LONDON: Manchester United were the biggest spenders on the Premier League’s transfer deadline day as they splashed out 82 million pound on Ajax forward Antony, while Chelsea’s frenzied spree culminated with a swoop for Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Against the background of Britain’s cost of living crisis, Premier League clubs showed no caution, reportedly breaking the all-time record spending total for an entire season with an incredible pound sterling2 billion changing hands in just one transfer window.
The previous pound sterling1.86 billion record from 2017-18 was surpassed because United and their…