With the Premier League season set to start this weekned, over £1.1billion has been spent in transfer fees by Premier League clubs so far this summer.
Newcastle United have spent in the region of £60million on Matt Targett from Aston Villa, Nick Pope from Burnley and Sven Botman from Lille.
But Eddie Howe’s side have gone a month without another senior signing as they look to strengthen before the transfer window slams shut at the start of September.
Some clubs are yet to spend a penny this transfer window whilst two have already paid in excess of £100million on new players - according to data from transfermarkt.co.uk.

9. Aston Villa - £49.05m
Villa got their transfer business done early in the window made Philippe Coutinho’s loan from Barcelona permanent for £18million. They also acquired Brazilian defender Diego Carlos from Sevilla for £27.9million.

10. Southampton - £50.76m
The £12.6million signing of Gavin Bazunu from Manchester City is the biggest piece of business Southampton have done so far. They have also secured defender Armel Bella-Kotchap, Sekou Mara, Romeo Lavia and Joe Aribo. Photo: Jason Brown

11. Newcastle United - £59.40m
Newcastle were one of the early pace setters in the transfer window with the signings of Matt Targett, Nick Pope and Sven Botman all within the opening month of the window. But they are yet to make a signing since and haven’t recouped any significant fees through player sales.

12. Manchester United - £65.13m
The £51.63 transfer of Lisandro Martinez from Ajax has taken up a large chunk of Manchester United’s transfer spend so far. They have also captured Christian Eriksen on a free transfer. | Getty Images


