The transfer record was shattered at the start of August when PSG signed Neymar for the eye-watering sum of £200m - a fee that Jose Mourinho claimed represented value for money.
Early business meant that Premier League clubs had already forked out £309m by the time the summer window officially opened on July 1 and one August 3 deal - Kelechi Iheanacho to Leicester from Manchester City - took top-flight spending in England past the £1bn mark.