7) Swansea: Borja Baston – £15.5m
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Swansea signed nine players this summer and two of them include Spanish forwards – Fernando Llorente and Borja Baston. And it was Baston who cost the Welsh club £15.5m to sign – a new club record.
Although he was officially an Atletico Madrid player, he had spent the last few years out on loan. The 2015/16 season saw him score 18 goals for Eibar in La Liga and it was that which caught the eye of the Swans.
The record fee eclipses the £12m they spent on signing another forward in the summer of 2013 – Wilfried Bony from Vitesse Arnhem.
6) Southampton: Sofiane Boufal - £16m
Southampton were one of three clubs to have a positive net spend at the end of the transfer window this summer. They spent £43.8m but recouped £64.8m in player sales to have a net spend of -£20.2m.
Even though they lost 12 players from last season’s squad, they signed six players this summer. While Nathan Redmond cost £11m to sign from Norwich City, their record transfer fee of £16m went to Lille to acquire the services of Moroccan attacking midfielder Sofiane Boufal.
He is an exceptional dribbler and will be useful when taking set pieces. However, his defensive contribution is one that may need to be worked on.
Boufal joins the Saints on a five-year contract and said it was the best club for him to join. “It was my choice and I took the time to choose the best club for me,” Boufal said. “That was here.”
