Clubs are now gearing up for the start of the new season and, while not every team has got all their signings in place, there has already been a lot of activity on the transfer market.

It’s not surprising but Premier League sides do make up the balk of the top ten biggest spenders. Revenue from TV means that they have the greatest room for manoeuvre when it comes to bringing in new additions.

There is one English club, though, that is much higher on this list than many people will be expecting but we’ll explain why if you read on.

Press the next page as we count down the European teams who have spent the most money on transfers so far this summer (based on stats from TMW).