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Why, and how, Premier League clubs are still cutting back despite record net spend

The summer transfer window in Europe's big five leagues closed on Monday, and it was huge in terms of scale and volume of transfers -- including Arsenal's move for Eberechi Eze. So what did we learn overall about the state of the sport?

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