Newcastle United help take Premier League clubs summer spending past £1billion
Premier League clubs are looking forward to their second round of matches this weekend.
However, running alongside that, we are now on the final stretch of the summer transfer window.
Today (Friday 20 August) is days 73 of the window, with 11 more days to go before it closes on 31 August.
Whilst Steve Bruce predicted (and continues to do so) that this summer would see very little transfer action for Premier League clubs and minimal spend, reality has proved very different.
With at least 78 signings (see below) by Premier League clubs so far this summer, that has sent spending beyond the £1billion mark now. That is even with conservative estimates when it comes to the numerous ‘undisclosed’ transfer fees agreed.
Newcastle United have even contributed belatedly to that £1billion+ total, with the Joe Willock signing set to cost an eventual £25m.
Time running out though for Mike Ashley to allow the signing of three or more further credible players that are desperately needed still.
Premier League clubs signings agreed so far in 2021 summer transfer window:
Arsenal
Martin Odegaard – £30m from Real Madrid
Ben White – £50m from Brighton
Nuno Tavares – £8m from Benfica
Albert Sambi Lokonga – £15m from Anderlecht
Aston Villa
Danny Ings – £30m from Southampton
Axel Tuanzebe – Loan from Man Utd
Leon Bailey – £30m from Bayer Leverkusen
Emiliano Buendia – £33m from Norwich
Ashley Young – Free from Inter Milan
Brentford
Yoane Wissa – £9m from Lorient
Alvaro Fernandez – loan from Huesca
Frank Onyeka – £10m from Midtjylland
Myles Peart-Harris – Undisclosed fee from Chelsea
Kristoffer Ajer – £13.5m from Celtic
Brighton
Enoch Mwepu – £22m from RB Salzburg
Kaoru Mitoma – Undisclosed from Kawasaki Frontale
Kjell Scherpen – Undisclosed from Ajax
Burnley
Nathan Collins – £12m from Stoke
Wayne Hennessey – Free transfer from Crystal Palace
Chelsea
Romelu Lukaku – £97.5m from Inter Milan
Marcus Bettinelli – Free transfer from Fulham
Crystal Palace
Joachim Andersen – Eventual fee could reach £18m from Lyon
Marc Guehi – Eventual fee could reach £20m from Chelsea
Michael Olise – £8m from Reading
Jacob Montes – Undisclosed fee from Georgetown University
Remi Matthews – Free transfer from Sunderland
Conor Gallagher – Loan from Chelsea
Everton
Demarai Gray – £1.7m from Bayer Leverkusen
Andros Townsend – Free transfer from Crystal Palace
Asmir Begovic – Free transfer from Bournemouth
Leeds
Junior Firpo – £13m from Barcelona
Kristoffer Klaesson – Undisclosed from Valerenga
Amari Miller – Undisclosed fee from Birmingham City
Jack Harrison – £11m from Man City
Leicester
Jannik Verstergaard – £15m from Southampton
Patson Daka – £22m from Red Bull Salzburg
Boubakary Soumare – £17m from Lille
Ryan Bertrand – Free transfer from Southampton
Liverpool
Ibrahima Konate – £36m from Leipzig
Man City
Jack Grealish – £100m from Aston Villa
Scott Carson – Free from Derby County
Man Utd
Raphael Varane – £34m from Real Madrid
Jadon Sancho – £73m from Borussia Dortmund
Tom Heaton – Free from Aston Villa
Newcastle United
Joe Willock – Eventual £25m from Arsenal
Norwich
Christos Tzolis – £9m from PAOK
Josh Sargent – £9m from Werder Bremen
Pierre Lees-Melou – £3.5m from Nice
Billy Gilmour – Loan from Chelsea
Ben Gibson – £9m from Burnley
Dimitrios Giannoulis – £6m from PAOK Salonika
Angus Gunn – £5m from Southampton
Milot Rashica – £11m from Werder Bremen
Southampton
Adam Armstrong – £15m+ from Blackburn
Armando Broja – Loan from Chelsea
Romain Perraud – £12m from Stade Brest
Tino Livramento – Undisclosed from Chelsea
Theo Walcott – Free transfer from Everton
Tottenham
Cristian Romero – £42m from Atalanta
Bryan Gil – £21m from Sevilla
Pierluigi Gollini – Loan with option to buy for £13m from Atalanta
Watford
Ozan Tufan – Loan with option to buy from Fenerbahce
Juraj Kucka – Undisclosed from Parma
Imran Louza – £9m from FC Nantes
Ashley Fletcher – Free transfer from Middlesbrough
Danny Rose – Free transfer from Tottenham
Emmanuel Dennis – Undisclosed from Club Brugge
Peter Etebo – Loan from Stoke
Joshua King – Free from Everton
Dapo Mebude – Free from Rangers
West Ham
Alophonse Areola – Loan from PSG
Craig Dawson – Undisclosed fee from Watford
Pierre Ekwah Elimby – Undisclosed fee from Chelsea
Wolves
Rayan Ait-Nouri – Undisclosed fee from Angers
Jose Sa – Undisclosed fee from Olympiakos
Bendeguz – Undisclosed fee from Fehervar
Francisco Trincao – Loan from Barcelona with £25m option to buy
Yerson Mosquera – Undisclosed fee from Atletico Nacional
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