The figures, however, are incredible, because the English league alone has spent practically the same amount as the other 5 leagues combined: Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, and the Saudi Pro League.
Data source: Transfermarkt.
In the summer transfer window, the Premier League injected €3.59 billion into the market and placed 9 teams in the summer TOP 10 (the only outsider being Leverkusen).
Meanwhile, the other major European leagues (Serie A, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga) and the Saudi Pro League together spent €3.64 billion: just €50 million more than the English league alone.
Liverpool broke the league record twice with the signings of Wirtz (€135M) and Isak (€144M), the latter also becoming the fourth most expensive transfer in football history.
To understand the Premier League’s financial power, it’s not enough to look at the massive investments by Liverpool (half a billion) or Chelsea, but you also need to observe the spending of the smaller clubs.
Sunderland would rank 1st in Serie A: €188 million spent. The biggest spender in Italy was Milan, with €164 million. Or you can make another comparison: Juve invested €137 million, just a bit less than Bournemouth.
In Germany, the situation is no different, Bayern used €89 million for incoming transfers: only 4 Premier League clubs did “worse” in this window.
Or take Real Madrid, which spent €167 million, “only” €25 million more than West Ham and significantly less than Nottingham Forest: newly qualified for the Champions League, who invested €236 million.
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