The start of transfer window: La Liga dominated, Serie A surprises & EPL quiet

The summer transfer window is barely two days old but moves are already starting to flow around European football, with players and money moving freely around Europe's top five leagues.

Over 2,000 million euros have already been spent on over 250 players and coaches, and that number is only going to increase further throughout the summer.

The league to have spent the most

Teams in LaLiga Santander have been the biggest spenders so far, with their clubs splashing 681 million euros, 200 million euros more than those of Serie A in second. The most surprising stat is that the Premier League only sits third, with their window closing earlier than the rest on August 8.

In terms of clubs, it's Real Madrid who have spent the most as they've brought Rodrygo Goes, Eder Militao, Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic and Ferland Mendy in for 303 million euros, ahead of Bayern Munich on 118 million euros and Barcelona on 113 million euros.

The league with the most signings

Serie A's 71 signings is top of the charts this summer, followed by LaLiga Santander's 61 and the Bundesliga's 59. The Premier League is further behind on 33, as is Ligue 1's 32.

The most expensive signing

Unsurprisingly, it's Eden Hazard at Madrid after Los Blancos paid 100 million euros and 30 million euros in variables for the Belgian, ahead of Lucas Hernandez's 80 million euro move to Bayern Munich from Atletico Madrid. Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong completes the podium with his 75 million euro price tag.

Hazard tops Spain's list too, obviously, while Aaron Wan-Bissaka is the most expensive Premier League move and Kostas Manolas is the leader in Italy. Lucas Hernandez is top in Germany whereas Pablo Sarabia is the most expensive signing in France.

The club who have bought the most

Genoa's eight signings leads the way ahead of Paderborn's seven, while Alaves and Hellas Verona are level with six.

The most in-demand position

Forwards are hot property, with 83 attackers having moved ahead of the 82 defenders. Fifty-eight midfielders have moved, as have 26 goalkeepers.

The preferred nationality

Given LaLiga Santander's sides have spent freely it's no shock that the Spanish players are the ones who have moved more than anyone else, with 36 finding new homes, and 31 of those have come in Spain.

Italian players are second on 35 with all moves coming in Serie A, ahead of Germany's 26, of which all but one were on home soil.