Leeds United signed AC Milan striker Noah Okafor for 18m on a four-year deal. The 25-year-old becomes Leeds' ninth summer signing following promotion from the Championship. Okafor previously played for Basel and RB Salzburg before joining Milan in 2023, scoring seven goals in 54 games and finishing last season on loan at Napoli. Premier League clubs have now spent 2.37bn this summer, surpassing the 2.36bn record set in 2023. Six clubs have broken their club transfer records, with notable moves including Brentford's Ouattara signing, Nottingham Forest's double record fees, and Liverpool's capture of Florian Wirtz for 100m plus add-ons.
Image source, EPA Leeds United have signed AC Milan striker Noah Okafor for 18m to take spending by Premier League clubs this summer to a record 2.37bn. The Switzerland striker has joined the Premier League club on a four-year deal. The 25-year-old becomes Leeds' ninth summer signing since winning the Championship to secure their return to the top flight. Okafor's arrival means Premier League clubs have now spent more than the previous record in a single transfer window, the 2.36bn total in the summer of 2023.
Brentford completed a deal of up to 42.5m to sign Burkina Faso forward Dango Ouattara from Bournemouth, who spent 34.6m on French centre-back Bafode Diakite. Newly promoted Burnley and Sunderland have paid 25m and 26m respectively for French midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu and Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra, whose deal could rise to 30m with add-ons. Nottingham Forest have broken their transfer record twice this summer, first for Switzerland winger Dan Ndoye from Bologna, then winger Omari Hutchison from Ipswich for 37.5m.
In June, Liverpool signed Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for a guaranteed 100m and a further 16m in add-ons. Should those add-ons be achieved, Wirtz's move to Anfield would become a British transfer record, beating the 107m Chelsea paid Benfica for Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez in 2023. And with 10 days to go in the window, it is certain that an even bigger record will be set.
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