1.71 billion expenses of English clubs at the Mercato

A record world record in regards to a defender's signing and intense activity on the last day were the highlight of the English Premier League's summer transfer market, which ended yesterday after spending a total of 1, 41 billion pounds ($ 1.71 billion).

The total spend of the Premier League clubs on the transfer market, announced by Deloitte's group of sporting sports service companies, are the second in the history of the competition. The top performing clubs in 2017 spent £ 1.43 billion.

Deloitte's partner, Dan Jones, said in a statement that Premier League clubs' spending on the transfer market continued to be motivated by success on the pitch at different levels, with clubs competing for the title of Premier League and qualifying for the Champions League as well as to stay in the Premier League.

Of the top 20 clubs in the Premier League, 11 broke their own record and the last day saw contracts worth £ 170m.

With the exception of Liverpool, which provided a limited activity, and Chelsea, which is subject to a ban preventing it from entering into agreements, the Premier League Premier Clubs have spent significant amounts in their contracts.

Arsenal was the biggest spender, registering 155 million pounds and breaking the record of its contracts, by signing Nicolas Pepe of Lille for 72 million pounds.

Manchester City finished second in the Premier League with 150 million pounds, thanks to the signing of Rodrigo Hernandez, Joao Cancelo and Angelino. He also hired goaltender Scott Carson on loan.

Manchester United came in third with 145 million pounds, of which 80 million were spent by the club for the services of Harry Maguire, the world's highest football defender.

Premier League rivals Aston Villa invested about 125 million pounds in their 12-man squad, while Everton spent just under 40 million pounds against Alex Ayoubi of Arsenal at the last day for a total of 110 million.

Tottenham spent 105 million pounds, including 53 million for Tangier Indombele and 25 million for Ryan Cisignon, while West Ham, Leicester City and Wolverhampton spent more than 80 million.