Despite the Premier League kicking off this weekend, the transfer window is still wide open and will be for another three weeks. Still, as newly-promoted Burnley are about to host reigning champions Manchester City for the season’s opening match on Friday, it’s worth taking a look at which clubs have been most active in the transfer market this summer.
As has become the norm in recent years, the Premier League has far outspent other leagues in the transfer market so far, and that includes the Saudi Pro League, which has shaken things up this summer after the Saudi Public Investment Fund took over four domestic clubs in June. And while other European leagues have complained about having to compete with the Premier League AND Saudi money, some English clubs actually benefitted from the Saudi push into football, as it enabled them to offload players for above-market rates.
