Soccer Football - FA Cup Fourth Round - Yeovil Town vs Manchester United - Huish Park, Yeovil, Britain - January 26, 2018 Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring their fourth goal Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
MADRID (Reuters) - Football clubs across the world splashed out a record $6.37 billion on players during 2017 with English teams again the biggest spenders, FIFA’s Global Transfer Market Report said.
The total paid out was about 33 percent more than in 2016 as English clubs led the way with a net spend of $988 million on squad improvement.
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