In total, Chelsea have paid Villa £163.5m for players since 2022, while Villa have spent £102.5m on Chelsea players, including Axel Disasi's loan fee.

Eight of the 10 deals involve Premier League clubs, either as buyers or sellers, underlining the English top flight's central role in driving the market. Four of the five biggest transfers are also Premier League deals.

From Manchester United’s latest attacking addition to PSG’s defensive reinforcement, here’s a look at the latest moves and rumours in the transfer market:

Real Madrid have agreed to sign River Plate's young forward Franco Mastantuono for an initial fee of about $45 million, a spokesman for the Argentine club told Reuters on Thursday.

Mikel Arteta is willing to break Arsenal's transfer budget in a bid to land a star striker to spearhead their Premier League title challenge next season.