Premier League clubs spend over £1bn despite coronavirus pandemic

'With Covid implementing restrictions on match-going fans, those sources of revenue are drastically curtailed for clubs on the continent'

Premier League clubs spent big on the likes of Ruben Dias, Kai Havertz and Thomas Partey. Picture: Jason Cairnduff/Neil Hall/John Walton/PA

Premier League clubs made light of the financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic by spending over £1billion in this summer’s transfer window to once more showcase the league’s financial might.

With matchday income down due to the lack of spectators, clubs across Europe cut their cloth accordingly – but Arsenal and Manchester United’s respective deadline-day moves for Thomas Partey and Alex Telles capped off a typical English summer of spending.