The summer and winter spending in England has been astronomical, especially in comparison to the rest of Europe. Of the top 35 transfers during the January transfer window, in terms of money spent, 31 of them were by Premier League clubs.
This is a look at the total spend in Europe’s five ‘major’ leagues in both the summer and winter transfer windows in the 2022/23 campaign…
*Reported & approximated spend.
It is farcical how much more money has been spent by Premier League clubs and, although UEFA Champions League performances have greatly improved, we are yet to see an English dominance that would be expected given their spending power.
The cumulative spend in the top-flights of France, Germany, Italy and Spain was about £400 million less than that of England’s Premier League.