Premier League clubs shelled out £1.24bn on summer transfers with Chelsea topping the list

Clubs in the Premier League splashed a total of around £1.24 billion on transfers this summer despite the financial ramifications of the pandemic. Frank Lampard's Chelsea were the top spenders in the league this summer, shelling out a total of £226.1 million on fresh talent. Here's a look at how the Premier League teams spent their cash during the course of the summer transfer window.

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Premier League transfers: Chelsea spend big on fresh talent

The Blues were the top spenders in the Premier League this summer and recruited top players in the form of Timo Werner (£45m), Hakim Ziyech (£37m), Edouard Mendy (£22m) and Ben Chilwell (£50m). Chelsea's headline signing was the arrival of Kai Havertz (£70m) from Bayer Leverkusen. The west London club were able to spend big after their transfer ban last season and by getting good deals on offloading Alvaro Morata and Mario Pasalic.

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The Cityzens were unsurprisingly second on the list of the biggest spenders in the Premier League. Man City spent big on Nathan Ake (£41m) and Ferran Torres (£37m) early on in the window. Following a 5-2 hammering against Leicester City, Pep Guardiola's side responded by splurging a further £64.5m on defender Ruben Dias from Benfica.

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Tottenham transfers under Jose Mourinho's first summer at the club

Tottenham re-signed Gareth Bale and Sergio Reguilon from Real Madrid. The 'Special One' also made smart recruitments including Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Matt Doherty and a late move for Carlos Vinicius. In total, Tottenham spent around £85.9m on arrivals in the summer. 

Man United transfers: Late arrivals and signing of Donny van de Beek

Man United left their transfer business quite late and completed deadline day deals for Edinson Cavani (free), Amad Diallo (£19m), Alex Telles (£18m) and Facundo Pellistri (£10m) just hours before the transfer window shut. The Red Devils also signed Donny van de Beek from Ajax in a £40m deal. 

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Leeds United wasted no time in spending big following their promotion to the Premier League. Marcelo Bielsa's side spent a total of £82.4m on Rodrigo, Robin Koch, Diego Llorente and Raphinha, who arrived on deadline day. Aston Villa also spent big this summer, splashing funds on Emiliano Martinez (£20m) and Ollie Watkins (£28m) while bringing Ross Barkley in on loan. In total the Villans spent around £79.4m despite the pandemic. 

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal completed a deadline day move for Thomas Partey as the Gunners spent £45m on the Ghanaian. Arsenal spent a total of £77.7m this summer, having also signed defender Gabriel for around £27m. Nuno Espirito Santo's Wolves increased their Portuguese contingent even further by spending north of £70m on Fabio Silva and Nelson Semedo, also adding Marcal and Ki-Jana Hoever to their squad.

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Defending champions Liverpool signed Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich in a £27m deal before spending £45m on Diogo Jota from Wolves. The Reds spent a total of £72.5m with Kostas Tsimikas also arriving at the club as a back-up for Andrew Robertson. Everton also spent a total of £65m on fresh faces including the likes of Ben Godfrey, Allan, Abdoulaye Doucoure and James Rodriguez. Here's how much the other 10 Premier League clubs spent this summer. 

• Leicester City - £55.8m 
• Sheffield United - £50.5m
• Southampton - £36.2m
• Newcastle United - £34.9m
• Fulham - £27.2m
• West Brom - £22.3m
• West Ham  -£20m
• Crystal Palace - £16m
• Brighton - £6.3m
• Burnley - £1m

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