With the Premier League summer transfer window set to close in 50 days' time, Premier League clubs have spent a combined total that has surpassed the corresponding total at this stage of the previous season, according to BBC.

According to the data from the transfer market website Transfermarkt, since the window on June 1st, Premier League clubs have spent a total of £1.03 billion on players, already surpassing the £800 million mark set at the same in the summer of 2022, though the figure is still short of the overall record of £236 million set in the summer of last year.

season's transfer window is quite special, as it is essentially divided into two stages. The first stage is the World Club Cup special registration period, from June 1st to 10th, during which all teams from the host country's league, the United States, can register players regardless of whether they are participating in the competition. Then the main transfer window reopens on June 16th and will last until September 1st. Many clubs have made big-money deals before the official window opens, with about £400 million spent in the first 10 days.

So far, there have been 9 transfers with an initial fee of more than £40 million, with most expensive being Liverpool's signing of German midfielder Wirtz for £100 million. If the £17 million in variable clauses is added, it will break the historical transfer record.

According to statistics, Chelsea has spent the most so far, with a total expenditure of £211 million. Liverpool has a total expenditure of £85 million, Tottenham has spent £122 million, Manchester City has spent £113 million, and newly promoted Blackburn has spent £100 million, of which have entered the nine-figure range.