Premier League clubs, the English Championship elite, spent a record value of 3 billion sterlin pounds ($ 22 billion in the current price) to reinforce the start of the European season, according to a report published by the Deloitte audit company on Tuesday (2), hours after the closing of the transfer window.
This amount represents just over half (51%) of what was invested among the clubs of the main leagues of the continent (England, Spain, France, Germany and Italy), according to Deloitte.
Such a percentage exceeds five points in the premier league slice in relation to other leagues in the last five years.
Premier League’s liquid balance (excluding revenues from players’ sales) was £ 1.2 billion ($ 8.8 billion) by 2025, more than double the £ 570 million in 2024 and a new record, exceeding the value of 1.1 billion ($ 8 billion) recorded by 2022.
Also noteworthy is the increase in spending by almost 100 million pounds ($ 736 million) from the English second division clubs, which invested a total of £ 240 million ($ 1.7 billion).
The other four major European leagues jointly recorded more revenues than spending, with an average positive balance of 90 million euros (R $ 572 million in the current quotation).
Laliga (Spain) registered a positive balance of 40 million euros (R $ 254 million), Serie A (Italy), 90 million euros, Bundesliga (Germany), 180 million euros (R $ 1.1 billion), and Ligue 1 (France), 305 million euros (R $ 1.9 billion)
This Premier League record for the third consecutive year is a “strong sign that despite moderate spending on the rest of the continent, English clubs have no plans to reduce their investments,” said Tim Bridge of Deloitte.
“With more English teams than ever participating in European competitions, more than any other league in Europe, Premier League clubs want to attract the biggest talents and further consolidate the league as the most competitive in world football,” Bridge added.
