Premier League clubs go crazy on transfer deadline day as total spending reaches £1.2BILLION
CASH-CRAZY Prem clubs went deadline-day doolally to complete a record £1.2BILLION summer spree.
And the spending continued right up until the transfer window shut at 11pm, with Spurs hijacking Everton’s £30m move for Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko.
David Luiz kicked off proceedings, making a sensational return to Chelsea by Eurostar, while Jack Wilshere swapped Arsenal for a year at Bournemouth.
Luiz’s £32m switch from Paris Saint-Germain was the highest fee of the day as deals smashed the £1bn barrier for the first time.
Luiz, who moved to PSG for £50m two years ago, caught the Eurostar from Paris to St Pancras to seal an emotional return to Stamford Bridge.
Down on the south coast, England midfielder Wilshere was agreeing to a season with Bournemouth in a bid to get his injury-wracked career back on track.
The one-time Gunners golden boy, 24, will cost the Cherries £6m before he has even kicked a ball — a £2m loan fee plus £80,000 a week basic wages.
And Wilshere will collect another £50,000 for each appearance!
Chelsea also completed a £23m swoop for Fiorentina left-back Marcos Alonso, 25, who said: “I’m very happy.
This is the perfect place for me to continue developing. It’s time to win some titles.”
The Algerian said: “To join Leicester is a huge honour. I will give it absolutely everything.”
And just before 11pm, French midfielder Sissoko, 27, became the final big signing of the window when he snubbed Everton to seal a £30m move to Tottenham.
Sunderland paid a club-record £13.6m to land midfielder Didier Ndong, 22, from French side Lorient.
And Burnley made Derby midfielder Jeff Hendrick, 24, their most expensive player at £10.5m.