Premier League Spends Record-Breaking £870m in Summer Transfer Window

Another year, another record-breaking summer transfer window for the Barclays Premier League. 

According to BBC.com, financial analysts at Deloitte reported that this summer's spending spree of £870 million shattered last year's £835 million mark. 

"This summer has seen another record level of transfer spending, as Premier League clubs continue to use increases in their revenue to invest in playing talent," Deloitte's Alex Thorpe said, per BBC. 

Thorpe added that calendar-year spending—which takes into account the summer and January transfer periods—has topped the £1 billion mark for the first time in league history. 

A complete overview of club-by-club spending can be viewed below, courtesy of Sporting Intelligence on Twitter:     

The Premier League's biggest spender was early table leader Manchester City, which made a major splash by signing Kevin De Bruyne away from Wolfsburg on a six-year deal worth roughly £54 million, per ESPNFC.com.

"I want to reach the highest level possible as a player and I think the most important thing is that at the end of the season we can be happy and maybe have some titles," De Bruyne said, according to the club's official website.  

With a fresh £5.1 billion television agreement spurring increases in spending that allowed the EPL's tab to double any other European league's, according to Thorpe, transfer totals should continue skyrocketing well into the future.