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Transfer news: Premier League clubs spending down by £800m heading into final week of window

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Transfer spending by Premier League clubs is Â800 m down on last summer .

Overall spending for the 2024 calendar year (Â1.6bn) is also well down on 2023 (Â3.1bn) The number of loan deals into the Premier League has also decreased, with only five compared to 26 last year .

Chelsea have been the biggest spenders in Europe after having shelled outÂ156m in Europe .

Atletico are responsible for 35% of La Liga's total spend of Â435 m this summer .

Barcelona , Real Madrid and Atletico make up 57% of the overall market spend.

Outside the big three , there were just four other deals which exceeded Â10m.

Bayern Munich have dominated the market, splashing out Â113 m on the likes of Michael Olise and Joao Palhinha .

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