English clubs are ruling again. Seven of the ten biggest spending teams are from England, Premier League crushes rival competitions

There it is again. The summer transfer window once again confirms just how much the Premier League is financially out of step with the competition. Clubs there have spent considerably more than clubs from Italy, Germany, France or Spain. There are seven English teams in the list of the highest spending clubs.

The Premier League has long been considered the best football competition in the world, even though English clubs do not win the Champions League year after year. The reason is simple. Only the best players come to England and English clubs can afford them.

Virtually even the worst clubs in the top English competition can afford to spend more than the top clubs in the other top competitions. The Premier League is, in short, a big and respected brand that sells like a champ. As a result, clubs have a lot of money at their disposal that they are not afraid to spend.

And this is reflected in this transfer window. The biggest spending club at the moment (7 July) is England’s Manchester City, but right behind them are Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool.

There are only three non-English clubs in the top ten biggest spenders, Real Madrid in fifth position, PSG in sixth position and Borussia Dortmund in ninth position.

In addition, Newcastle United, Leeds United and Aston Villa are also in the ranking. The only team that has spent over 100 million euros so far is Manchester City. Arsenal, however, is far from that mark.

How much of a gap there is between the competitions then is perhaps surprisingly shocking. While clubs in the Premier League have already spent a combined total of over €700 million, teams in Italy’s second-tier Serie A have failed to spend even half of that (just over €300 million).

The Bundesliga clubs are below the €300 million mark, while the French Ligue 1 clubs have not crossed the €200 million mark.

Source: Transfermarkt, LiveScore