Premier League Record Broken As Leeds Sign Okafor

Leeds United person signed AC Milan striker Noah Okafor for £18m to return spending by Premier League clubs this summertime to a grounds £2.37bn.

The Switzerland striker has joined nan Premier League nine connected a four-year deal.

The 25-year-old becomes Leeds' ninth summertime signing since winning nan Championship to unafraid their return to nan apical flight.

Okafor's presence intends Premier League clubs person now spent much than nan erstwhile grounds successful a azygous transportation window, nan £2.36bn full successful nan summertime of 2023.

The Swiss played for Basel and RB Salzburg earlier joining Milan connected a five-year woody successful 2023.

He scored 7 goals successful 54 games for nan Italian nine earlier ending past play connected indebtedness astatine Serie A rivals Napoli.

Okafor's presence astatine Elland Road takes nan full spent by Premier League clubs this summertime to £2.37bn, according to information from FootballTransfers.com.

Six Premier League clubs person surgery their nine transportation records successful this model to lend to nan grounds level of spending.

Brentford completed a woody of up to £42.5m to motion Burkina Faso guardant Dango Ouattara from Bournemouth, who spent £34.6m connected French centre-back Bafode Diakite.

Newly promoted Burnley and Sunderland person paid £25m and £26m respectively for French midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu and Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra, whose woody could emergence to £30m pinch add-ons.

Nottingham Forest person surgery their transportation grounds doubly this summer, first for Switzerland winger Dan Ndoye from Bologna, past 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 successful add-ons.

Should those add-ons beryllium achieved, Wirtz's move to Anfield would go a British transportation record, beating nan £107m Chelsea paid Benfica for Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez successful 2023.

And pinch 10 days to spell successful nan window, it is definite that an moreover bigger grounds will beryllium set.