Clubs in England spent over £1billion on international transfers - £500m more than any country - in 2021, despite the financial uncertainties created by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The amount spent was recorded in FIFA's figures as 1.386bn US dollars, equating to just over £1billion and dwarfing the second-highest spending country, Italy, by more than £500million.
Premier League clubs, chiefly boosted by world-beating broadcasting deals, were the buyers in seven of the 10 biggest transfers in 2021.
TOP 20 BIGGEST SPENDERS
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