This summer, Premier League clubs' signing strategies have changed significantly. They pay more attention to signing from other clubs in the same league, and the data also proves this. According to statistics from the German transfer market, the proportion of signings from other leagues in the Premier League this summer is 76%, hitting a new low in the past 10 years.
The following are the proportion of Premier League clubs recruiting from other leagues in the past 10 years:
2016-17 season: 82%
2017-18 season: 82%
2018-19 season: 91%
2019-20 season: 88%
2020-21 season: 87%
2021-22 season: 88%
2022-23 season: 86%
2023-24 season: 85%
2024-25 season: 80%
2025-26 season: 76%
source:ty so 7m vn