This summer, while preparing for the new season, several English teams were very active in the transfer market, acquiring new players for substantial sums of money and even setting a new world transfer record. However, the preparation for the season is now over and the new Premier League season kicks off with a match between Hull City and Leicester City. Before the start of the first matches, let's take a look at the 15 most expensive purchases of English clubs this summer.
15. Nolito. From Celta to Manchester City for 18 million euros;
14. Ahmed Musa. From CSKA to Leicester City for 19.5 million euros;
13. Andre Ayew. From Swansea to West Ham United for 24.1 million euros;
12. Ilkay Gundogan. From Borussia to Manchester City for 27 million euros;
11. Georginio Wijnaldum. From Newcastle United to Liverpool for 27.5 million euros;
10. Gabriel Jesus. From Palmeiras to Manchester City for 32 million euros;
9. N'Golo Kante. From Leicester City to Chelsea for 35.8 million euros;
8. Eric Bailly. From Villarreal to Manchester United for 38 million euros;
7. Mitchy Batshuayi. From Marseille to Chelsea for 39 million euros;
6. Sadio Mane. From Southampton to Liverpool for 41.2 million euros;
5. Henrikh Mkhitaryan. From Borussia to Manchester United for 42 million euros;
4. Granit Xhaka. From Gladbach to Arsenal for 45 million euros;
3. Leroy Sane. From Schalke to Manchester City for 50 million euros;
2. John Stones. From Everton to Manchester City for 55.6 million euros;
1. Paul Pogba. From Juventus to Manchester United for 105 million euros.
