Premier League clubs spent a record £2.36 billion (almost $3 billion) on player purchases before the 2023 summer transfer window drew to a close on September 1, data from Deloitte indicated. This transfer window’s spending in England’s top league significantly exceeded last summer’s expenditure of £1.92 billion. Notably, Premier League clubs spent £255 million on deadline day alone.

“A second successive summer of record spending by Premier League clubs suggests that year-on-year revenue growth could return following the pandemic,” Tim Bridge, lead partner in Deloitte’s Sports Business Group stated. Bridge added that the level of competition on a financial basis between Premier League clubs appears to be heating up, with 14 of the 20 teams spending more money this transfer window than the last.

Chelsea have been the league’s biggest spenders since a consortium led by American businessman Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital led the club’s takeover in May 2022. The Blues have spent $1 billion in transfer fees since the change in ownership

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Liverpool have reached an agreement with Bayern Munich for the transfer of midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, sources confirmed in the early hours of Friday morning. The Premier League club has agreed a fee of €40 million ($43.4m), with the 21-year-old set to undergo a medical at Liverpool later in the day.

Gravenberch spent the last season with Bayern after signing from Ajax last summer. His impact at the club was limited, however, given his limited number of appearances for the club, the majority of which were from the bench. The Dutch national is expecting to receive more game time at Liverpool; a club with a mass exodus of talent this summer including Naby Keita, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jordan Henderson, and Fabinho.

This transfer comes after numerous failed attempts by Liverpool to sign a new midfielder. The club earlier lost out on Moisés Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, both of whom opted to join Chelsea.

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Brazilian club Fluminense has rejected a €30 million ($32.5m) offer for local midfielder André from Liverpool, sources confirmed on Wednesday. While the Reds are hoping to sign the talented Brazilian before the transfer deadline at the end of this month, the Brazilian club wants to hold onto him at least until the end of the season.

Fluminense’s board alerted Liverpool that even if they decide to increase their offer for the player, the club would not allow André to depart this season. The 22-year-old player is under contract with Fluminense until 2026 and played a team-high 40 games this season. He has since attracted the interest of several clubs, with Liverpool’s Premier League rivals Fulham submitting a €20 million offer for André that was rejected earlier this year.

With high hopes of winning the Copa Libertadores this season, Fluminense will face off with Paraguayan club Club Olimpia in the first leg of their quarterfinal clash on September 24. Liverpool will likely have to seek out another midfielder to fill the vacancies left behind by Fabinho and Jordan Henderson, who both departed for Saudi Arabia this summer.

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Arsenal has reached an agreement with Premier League rivals West Ham United over the transfer of star midfielder Declan Rice, sources reported late on Wednesday. This comes after Manchester City pulled out of the race to sign the 24-year-old playmaker.

West Ham reportedly accepted Arsenal’s third bid for the player worth £100 million ($127 million) plus £5 million ($6.3 million) in add-ons. Although some minor aspects of the deal are yet to be confirmed, these terms are believed to be just a formality.

Man City expressed an interest in Rice given the team’s need to replace outbound central midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, who departed for FC Barcelona following the expiration of his contract with City.

Once Man City’s bid of £80 million plus £10 million in add-ons was rejected, they decided to bow out of the race to sign Rice in favor of pursuing other options. The club recently signed Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea for a deal worth £25 million plus another £5 million in add-ons.

Rice is the latest transfer in what is proving to be a busy summer window for the Gunners. On Wednesday, Arsenal confirmed the signing of striker Kai Havertz from Chelsea for £67.5 million.

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Manchester City is preparing an offer for West Ham United center midfielder Declan Rice, sources revealed on Thursday. This comes as Arsenal looks to sign the player after their first two bids were rejected.

Should Man City decide to pounce on Rice this summer, they will be required to submit a largescale bid, considering that Arsenal’s latest bid of £75 million and a further £15 million in add-ons was rejected.

It is believed that City’s late entry to the race for Rice’s signature was due to the club deciding to hear about the future of captain Ilkay Gundogan. With Gundogan now headed to FC Barcelona, City is looking at Rice as his replacement.

With West Ham currently valuing Rice at £100 million, Arsenal is expected to return to them with a third offer. Now that Man City has entered the fray, however, the Hammers may look to increase their asking price.

West Ham manager David Moyes has signaled his interest in City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who spent the majority of his debut season at the club on the bench. It is believed that Moyes would make a move for him should Rice join City.

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Premier League club Liverpool is close to signing Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo on a loan deal, according to reports. The Reds are in desperate need of reinforcements in the midfield as both Naby Keita and Thiago Alcantara remain unavailable for selection through injury. Jordan Henderson also picked up a knock during his side’s 2-1 win over Newcastle United on Wednesday night, adding to the Reds’ injury woes.

Arthur is reportedly traveling to Liverpool on Thursday where he will undergo a medical before signing a contract with the club. Liverpool is under pressure to complete the deal with Juventus and conclude the player’s contract before the transfer deadline at midnight on Thursday night.

The 26-year-old center midfielder joined Juventus in 2020 for a transfer fee of approximately €70 million. During his time in Turin, Arthur made 63 appearances for Juventus, winning the 2020/21 Italian Cup as well as the 2020/21 Italian Super Cup in the process.

Prior to joining Juventus, Arthur spent two seasons at Barcelona, where he made 72 appearances and won the 2018/19 La Liga title as well as the 2018/19 Spanish Super Cup.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp revealed that the club is open to signing an additional midfielder before the transfer deadline should the opportunity arise.

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Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers has confirmed the signing of Matheus Nunes from Sporting Lisbon. The midfielder cost a price tag of £42.2 million—a club record transfer fee.

The Wolves are expected to pay an initial fee of £38 million, plus an additional £4.2 million in add-ons. The 23-year-old player is the club’s third summer signing, following forward Goncalo Guedes from Valencia and defender Nathan Collins from Burnley.

Prior to his arrival at the Molineux Stadium, Nunes has enjoyed a strong start to the new season, scoring in Sporting Lisbon’s 3-0 victory over Rio Ave on Saturday in the club’s second game in the Primeira Liga.

Nunes made 76 appearances for Sporting, scoring seven goals in the process. The midfielder also made his debut for the Portugal national team last year and has played eight games and scored one goal on the international stage since.

West Ham United manager David Moyes also expressed an interest in signing Nunes, however, the player was reportedly unwilling to play for the Hammers, favoring a transfer to Bruno Lage’s Wolves side.

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Alexandre Lacazette has returned to Lyon, signing a three-year deal with the club. This comes after the striker’s five-year contract with the Premier League team Arsenal lapsed at the end of the season.

Prior to his contract’s expiry, Lacazette revealed that he was in talks with multiple clubs about a potential move, thereby hinting that his time with the Gunners was coming to an end. It is believed that the French international’s decision to leave was initially sparked by his desire to play for a team that is competing in the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal finished in fifth place in the Premier League this season, thereby narrowly missing out on a Champions League spot.

A statement by Lyon on Lacazette’s return to the club read as follows: “Lacazette’s return to the club, having played more than 200 times for Arsenal over the course of five seasons [71 goals] has been the club’s priority for many months and he fits in perfectly with the environment and the new strategy that the institution wishes to put into place.”

During his time at Arsenal, Lacazette won both the FA Cup and the Community Shield. He was the club’s top scorer in the 2017-18 and 2020-21 seasons and has made it into the club’s top 10 Premier League all-time scorers’ charts.

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Bayern Munich is in the process of completing the signing of midfielder Ryan Gravenberch from Ajax. This comes days after the club completed a deal for his teammate, right back Noussair Mazraoui.

Expected to sign a contract until 2027, the official announcement of the 20-year-old player’s arrival at the club may be delayed until after the completion of his medical and final paperwork.

Gravenberch’s transfer fee is expected to be in the region of €19 million, with add-ons potentially raising it to €25 million. This fee would make Gravenberch the second most expensive signing under the age of 20 in history, behind Renato Sanchez who joined Bayern Munich from Benfica for a price tag of €35 million in 2016. He will also become the joint most-expensive Dutch signing in Bayern’s history, matching the €25 million price tag for Arjen Robben back in 2009.

The holding mid is expected to receive a significant bump in salary. Earning €4 million before taxes per season at Ajax, Gravenberch is expected to earn a cool €10 million per season upon his arrival at the Allianz Arena.

With an estimated market value of €35 million, Gravenberch is currently the highest valued player in the Dutch Eredivisie. Since breaking into Ajax’s first team during the 2020/21 season, Gravenberch has won back-to-back league titles as well as the 2020/21 Dutch Cup.

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Bayern Munich has secured the transfer of 24-year-old right-back Noussair Mazraoui from Eredivisie team Ajax. The Moroccan international is slated to join the Bavarian side on a free transfer once his contract with Ajax lapses in June. Mazraoui’s contract with Bayern is valid until 2026.

The first summer signing made by Bayern Munich, Mazraoui is expected to provide the reigning Bundesliga champions with some much-needed reinforcement at the back, particularly with Niklas Süle departing for Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer this summer. He also proves to be an alternative to France international Benjamin Pavard, making Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann spoiled for choice at right-back.

Mazraoui is believed to be the first in a duel signing, with Bayern also targeting his Ajax teammate Ryan Gravenberch at midfield.

A lifelong Ajax player, Mazraoui rose through the Dutch champions’ youth academy before breaking into the first team in 2018. During his time at Ajax, he helped his team to win two Eredivisie league titles and two KNVB Cups. He also competed in the squad that famously made it to the semi-finals of the 2019 UEFA Champions League, eliminating the likes of Real Madrid and Juventus in the process.

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Premier League clubs spent a record £2.36 billion (almost $3 billion) on player purchases before the 2023 summer transfer window drew to a close on September 1, data from Deloitte indicated. This transfer window’s spending in England’s top league significantly exceeded last summer’s expenditure of £1.92 billion. Notably, Premier League clubs spent £255 million on deadline day alone.

“A second successive summer of record spending by Premier League clubs suggests that year-on-year revenue growth could return following the pandemic,” Tim Bridge, lead partner in Deloitte’s Sports Business Group stated. Bridge added that the level of competition on a financial basis between Premier League clubs appears to be heating up, with 14 of the 20 teams spending more money this transfer window than the last.

Chelsea have been the league’s biggest spenders since a consortium led by American businessman Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital led the club’s takeover in May 2022. The Blues have spent $1 billion in transfer fees since the change in ownership

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Liverpool have reached an agreement with Bayern Munich for the transfer of midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, sources confirmed in the early hours of Friday morning. The Premier League club has agreed a fee of €40 million ($43.4m), with the 21-year-old set to undergo a medical at Liverpool later in the day.

Gravenberch spent the last season with Bayern after signing from Ajax last summer. His impact at the club was limited, however, given his limited number of appearances for the club, the majority of which were from the bench. The Dutch national is expecting to receive more game time at Liverpool; a club with a mass exodus of talent this summer including Naby Keita, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jordan Henderson, and Fabinho.

This transfer comes after numerous failed attempts by Liverpool to sign a new midfielder. The club earlier lost out on Moisés Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, both of whom opted to join Chelsea.

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Brazilian club Fluminense has rejected a €30 million ($32.5m) offer for local midfielder André from Liverpool, sources confirmed on Wednesday. While the Reds are hoping to sign the talented Brazilian before the transfer deadline at the end of this month, the Brazilian club wants to hold onto him at least until the end of the season.

Fluminense’s board alerted Liverpool that even if they decide to increase their offer for the player, the club would not allow André to depart this season. The 22-year-old player is under contract with Fluminense until 2026 and played a team-high 40 games this season. He has since attracted the interest of several clubs, with Liverpool’s Premier League rivals Fulham submitting a €20 million offer for André that was rejected earlier this year.

With high hopes of winning the Copa Libertadores this season, Fluminense will face off with Paraguayan club Club Olimpia in the first leg of their quarterfinal clash on September 24. Liverpool will likely have to seek out another midfielder to fill the vacancies left behind by Fabinho and Jordan Henderson, who both departed for Saudi Arabia this summer.

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Arsenal has reached an agreement with Premier League rivals West Ham United over the transfer of star midfielder Declan Rice, sources reported late on Wednesday. This comes after Manchester City pulled out of the race to sign the 24-year-old playmaker.

West Ham reportedly accepted Arsenal’s third bid for the player worth £100 million ($127 million) plus £5 million ($6.3 million) in add-ons. Although some minor aspects of the deal are yet to be confirmed, these terms are believed to be just a formality.

Man City expressed an interest in Rice given the team’s need to replace outbound central midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, who departed for FC Barcelona following the expiration of his contract with City.

Once Man City’s bid of £80 million plus £10 million in add-ons was rejected, they decided to bow out of the race to sign Rice in favor of pursuing other options. The club recently signed Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea for a deal worth £25 million plus another £5 million in add-ons.

Rice is the latest transfer in what is proving to be a busy summer window for the Gunners. On Wednesday, Arsenal confirmed the signing of striker Kai Havertz from Chelsea for £67.5 million.

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Manchester City is preparing an offer for West Ham United center midfielder Declan Rice, sources revealed on Thursday. This comes as Arsenal looks to sign the player after their first two bids were rejected.

Should Man City decide to pounce on Rice this summer, they will be required to submit a largescale bid, considering that Arsenal’s latest bid of £75 million and a further £15 million in add-ons was rejected.

It is believed that City’s late entry to the race for Rice’s signature was due to the club deciding to hear about the future of captain Ilkay Gundogan. With Gundogan now headed to FC Barcelona, City is looking at Rice as his replacement.

With West Ham currently valuing Rice at £100 million, Arsenal is expected to return to them with a third offer. Now that Man City has entered the fray, however, the Hammers may look to increase their asking price.

West Ham manager David Moyes has signaled his interest in City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who spent the majority of his debut season at the club on the bench. It is believed that Moyes would make a move for him should Rice join City.

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Premier League club Liverpool is close to signing Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo on a loan deal, according to reports. The Reds are in desperate need of reinforcements in the midfield as both Naby Keita and Thiago Alcantara remain unavailable for selection through injury. Jordan Henderson also picked up a knock during his side’s 2-1 win over Newcastle United on Wednesday night, adding to the Reds’ injury woes.

Arthur is reportedly traveling to Liverpool on Thursday where he will undergo a medical before signing a contract with the club. Liverpool is under pressure to complete the deal with Juventus and conclude the player’s contract before the transfer deadline at midnight on Thursday night.

The 26-year-old center midfielder joined Juventus in 2020 for a transfer fee of approximately €70 million. During his time in Turin, Arthur made 63 appearances for Juventus, winning the 2020/21 Italian Cup as well as the 2020/21 Italian Super Cup in the process.

Prior to joining Juventus, Arthur spent two seasons at Barcelona, where he made 72 appearances and won the 2018/19 La Liga title as well as the 2018/19 Spanish Super Cup.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp revealed that the club is open to signing an additional midfielder before the transfer deadline should the opportunity arise.

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Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers has confirmed the signing of Matheus Nunes from Sporting Lisbon. The midfielder cost a price tag of £42.2 million—a club record transfer fee.

The Wolves are expected to pay an initial fee of £38 million, plus an additional £4.2 million in add-ons. The 23-year-old player is the club’s third summer signing, following forward Goncalo Guedes from Valencia and defender Nathan Collins from Burnley.

Prior to his arrival at the Molineux Stadium, Nunes has enjoyed a strong start to the new season, scoring in Sporting Lisbon’s 3-0 victory over Rio Ave on Saturday in the club’s second game in the Primeira Liga.

Nunes made 76 appearances for Sporting, scoring seven goals in the process. The midfielder also made his debut for the Portugal national team last year and has played eight games and scored one goal on the international stage since.

West Ham United manager David Moyes also expressed an interest in signing Nunes, however, the player was reportedly unwilling to play for the Hammers, favoring a transfer to Bruno Lage’s Wolves side.

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Alexandre Lacazette has returned to Lyon, signing a three-year deal with the club. This comes after the striker’s five-year contract with the Premier League team Arsenal lapsed at the end of the season.

Prior to his contract’s expiry, Lacazette revealed that he was in talks with multiple clubs about a potential move, thereby hinting that his time with the Gunners was coming to an end. It is believed that the French international’s decision to leave was initially sparked by his desire to play for a team that is competing in the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal finished in fifth place in the Premier League this season, thereby narrowly missing out on a Champions League spot.

A statement by Lyon on Lacazette’s return to the club read as follows: “Lacazette’s return to the club, having played more than 200 times for Arsenal over the course of five seasons [71 goals] has been the club’s priority for many months and he fits in perfectly with the environment and the new strategy that the institution wishes to put into place.”

During his time at Arsenal, Lacazette won both the FA Cup and the Community Shield. He was the club’s top scorer in the 2017-18 and 2020-21 seasons and has made it into the club’s top 10 Premier League all-time scorers’ charts.

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Bayern Munich is in the process of completing the signing of midfielder Ryan Gravenberch from Ajax. This comes days after the club completed a deal for his teammate, right back Noussair Mazraoui.

Expected to sign a contract until 2027, the official announcement of the 20-year-old player’s arrival at the club may be delayed until after the completion of his medical and final paperwork.

Gravenberch’s transfer fee is expected to be in the region of €19 million, with add-ons potentially raising it to €25 million. This fee would make Gravenberch the second most expensive signing under the age of 20 in history, behind Renato Sanchez who joined Bayern Munich from Benfica for a price tag of €35 million in 2016. He will also become the joint most-expensive Dutch signing in Bayern’s history, matching the €25 million price tag for Arjen Robben back in 2009.

The holding mid is expected to receive a significant bump in salary. Earning €4 million before taxes per season at Ajax, Gravenberch is expected to earn a cool €10 million per season upon his arrival at the Allianz Arena.

With an estimated market value of €35 million, Gravenberch is currently the highest valued player in the Dutch Eredivisie. Since breaking into Ajax’s first team during the 2020/21 season, Gravenberch has won back-to-back league titles as well as the 2020/21 Dutch Cup.

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Bayern Munich has secured the transfer of 24-year-old right-back Noussair Mazraoui from Eredivisie team Ajax. The Moroccan international is slated to join the Bavarian side on a free transfer once his contract with Ajax lapses in June. Mazraoui’s contract with Bayern is valid until 2026.

The first summer signing made by Bayern Munich, Mazraoui is expected to provide the reigning Bundesliga champions with some much-needed reinforcement at the back, particularly with Niklas Süle departing for Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer this summer. He also proves to be an alternative to France international Benjamin Pavard, making Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann spoiled for choice at right-back.

Mazraoui is believed to be the first in a duel signing, with Bayern also targeting his Ajax teammate Ryan Gravenberch at midfield.

A lifelong Ajax player, Mazraoui rose through the Dutch champions’ youth academy before breaking into the first team in 2018. During his time at Ajax, he helped his team to win two Eredivisie league titles and two KNVB Cups. He also competed in the squad that famously made it to the semi-finals of the 2019 UEFA Champions League, eliminating the likes of Real Madrid and Juventus in the process.

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