Liverpool’s move for Isak was the biggest of deadline day for Premier League clubs

Records look set to tumble as Liverpool near the £125m signing of Alexander Isak from Newcastle United, taking Premier League summer spending to £3bn.

A flurry of activity on transfer deadline day saw the majority of top-flight clubs close in on last-minute deals before business closes at 7pm.

Spending was set to breach the £3bn mark for the first time, comfortably eclipsing the previous high of £2.4bn in 2023 – the only occasion total transfer fees have surpassed £2bn.

The total is almost three times the £1.2bn outlay just four years ago, when Premier League clubs were forced to tighten their belts by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

It stood at £2.7bn on Monday afternoon, when most deals incl

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