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  "id": 4930897,
  "title": "Premier League breaks transfer record for second straight summer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/premier-league-breaks-transfer-record-for-second-straight-summer-4930897",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T20:24:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/premier-league-breaks-transfer-record-202417742.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Premier League has set a new all-time summer transfer record, with clubs spending a combined £3.198 billion this season. This figure surpassed the previous high of £3.14 billion just one year ago and shows the Premier League's ability to attract top talent, according to figures provided by Paul Macdonald, founder of FootballTransfers.com.\n\nFour of the 11 most expensive signings in football history have occurred this summer, with three of those being Premier League transfers. Chelsea paid £117 million for Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa and Manchester City spent £116 million on Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson. Liverpool's initial payment of £106 million for Paris St-Germain forward Bradley Barcola could rise to £123 million.\n\nOther significant transfers this summer include Tottenham's acquisition of Sandro Tonali from Barcelona, with the fee potentially reaching £100 million, as well as Mateus Fernandes from West Ham and Savio from Manchester City. Manchester United also signed Carlos Baleba from Brighton for £70 million. Overall, 38% of transfers this summer involved Premier League clubs trading players with one another, a significant increase from the previous year.",
  "summary": "Premier League clubs break their all-time summer transfer record after spending reaches £3.198bn.",
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        "published": "2026-09-01T16:46:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Premier League breaks transfer record for second straight summer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/premier-league-breaks-transfer-record-for-second-straight-summer",
        "published": "2026-09-01T20:17:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Premier League clubs smash summer transfer spending record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/premier-league-clubs-smash-summer-transfer-spending-record",
        "published": "2026-09-01T22:18:46.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}