Many English Premier League (EPL) clubs bought new players within the first few weeks that the 2024 summer transfer window opened. However, only 4 of these football outfits have spent more than €50m so far. Let us take a look at these top spenders.
The club with the biggest spendings within the period is Brighton. The Seagulls have already paid €84.5m to acquire 3 new players so far this summer. Interestingly, two of these guys are teenagers. The most expensive among them is 19-year-old Yankuba Minteh. Newcastle received €35m before allowing this right winger to go. The two other fresh recruits are Mats Wieffer and Ibrahim Osman who cost €30m and €19.5m respectively.
The next club on the list is Aston Villa with cumulative spendings of €84.2m on the acquisition of new players. The player whose transfer gulped the biggest fee is Ian Maatsen who moved from Chelsea for €44.5m. Interestingly, 2 of these purchases are left wingers. These are Samuel Iling-Junior and Lewis Dobbin who came in for fees of €14m and €11.8m respectively. The fourth guy on this list is Enzo Barrenechea (€8m).
Ian Maatsen
The next two clubs on this list are domiciled in London. These are Chelsea and Tottenham with gross spendings of €63.90m and €51.25m respectively. For the Blues, the sum was spent to acquire two midfielders and one striker. These are Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Omari Kellyman and Marc Guiu. The fees spent to buy these guys are €35.4m, €22.5m and €6m respectively. Meanwhile, one player, Tosin Adarabioyo (a defender), also joined the club as a free agent.
In the case of Tottenham, 2 players have been purchased so far this summer. These are Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall. These central midfielders cost €41.25m and €10m respectively. It is worthy of note that these guys are each 18 years old.
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