Premier League 2025/26 is the most fierce championship race in history

Spending of champion candidates

Arsenal, Man City and Chelsea will try to regain the crown from the Liverpool champion, and the financial expenditure of this quartet so far is huge. But the teams are trying to narrow the gap, such as Newcastle and Aston Villa, and the giants in decline, MU and Tottenham, are at risk of being left behind.

Arsenal will reach 180 million pounds when they complete the £ 63.5 million deal for Sporting's striker Viktor Gyokeres, after supplementing midfielder Martín Zubimendi (£ 51 million), Winger Noni Madueke (48), midfielder Christian Norgaard (10) and goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga (5) into Mikel Arteta's squad. Meanwhile, Chelsea and Man City have spent a total of £ 260 million this summer for names like Jo Moc Pedro (60), Jamie Gittens (51.5), Tijjani Reijders (46,3), Rayan Ait-Nouri (36,3) and Rayan Cherki (34).

But no one made a strong statement with Liverpool, the team complied with the principle of strengthening strength while at the peak by investing 185.5 million pounds in Arne Slot's squad. When The Reds completed the £ 69 million contract with Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike over the weekend, after breaking the club's transfer record with a deal over £ 100 million for Bayer Leverkusen's midfielder Florian Wirtz (with £ 16 million on surcharges), the club will raise the total summer spending to 254.5 million pounds. Besides the Milos Kerkez (40), Jeremie Frimpong (29.5) and Giorgi Mamardashvili (29) have been completed.

Obviously, the master preparing for the new season of the Top 4 is extremely serious. The Premier League championship has been burned right now by financial departments at Anfield, Emirates, Stamford Bridge and Etihad.

But Liverpool won the 2024/25 season championship with a 10 -point difference compared to Arsenal, so whether Slot's team could be surpassed after a large expenditure for new players this summer? With The Reds still interested in a deal worth more than 130 million pounds for Newcastle Alexander Isak, who can become a serious target if Darwin Núñez, Luis Díaz and Federico Chiesa leave Anfield before the transfer period on September 1, the champion is simply too strong compared to the rest.

The goals of the big men

If Gyokeres completed the movement from Sporting, Arsenal will have people they lack in the last 3 seasons. Madueke will supplement the quality and depth in the wing areas in the attack, while Zubimendi and Norgaard will be an upgrade compared to Jorginho and Thomas Partey, both of them leaving when the contract is out of this summer.

The addition of Man City is also very significant. That's right, Guardiola's squad witnessed Kevin de Bruyne and Kyle Walker this summer, with Jack Grealish, but names like Cherki, Reinders, Ait-Nouri and January Marroush contract showed signs that could meet the requirements.

Meanwhile, Chelsea's unexpected victory at FIFA Club World Cup this summer shows that the transfer investment worth more than £ 1 billion in the 3 -year club may be about to be effective.

While Chelsea and Man City have to wait for the interrupted summer will affect the physical strength of the players in the coming months, the positive point from Chelsea's Club World Cup campaign is the way they defeat PSG in the final.

Coach Enzo Maresca defeated PSG's Luis Enrique in a tactical confrontation by choosing the squad and the final approach, while the £ 60 million contract Joao Pedro seemed to be an immediate upgrade in the attack.

Chelsea had a starting line -up to defeat any opponent, but time would tell whether they had enough quality depth to actually turn it into a title of 4 teams next season. Arsenal and Man City have enhanced their positions with the recruitment. But Liverpool made the biggest statement because they simply could not stand still.

Their message sent to the rest is: “Get us if you can”. Therefore, the move to recruit Ekitike and wait to see another potential addition is Isak, is a ominous warning about their intentions to keep the crown.