
Was this the summer the Premier League ate itself?
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This summer the Premier League smashed the record for spending within the division, with £1.7bn worth of transfers between Premier League clubs alone.
Kate Mason is joined by Adam Crafton, Matt Slater and Rob Green to get into what this means for football here in the UK and why player prices are so high.
Plus, Tim Bridge, lead partner of Deloitte's Sports Business Group, drops in to talk about the impact on the wider game and growing wealth gaps across Europe.
Host: Kate Mason
With: Adam Crafton, Matt Slater, Rob Green
Featuring: Tim Bridge
Executive Producer: Adam Jones
Producer: Jay Beale
Videographer: Lara Sinclair
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