The transfer window in Europe's Big Five leagues closed on Monday, and the numbers are in. While they're a little fuzzy (see below) what's not in doubt is that, overall, this was a huge window in terms of both the volume and scale of transfers.

The Premier League dominated the spending, which isn't surprising given its annual revenue of €7.14 billion is nearly as much as the next two highest grossing leagues -- LaLiga, with €3.651bn and Germany 's Bundesliga , with €3.619bn -- combined. According to Transfermarkt data, the English top flight's net spend -- defined as "transfer fees spent on acquiring players minus transfer fees received on moving players out" -- stood at €1.512bn ($1.76bn), which is a record amount even when you adjust for inflation.

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