LONDON - David Luiz made a surprise return to Chelsea on Wednesday as English Premier League clubs splashed out on the final day of a record-breaking, billion-pound mid-year transfer window. "There is that much money flying around since the TV deal that clubs can afford to break their transfer records. Italy's Serie A, the next biggest spender, parted with pound sterling595 million (700 million euros), according to industry website transfermarkt.com. Chelsea also landed Spanish left-back Marcos Alonso from Fiorentina for a reported pound sterling23 million, while their Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado left for Juventus on a three-year loan. Mario Balotelli's miserable spell at Liverpool is finally over after he joined French club Nice on a free transfer.

Source: Bangkok Post September 01, 2016 04:41 UTC