While you were busy watching Phil Foden and Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane try to rip a soccer ball into three pieces for England at Euro 2024, or bask in the glow — but keep a safe distance — from the tire fire that was the USMNT’s Copa América campaign, the transfer window has come and gone .
“What;” you say. “I thought the window closed at the end of August?”
Okay. Not The transfer period, but one transfer window. Per site Transfermarkt, Premier League clubs have already spent around €610m on transfer fees – more than double that of any other league in the world. But they have also made around €470 million in incoming transfer fees — almost three times as much as any other league.
Both figures are so high, in large part, because Premier League teams have done a lot of business with each other. And they have done a lot of business with each other due to the June 30 deadline for clubs to comply with the league’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR). Several clubs were desperate for immediate profit and the only real way for a football club to make immediate profit is to let a player go for millions of dollars.
Since you’re probably distracted by all the Copa América and/or Euro action, let’s take a look at all the transfer action and award some winners and losers.