With 50 days to go until the Premier League transfer window closes, clubs have spent more money on transfers at this stage of a summer than ever before.
Data from Transfermarkt shows that Premier League clubs have spent £1.03bn on players since the transfer window first opened at the start of June.
The highest figure, by this stage, had been the £800m spent in the summer of 2022.
"We noted a very obvious dip in spending after Covid but it would seem as though most Premier League clubs have overcome those difficulties and are now back to spending money with very little concern," said Transfermarkt's UK area manager Stefan Bienkowski.