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Uefa believes "a clear two-speed system" is emerging in the transfer market as a result of the huge spending by Premier League clubs this summer.
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system → publish → clubs
In its latest European club talent and competition landscape report, European football's governing body laid bare just how dominant the transfer activity of English clubs has become.
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activity → lay → clubs
Uefa's report said that the estimated €4.6bn (£4bn) spend by Premier League clubs is "larger than that of the next eight largest European countries combined".
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spend → say → countries
Andrea Traverso, Uefa's executive director of finance, said that this trend "raises concerns".
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trend → say → concerns
"Transfer values continue to rise sharply, particularly in the English market, increasing future pressure on club financial results," Traverso wrote.
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Traverso → continue → results
"These developments also point to an increasing concentration of talent and a growing polarisation of the market, with the emergence of a clear two-speed system.
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developments → point → system
"English clubs were involved in more than 60% of the deals and paid an average of around €24m (£20.7m) per inbound player, compared with only around €4m (£3.4m) to €5m (£4.3m) in the other major European leagues, underlining a widening gap in purchasing power."
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clubs → involve → power
Traverso said that any "correction in transfer values" or "slowdown in buyer demand" could have serious implications for any club carrying debt.
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correction → say → debt
The report added that the transfer spend of the 20 Premier League clubs this year is "equivalent to 56% of their annual revenue" - much higher than the 33% average of the pre-Covid decade.
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spend → add → decade
Uefa also highlighted the increasing trend for English clubs to do big-value transfers between each other, which showed a 44% increase to €1.55bn (£1.33bn).
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which → highlight → 1.55bn
The English domestic market was "as large in fee value as the next five market flows combined".
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market → combine → flows
A market flow describes league-to-league deals.
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flow → describe → deals
The number of European transfer fees paid above €50m has significantly increased, from 14 in the summer of 2024 to 23 in 2025.
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number → pay → 2025
In 2026 there was another jump to 35 such deals, of which Premier League clubs were responsible for 29.
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clubs → be → 29
With pressure to pass financial regulations, clubs have increasingly looked to sell academy players as they provide pure profit on the books.
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they → pass → books
European clubs generated an estimated profit of €6.8bn (£5.85bn) on these sales over the summer, an increase of €655m (£564bn) on 2025.
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clubs → generate → 2025
Uefa also found little evidence of clubs using multi-club ownership structures to move players for inflated or reduced fees.
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clubs → find → fees
Total transfer fees of such deals were €152m (£130.8m) with an estimated market value of €159m (£136.8m).
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fees → estimate → 159
More than half of this spend came from transfers between Chelsea and Strasbourg.
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half → come → Chelsea
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