Summer transfer window hits record £835m, United sell Danny Welbeck to Arsenal and top 10 most expensive transfers revealed
Radamel Falcao’s loan move to Manchester United caps the record summer as we reveal the top 10 most expensive Premier League summer 2014 transfers.
17:38 02 September 2014
Radamel Falcao’s loan move to Manchester United was the major deadline day signing as Premier League summer spending hit a record of £835 million. The surprise move was announced at 01:30 BST, 32 minutes after Danny Welbeck’s own expensive £16m move from United to Arsenal was confirmed.
Meanwhile, United’s £59.7 million signing of Angel Di Maria has contributed to the record and became the biggest signing this window by a British club.
On deadline day, most of the major transfers were announced after the 23:00 BST cut-off with clubs given an hour’s grace to finish deals they have started.
Financial analysts Deloitte said that Louis van Gaal’s near £150 million spree was the highest gross transfer spend in a single window by any club.
Dan Jones, partner at Deloitte, said: "We continue to see the increased resources that Premier League clubs enjoy, as a result of improved broadcast deals, translate into investment in players.
"Last season the average Premier League club received over £25m more in central broadcast distributions than they did in 2012/13, which has helped fuel a new record spend this summer."
West Brom were the busiest Premier League club this transfer season, signing up 11 players.
Football's top 10 most expensive Premier League summer 2014 transfers:
- Angel Di Maria [Real Madrid - Manchester United] £59.7m
- Alexis Sanchez [Barcelona - Arsenal] £35m
- Diego Costa [Atletico Madrid - Chelsea] £32m
- Eliaquim Mangala [FC Porto - Manchester City] £32m
- Cesc Fabregas [Barcelona - Chelsea] £30m
- Ander Herrera [Athletic Bilbao - Manchester United] £29m
- Romelu Lukaku [Chelsea - Everton] £28m
- Luke Shaw [Southampton - Manchester United] £27m (Could rise to £31m)
- Adam Lallana [Southampton - Liverpool] £25m
- Dejan Lovren [Southampton - Liverpool] £20m
Source: BBC Sport