By: Joe Hall

I'm a sports and sports business journalist with City A.M. Follow me for coverage of the industry behind sports and the money made by top athletes. I've provided expert commentary on sports business for both TV and radio, including the BBC World Service. My email is always open to tips and story ideas: joe.hall@cityam.com

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Summer transfer window 2016: What does the Premier League’s spending extravaganza mean for the wider European game?

September 1, 2016

Just over two months after its national team were humiliated in front of Europe at the hands of Iceland, English football has reminded the world, when it comes to the transfer market, it remains king. The Premier League flexed its financial muscles this summer by spending a record-breaking £1.165bn on new players, crushing the outlay of Europe's biggest leagues. Europe's [...]
Six charts that sum up the Premier League’s record-breaking summer transfer window spending spree

September 1, 2016

Premier League clubs have taken football into a new billion pound era this summer by spending more money than ever before in this transfer window. The division's stratospheric spending broke the £1bn mark for the first time with a day remaining and a record-breaking deadline day, in which clubs spent £155m in 24 hours, pushed its [...]
The Premier League’s record-breaking, £1bn-busting summer transfer window summed up in one chart

September 1, 2016

Premier League spending reached never-before-seen levels this summer as a record-breaking deadline day sent the division's total outlay soaring past the £1bn mark. The window closed with England's cash rich top divisions spending a total £1.165bn on new players, a 34 per cent increase on the previous record of £870m set last summer according to [...]
Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere joins Bournemouth on loan as Serge Gnabry leaves for Werder Bremen

August 31, 2016

England midfielder Jack Wilshere has joined Bournemouth on a season-long loan from Arsenal, while winger Serge Gnabry has left for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. Arsenal turned down an offer from Roma for the 24-year-old, clearing the way for Bournemouth to land his signature. Wilshere follows Gnabry out of the Emirates exit door, with the German Olympic star signing for Werder [...]
Samir Nasri joins Manchester City departures list after agreeing Sevilla loan switch

August 31, 2016

Samir Nasri has become the third Manchester City player to find a new club on deadline day after agreeing to join Sevilla on a season-long loan. The former Arsenal winger follows Wilfried Bony and Joe Hart out of the Etihad exit door after learning game time would be restricted under new manager Pep Guardiola. Nasri, who [...]
Transfer deadline day 2016: Manchester City’s Wilfried Bony joins Stoke on season-long loan

August 31, 2016

Stoke City have signed Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony on a season-long loan, after the Ivory Coast international was deemed surplus to requirements by new boss Pep Guardiola. Bony, who still has three years remaining on his City contract, becomes Stoke's fourth signing of the summer. The Potters have been relatively restrained this summer, spending just under £17.7m [...]
Arsenal transfer spend hits new club record following Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez arrivals

August 31, 2016

Arsenal have spent more money this summer than ever before following the purchases of defender Shkodran Mustafi and striker Lucas Perez on the penultimate day of the transfer window. The acquisition of German Mustafi and Deportivo speedster Perez for a respective £35m and £17m took the Gunners' summer outlay on new players to £96.1m — a new [...]
Premier League summer transfer window spending crosses £1bn mark for the first time

August 31, 2016

Premier League clubs have spent more than £1bn on players in the summer transfer window for the first time — and even more cash is expected to change hands on deadline day. English teams, who have until 11pm tonight to complete their business, have already spent £130m more than they did last summer. According to figures from Deloitte's [...]
Manchester City and Manchester United account for nearly 40 per cent of all Premier League transfer spend following Claudio Bravo arrival

August 25, 2016

Manchester has accounted for well over a third of all Premier League transfer expenditure this summer as City and United have engaged in a transfer arms race for their new managers. With Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho taking the reins at the Etihad Stadium and Old Trafford respectively, the two clubs have spent more money than ever [...]
US Open 2016 prize money: Richest tournament in tennis offers huge earnings boost to Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and co

August 25, 2016

The biggest prize in tennis has grown to record levels this year, with the US Open offering $3.5m (£2.7m) to its men’s and women’s singles champion. Tennis stars can come away from Flushing Meadows flush with cash after the US Open cemented its position as tennis’ most generous tournament by adding $200,000 to the pay cheque handed to [...]

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