Top spending clubs of the 2014-15 summer transfer window

The month of September has fallen over the whole of Europe, and with the hurly burly of the 2014 summer transfer window at an end, this would be a good time to take stock of commercial activities that the biggest clubs in Europe have managed to conduct in the last two months.English clubs lead the charge of the big spenders, due to the mad frenzy of activity on the last day by Manchester United, who have beaten all previously standing Premier League expenditure records in a single transfer window. Their transfer extravaganza beats that of Manchester City's reported £148 million in 2009 and Chelsea's £111 million in 2003 - which followed billionaire owner Roman Abramovich's arrival.None of the other European leagues could not match up to the combined amount spent by the 20 English clubs (€1 billion). La Liga led the way for the rest of the continent with €535 million, with Serie A following at €260 million and Bundesliga at €250 million. Bayern Munich, Italy’s most spendthrift club AS Roma and France’s big-spender PSG are the three teams that have narrowly missed out on getting a place on this list.All figures have been taken from http://www.transfermarkt.com/.

#10 Borussia Dortmund - 54 million

Borussia Dortmund have lost their main striker Robert Lewandowski to arch rivals Bayern Munich, and have done some serious activity in the transfer market this summer to make up for this hard-hitting loss. Quality players have been brought into the Borussia fold this summer, and with the increased squad strength at their disposal, the pressure will be on Dortmund to raise a firmer title challenge this year around and perform well in Europe.

Ciro Immobile (€19.4 million from Torino) and Adrian Ramos (€9.7 million from Hertha) have been brought as replacements in the forward line. Former Dortmund player Shinji Kagawa (€8 million from Manchester United) and Nuri Sahin (€7 million from Real Madrid), outcasts at their respective clubs, have been given a chance to show what their once-promising careers still have to offer as part of the Borussia midfield.