The 2016 summer transfer window witnessed Premier League clubs historically involved in chasing targets by spending handsomely, which ensured that the splurge crossed a spending of £1 billion mark for the first time ever. The increase in bold activity in the transfer market from even the smaller clubs is largely seen as a result of the TV rights deal in favour of the English clubs.
Whether or not the outcome is positive, only time will tell. But for now, the highlight of the transfer window cannot be ignored as the Premier League smashed its last season’s all-time record of £870 million.
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Paul Pogba seems to be on the lips of every football enthusiast as eventually, Manchester United broke the world record transfer and made the biggest news. However, there were other shocks and surprises also as the summer transfer window shut at 11pm BST on 31st August and these are all summed up in the statistics below.
Providing details to how the overall spending-feat panned out, Sportskeeda covers facts that are a set of yet another records.
#1 £ 1,175,230,000 Pounds – Total expenditure by Premier League clubs
Premier League clubs spent a snowballing £1.1billion over the course of the summer transfer window to smash last year's total expenditure. Huge deals for Paul Pogba and John Stones have not only contributed but form the highlight of this staggering figure.
#2 13 Premier League Clubs broke their respective transfer records
Thirteen Premier League sides that broke their club transfer records are as follows:
Manchester United (Paul Pogba - £89.3m)
Crystal Palace (Christian Benteke - £32m)
Everton (Yannick Bolasie - £30m)
Leicester (Islam Slimani - £29.7m)
West Ham (Andre Ayew - £20.5m)
Southampton (Sofiane Boufal - £16m)
Swansea (Borja Baston - £15.5m)
Bournemouth (Jordon Ibe - £15m)
Sunderland (Didier N'Dong - £13.6m)
Hull (Ryan Mason - £13m)
Watford (Roberto Pereyra - £13m)
West Brom (Nacer Chadli - £13m)
Burnley (Jeff Hendrick - £10.5m)
#3 World’s most expensive player on English soil after 20 Years
The last time an English side had the world's most expensive player in their roster was 20 years ago. Alan Shearer's £15m transfer from Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle United was a world record transfer in 1996. Paul Pogba's £89.3 million return to Manchester United not only broke the usual record holder Real Madrid's previous record for Gareth Bale but also brought a new-found sense of pride at the place where the sport was invented.
#4 Manchester United’s world record transfer at 89.3 million pounds
Manchester United's deal to re-sign Pogba was the biggest signing this summer. After weeks of negotiation, agent Mino Raiola sorted out the deal between Juventus and United making the 23-year-old the world’s record signing.
#5 £47.5 million – The biggest fee for an English player
Manchester City set a record for the biggest fee for an English player when they signed John Stones from Everton for £47.5m.
#6 £32 million – The biggest deal of 2016 Transfer Deadline Day
The biggest deal on transfer deadline day was the shock return of Stamford Bridge favourite David Luiz as Chelsea closed the deal with Paris Saint-Germain for £32m.
#7 Biggest spenders of the Premier League summer transfer window – Manchester City
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City were the Premier League's biggest spenders having spent over £177m on new talent.
#8 Lowest spenders of the Premier League summer transfer window – Hull City
Newly promoted Hull City were the Premier League's lowest spenders having spent just over £17m on Ryan Mason (£13m), David Marshall (£3m), Will Keane (£1m) and James Weir (undisclosed).
#9 The club with most number of signings – Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough were the busiest of all Premier League clubs during the transfer window as they all made 12 signings.
#10 The club with least number of signings – Manchester United
Surprisingly, Manchester United brought in the least amount of players due to manager Jose Mourinho’s penchant for a trimmed squad at his disposal. They only made four signings, exactly as the manager had earlier promised.
#11 Total loan deals – 173
There were 173 Premier League loan deals altogether, inbound and outbound. Joe Hart’s move to Torino and Jack Wilshere’s season-long transfer to Bournemouth made the biggest news on loan deals.
#12 Club with the most number of players out on loan – Chelsea
Chelsea broke their own previous record for the most number of players out on loan. Matt Miazga was loaned out to Vitesse becoming the 38th player to leave the club on a temporary basis.
#13 Club with the most number of outbound players – Chelsea
Chelsea holds the record for the most number of outbound players at any club. This summer, 27 players left the club either on a permanent or temporary basis.
#14 Deadline Day expenditure – 170 million pounds
The amount of money reportedly spent by Premier League clubs on 31st August.
#15 The last transaction of the summer transfer window
The business end of the summer transfer window was wrapped up after Hull's deal to sign Markus Henriksen from AZ Alkmaar was the last Premier League transfer to go through.
