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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Gardner

Big-spending Saudis contribute £700million to record £6billion transfer total

AP

A record sum of almost £6billion was spent on international transfer deals this summer, with Saudi clubs’ spending topping £700million.

The outlay by clubs in the Pro League was second only to the Premier League, whose teams spent just under £1.6bn on overseas deals alone, according to FIFA’s International Transfer Snapshot which was published on Friday.

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