder Real Madrid's previous record for Gareth Bale but also brought a new-found sense of pride at the place where the sport was invented.
#4 Manchester United’s world record transfer at 89.3 million pounds
Manchester United's deal to re-sign Pogba was the biggest signing this summer. After weeks of negotiation, agent Mino Raiola sorted out the deal between Juventus and United making the 23-year-old the world’s record signing.
#5 £47.5 million – The biggest fee for an English player
Manchester City set a record for the biggest fee for an English player when they signed John Stones from Everton for £47.5m.