Weekly Market Snapshot
Transfer Window
Until Sep 1
Closes September 1 2026 at 11pm BST — Deadline Day in 2 weeks — record spending summer with over £3B spent in Premier League alone already
Biggest Transfers
Done
Morgan Rogers Chelsea £117M · Elliot Anderson Man City €135M · Sandro Tonali Tottenham €108M · Anthony Gordon Barcelona €80M · Rodri Barcelona (undisclosed) · Isak Liverpool (undisclosed)
Matchday 1
All Win
Premier League season opened August 21 — Arsenal beat Brentford 2-0 · Chelsea beat Wolves 3-1 · Manchester City beat Ipswich 4-0 · Liverpool beat Southampton 3-0
Champions League
Sep 1
Group stage draw September 1 — 36 team league phase begins September 16
Week of
Aug 2026
Updated by Vicente Brandão
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By the Numbers
Data & Numbers
Sep 1
Transfer Deadline Day — September 1 2026 — 11pm BST
Source: Premier League
£117M
Morgan Rogers — Chelsea — most expensive British player ever
Source: Premier League
€135M
Elliot Anderson — Man City — British record before the Rogers deal
Source: Premier League
€108M
Sandro Tonali — Tottenham — biggest non-Champions League signing ever
Source: Premier League
€80M
Anthony Gordon — Barcelona — from Newcastle
Source: Premier League
Aug 21
Premier League Season 2026-27 — Matchday 1 complete — August 21
Source: Premier League
Sep 16
Champions League 36 team league phase — begins September 16
Source: UEFA
85%
SCR replaces PSR 2026-27 — 85% squad cost cap — first full season
Source: Premier League
Section
From the Iberian Lens
The Iberian Lens covers La Liga and Primeira Liga financial stories that English-language media misses.