Miguel Delaney: Premier League getting high on its own supply – with all the money making clubs act mad in many ways

Miguel Delaney: Premier League getting high on its own supply – with all the money making clubs act mad in many ways

Alexander Isak's move from Newcastle to Liverpool shattered the British transfer record in a summer of feverish spending. Photo: Liverpool FC via Getty Images

As deadline day ticked into the final hours, and some negotiations hit moments of high tension, certain Premier League executives were so angered by each other that they said they were glad for the international break.

“Everyone,” in the words of one source, “needs a chance to cool down.” There are stories of football figures actively trying to get one over on each other.