Amid the flux elsewhere, Leicester, Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool are trusting in the formulae that worked for them last season. LONDON - Jaw-dropping new broadcast deals totalling 8.3 billion pounds ($10.9 billion, 9.8 billion euros) have enabled the English Premier League to assemble a dazzling galaxy of stars for the 2016-17 season. Young talents such as Leroy Sane and Gabriel Jesus have arrived for combined fees exceeding 100 million pounds. Chelsea have prised N'Golo Kante from Leicester for 30 million pounds and spent a similar amount to sign Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi from Marseille. England's 20 elite clubs took a month to break through the 500 million pounds barrier in transfer spending and they are tipped to surpass the one billion pounds mark by the time the window closes on August 31.

Source: Bangkok Post August 08, 2016 23:26 UTC