Alexis Sanchez is the Premier League’s most famous deal after nearly two months of transfer in the summer of 2014. Photo: AFP.
Last summer’s transfer season saw the Premier League spend a record amount of $1.076 billion, according to auditing firm Deloitte.
However, the above numbers may be broken this season when the British giants are aggressively reforming their squad.
`The spending level of teams in this summer transfer window is unprecedentedly high,` said consultant Alex Thorpe of Deloitte.
The summer transfer window in England has been going on for nearly two months and will close on September 1. Teams have made 7 deals worth over 20 million pounds ($34 million).
Adam Lallana is a rare British face bought at a high price.
Transfers involving players from outside the UK accounted for 60% of the money spent.
One of the reasons why the Premier League is so aggressive is the record television copyright contract with BT and BSkyB from 2013 to 2016 worth more than $5.156 billion.
In terms of expertise, big teams Man Utd, Liverpool and Chelsea are all aggressively reforming their squads.
One notable piece of information is that the 2014 World Cup does not seem to affect the Premier League’s shopping plans.
The 10 most expensive contracts in the Premier League in the first half of summer 2014
Player
Old team
New team
Transfer fee
Alexis Sanchez
Barca
Arsenal
60 (million dollars)
Diego Costa
Atletico
Chelsea
54.6
Cesc Fabregas
Barca
Chelsea
51.2
Ander Herrera
Bilbao
Man Utd
49.5
Luke Shaw
Southampton
Man Utd
forty six
Adam Lallana
Southampton
Liverpool
43
Lazar Markovic
Benfica
Liverpool
34
Felipe Luis
Atletico
Chelsea
27
Enner Valencia
Pachuca
West Ham
20.5
Fernando
Porto
Manchester City
20.5
