London - English Premier League clubs spent a record $1 billion (£630 million) in the summer transfer window, according to Deloitte's Sports Business Group. The previous record of $750m was set in 2008. Among the big signings on Monday was Mesut Ozil who is going from Real Madrid to Arsenal for $63.3m. Manchester United left it late in the day to sign Marouane Fellaini for $41.25m from Everton. "The story of this summer transfer window is of new records: a new record for Premier League spending as well as a new world transfer record fee," said Dan Jones at Deloitte. The record transfer fee was for Gareth Bale, who was sold to Real Madrid by Tottenham Hotspur for $127.5m. Premier League clubs are flush with cash from their latest domestic three-year TV deal. BT has spent $1.12 billion over three years for the rights to 38 live matches a season, while Sky paid $3.45bn for 116 matches a season. (FA)
