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Chelsea Set New EPL Spending Record At £278m After Signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Chelsea completed a record-breaking summer by signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Barcelona late on transfer deadline day.

The Blues also added Swiss midfielder Denis Zakaria on a loan deal from Juventus on the final day of the window.

Zakaria was Chelsea's 13th and final signing of the summer, after big money had already been spent on Kalidou Koulibaly, Raheem Sterling, Marc Cucurella, Wesley Fofana and Carney Chukwuemeka.

Chelsea also added youngsters Eddie Beach, Omari Hutchinson, Zak Sturge, Tyler Dibling, Gabriel Slonina and Cesare Casadei.

According to BBC Sport, Chelsea paid Barca £10.3 million for Aubameyang, who has signed a two-year contract at Stamford Bridge.

As reported by Sky Sports, the Aubameyang deal took Chelsea's overall summer spending on transfer fees to £278.4m.

That figure is said to have broken the Premier League record for the highest spend by a club in any transfer window.

Chelsea were one of two EPL clubs to spend over £200m this summer. Manchester United reportedly splashed out £227.4m.

A general view from inside Stamford Bridge during a match in May 2022

Chelsea have set a new Premier League record for spending in a transfer window

Five players also left Chelsea on deadline day.

Marcos Alonso was released and is expected to join Barcelona.

Billy Gilmour and Tyler Dibling moved to Brighton and Southampton respectively.

Xavier Mbuyamba departed for Volendam in Holland, while Kenedy signed for Spanish side Real Valladolid.