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Hugo Ekitike of Eintracht Frankfurt (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

Premier League clubs are on course for another huge summer of spending as Liverpool, Manchester United, and Chelsea look to reshape their squads ahead of the new season.

The Premier League champions have already spent more than £150m on Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez and are set to increase that sum further after agreeing a deal worth a potential £79m for Eintracht Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike.

Meanwhile, United's spending stands at just below £70m after the additions of Matheus Cunha and Diego Leon.



However, that sum is set to more than double after the Old Trafford side agreed a £71m deal with Brentford for Bryan Mbeumo over the weekend.

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At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, fresh from their recent Club World Cup triumph, are on course for another summer of extravagant spending, with the additions of Jamie Gittens, Joao Pedro, and Liam Delap, totalling more than £150m.

But the spending of Premier League clubs hasn't stopped there, with Noni Madueke last week leaving Chelsea to join Arsenal in a deal worth roughly £50m.

And Madueke's former Stamford Bridge team-mate Nicolas Jackson could soon be out of the door too, with the Senegal international reportedly holding talks with Manchester United earlier this month.

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Interestingly, there is one individual at the centre of a lot of the Premier League's deals this summer, Ali Barat.

Barat, who is the owner of Epic Sport agency, has been involved in several high-profile deals already this summer, including Madueke's switch across London and Dean Huijsen's transfer from Bournemouth to Real Madrid.

Barat, crowned the Agent of the Year at the Golden Boy awards in 2023 after brokering high-profile moves for Moises Caicedo and Jackson to join Chelsea, is also overseeing Ekitike's move from Frankfurt to Anfield.

Now, after a string of high-profile negotiations, Barat is regarded as one of the game's newest 'super agents,' similarly to Jorge Mendes.

After Ekitike's move to Anfield is finalised, Barat's is likely to turn to sourcing moves for some of his other clients, including Xavi Simons and Jackson.

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