Uefa chief warns Premier League 'fragile' due to soaring transfer fees 

"English clubs are relying increasingly on the internal market for their record earnings and the profits that these deals tend to trigger.” 

Mark Bullingham, FA chief executive, at the Premier League shareholders meeting in London. Picture: Ben Whitley/PA Wire. 

Premier League clubs’ reliance on the continued buoyancy of the transfer market is creating a “fragile model” which could put their long-term survival at risk, UEFA’s finance chief has warned.

Television deals worth almost £4billion annually again allowed English clubs to dominate the 2026 summer transfer market, spending €4.6bn according to UEFA’s new European Club Talent and Competition Landscape report.