Devils lead the outflow
English football set for record year with United spending the most
LONDON: This summer is already heading towards being the biggest-spending transfer window in English Premier League history.
The top English teams are set to fork out a record amount with the current figure at a whopping £307.3mil (RM1.69bil).
And there are still nearly two months of the window to go.
If you haven’t guessed who is top of the spending pile, then you must have had your head in the sand.
Manchester United are top of the tree, with an eye-watering £105.8mil (RM582mil) heading out of their bank account so far.
United confirmed the arrival of Romelu Lukaku for £75mil (RM413mil) on Monday, after forking out on central defender Victor Lindelof for nearly £31mil (RM171mil).
According to the numbers crunched by Sporting Intelligence writer Nick Harris, crosstown rivals City are currently second in the standings.
Pep Guardiola has splurged on Monaco playmaker Bernardo Silva for £43mil (RM237mil) and Ederson from Benfica for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £35mil (RM193mil).
Then come Arsenal, who have signed Alexandre Lacazette for £57mil (RM314mil) as their big-name signing of the summer so far.
Another team worth noting, in fact the second-biggest spenders so far, are Everton.
The Toffees have committed £91.9mil (RM506mil) worth of transfer funds so far.
But the interesting part comes when you add in the funds from sales – and the Goodison Park club are top of the tree on that front, making £93.2mil (RM513mil) out of sales, including the hefty £75mil for Lukaku.
That means they’ve made a £1.3mil (RM7.2mil) profit this window.
And despite being top of the Premier League points table at the end of last season, Chelsea are bottom of this pile ... because they have barely got spending (yet).
The Blues have stumped up £31mil (RM171mil) on Antonio Rudiger, but have made a cool £65mil (RM358mil) out of sales, including Nathan Ake to Bournemouth for £20mil (RM110mil).
Other notable mentions are newly-promoted Huddersfield, who have brought in eight new faces, including Aaron Mooy from City for £8mil (RM44mil) and Tom Ince from Derby for £10mil (RM55mil).
But spare a thought for poor Crystal Palace fans. Despite releasing a whole first team of players including Fraizer Campbell and Joe Ledley, Frank de Boer has yet to bring in a single new face so far.
These figures do not include agents fees or add-ons, as with the Lukaku deal (£15mil – RM83mil).