The global record for transfer spending in a single window has been broken this summer.
The previous high was set in 2019 when clubs spent a collective £6.51bn (Sh1.20trn), but this summer £6.56bn (Sh1.21trn) has been spent worldwide, according to Transfermarkt.
Premier League outlay has reached £2.1bn (Sh399bn) so far, rendering it the highest-spending division by far.
The window remains open, and Premier League teams can make signings until September 1.
Total spending in Saudi Arabia is currently at £728m (Sh134.6bn), putting the Saudi Pro League second on this summer’s list, ahead of the £682m (Sh126bn) Italy’s Serie A clubs have parted with.
German Bundesliga clubs have spent £598m (Sh110.5bn) so far, with France’s Ligue 1 at £594m (Sh109.8bn) and Spain’s La Liga invested at £342m (Sh63bn).
Saudi Arabia’s wealthy Public Investment Fund took control of four of the nation’s top teams — Al-Ittihad, Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli - earlier this year, while big money transfers have also been made involving the gulf state’s other top flight sides.
Neymar, Allan Saint-Maximin and Jordan Henderson are among the players who have moved to Saudi Arabia on lucrative contracts.
The British transfer record was broken earlier in August when Chelsea secured a deal worth up to £115m (Sh21bn) for Brighton’s Ecuadorian midfielder Moises Caicedo.
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