Football
Premier League clubs spend record £3.46 billion as Manchester City land Fernandez and Ndiaye on deadline day
Premier League clubs shattered the £3.1 billion record set in a single transfer window as the 11pm BST deadline passed on 1 September 2026, with total summer spending reaching £3.46 billion. Manchester City drove the late flurry by signing Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea for £125 million, equalling the British transfer record Liverpool paid for Alexander Isak, and by adding Senegal forward Iliman Ndiaye from Everton for £65 million, taking City's own summer outlay past £450 million under coach Enzo Maresca.