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Daily Mirror
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John Cross

Premier League transfers close in on record £2bn thanks to Man Utd and Chelsea sprees

The Premier League's summer spending hit record levels as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made a deadline day move to Chelsea.

Former Arsenal captain Aubameyang, 33, was the headline move on a frantic day of last-minute transfer activity which saw the amount shelled out by clubs in England's top-flight hurtle towards the £2billion mark.

Chelsea’s new owner Todd Boehly has made the Blues the biggest spenders in the window having splashed out in excess of £250m on new players. Gabon striker Aubameyang headed to London from Barcelona on Thursday night with defender Marcos Alonso a makeweight going the other way in a £6m player-plus-cash deal.

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