Paul Pogba, Borja Baston and Andre Ayew lead the new era of Premier League record signings with six clubs breaking the bank this summer
The Premier League has seen six of its clubs break their transfer records this summer in a blockbuster window of spending.
Manchester United, West Ham and Swansea City all hit new highs with big-money deals this week, while Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Leicester City and Watford have all splashed the cash, too.
The new Premier League television deal - worth £5.136billion - has allowed clubs to step up a tier in their spending with transfer fees higher than ever before.
Manchester United broke the world transfer record to sign Paul Pogba for £100m
West Ham are one club to have broken their own records, signing Andre Ayew for £20.5m
Swansea City have drafted in Borja Baston for a club-record fee after his excellent season
United's purchase of Paul Pogba is the clear leader at £100million but Andre Ayew and Borja Baston represented coups for West Ham and Swansea at £20.5m and £15.5m respectively.
Bournemouth bought Jordan Ibe for £15m, Palace spent £13m on Andros Townsend, Leicester splashed out £18m for Ahmed Musa and Watford's addition of Isaac Success cost them £12.5m in each club's record deals this summer.
Stoke City also broke their own top spend in buying Gianelli Imbula from Porto for £18.3m in January in a hint of what was to come.
Manchester City might not have broken their record but they have come close, with John Stones' £47.5m move only marginally eclipsed by £52m 2015 purchase Kevin De Bruyne.
Chelsea are yet to risk the big money they forked out for £50m Fernando Torres in 2011 but could still hit that mark if their pursuit of Romelu Lukaku proves successful.
Analysts at Deloitte forecast that more broadcast revenue will have been generated by half-time in the second televised game of the season than in the entirety of the 1991-92 season, the last First Divison campaign before the launch of the Premier League.
Chelsea's transfer record still stands at £50m that was spent on Fernando Torres in 2011
Manchester City broke their transfer record on Kevin De Bruyne, for £52m, last summer
Andy Carroll poses in Liverpool's boot room after signing for £35m in January 2011
'The impact of the Premier League's broadcast deal is clear to see,' Dan Jones, from Deloitte's Sport Business Group, says.
'For the first time, the Premier League leads the football world in all three key revenue categories – commercial, match day and broadcast – and this is driving sustainable profitability.'
With the transfer window set to close later this month, Premier League clubs are expected to break the £1bn barrier in their summer spending.
That, combined with the January transfer window still to come, is almost-certain to leave this as the biggest-spending season of all time in the English top flight.
Arsenal handed Real Madrid £42.5m to add Mesut Ozil as their 2013 blockbuster buy
Leicester City broke their transfer record this summer to sign forward Ahmed Musa
Burnley manager Sean Dyche said on Thursday that he expects his club to exceed the £9m fee they paid Burnley for Andre Gray last year before August ends.
'It's likely we'll have to (break our transfer record),' he said.
'I think it was Jose Mourinho that said: 'The market has no rules, you either get in it or you don't'. That is the simplest way of putting it.
'There's no governance over it, there's no reason or adjustment like a housing market, you can't predict the transfer market. One deal can ignite a number of different situations.'
Manchester United, West Ham and Swansea City all hit new highs with big-money deals this week, while Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Leicester City and Watford have all splashed the cash, too.
The new Premier League television deal - worth £5.136billion - has allowed clubs to step up a tier in their spending with transfer fees higher than ever before.
Manchester United broke the world transfer record to sign Paul Pogba for £100m
West Ham are one club to have broken their own records, signing Andre Ayew for £20.5m
Swansea City have drafted in Borja Baston for a club-record fee after his excellent season
United's purchase of Paul Pogba is the clear leader at £100million but Andre Ayew and Borja Baston represented coups for West Ham and Swansea at £20.5m and £15.5m respectively.
Bournemouth bought Jordan Ibe for £15m, Palace spent £13m on Andros Townsend, Leicester splashed out £18m for Ahmed Musa and Watford's addition of Isaac Success cost them £12.5m in each club's record deals this summer.
Stoke City also broke their own top spend in buying Gianelli Imbula from Porto for £18.3m in January in a hint of what was to come.
Manchester City might not have broken their record but they have come close, with John Stones' £47.5m move only marginally eclipsed by £52m 2015 purchase Kevin De Bruyne.
Chelsea are yet to risk the big money they forked out for £50m Fernando Torres in 2011 but could still hit that mark if their pursuit of Romelu Lukaku proves successful.
Analysts at Deloitte forecast that more broadcast revenue will have been generated by half-time in the second televised game of the season than in the entirety of the 1991-92 season, the last First Divison campaign before the launch of the Premier League.
Chelsea's transfer record still stands at £50m that was spent on Fernando Torres in 2011
Manchester City broke their transfer record on Kevin De Bruyne, for £52m, last summer
Andy Carroll poses in Liverpool's boot room after signing for £35m in January 2011
'The impact of the Premier League's broadcast deal is clear to see,' Dan Jones, from Deloitte's Sport Business Group, says.
'For the first time, the Premier League leads the football world in all three key revenue categories – commercial, match day and broadcast – and this is driving sustainable profitability.'
With the transfer window set to close later this month, Premier League clubs are expected to break the £1bn barrier in their summer spending.
That, combined with the January transfer window still to come, is almost-certain to leave this as the biggest-spending season of all time in the English top flight.
Arsenal handed Real Madrid £42.5m to add Mesut Ozil as their 2013 blockbuster buy
Leicester City broke their transfer record this summer to sign forward Ahmed Musa
Burnley manager Sean Dyche said on Thursday that he expects his club to exceed the £9m fee they paid Burnley for Andre Gray last year before August ends.
'It's likely we'll have to (break our transfer record),' he said.
'I think it was Jose Mourinho that said: 'The market has no rules, you either get in it or you don't'. That is the simplest way of putting it.
'There's no governance over it, there's no reason or adjustment like a housing market, you can't predict the transfer market. One deal can ignite a number of different situations.'
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