Premier League clubs made a profit in a transfer window for the first time in January despite spending in record-breaking fashion.
Levels of spending for the 2016-17 season have reached a record of almost £1.4billion, thanks mainly to the astonishing £1.165bn forked out in the last transfer window.
Another £215m was shelled out over the past month – a six-year high and the second-highest amount in a January window – with Southampton and Burnley among those to secure big deals for Napoli’s Manolo Gabbiadini and Norwich City’s Robbie Brady respectively on deadline day.
However, the continued rise of spending in the lucrative Chinese Super League, coupled with high transfer fees from Championship teams, meant top-flight teams received £40m more than they spent, according to analysis from Deloitte Sports Business Group.
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