Summer transfer window worth £500m

English football clubs have set a record this summer buying new players, with around stg£500m, according to a report from consultancy firm Deloitte.

Last-minute deals in the summer transfer window, including Dimitar Berbatov’s signing to Manchester United from Tottenham Hotspur for £30.75m and Robinho’s move to rival Manchester City from Real Madrid for around £32.5m, pushed up the total to around £500m from some £470m in 2007.