THE E.P.L. CLUBS HAVE SPENT 710 MILLION POUNDS.

The E.P.L. clubs have spent a record 710 million pounds in the 2011-12 summer transfer window. The top five clubs spent 485 million pounds, a increase of 33 percent.This year Manchester United spent 50 million pounds.Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool Manchester United and Manchester City spent a record 225 million pounds.
In the year 2008 when Sheikh Mansoor took over Manchester City 675 million pounds was spent.According to Deolitte found clubs this year spent 165 million pounds on English players up by 50 million pounds then last year. Because of the Home Grown players rule players like Stuart Downing, Ashley Young,Jordan Henderson were signed.