Mexican midfielder Erik Lira's transfer to AS Monaco failed because the club's foreign player quota was not freed before the French transfer window closed on September 1. ^[1] The Premier League's summer transfer spending reached a record £3.46bn, surpassing last season's total of over £3bn and the five-year-old figure of £1.13bn. ^[2] AS Monaco was willing to pay 8 million euros plus 3 million in variables for the 25-year-old Mexican midfielder Erik Lira. ^[3] The transfer deal between Erik Lira and AS Monaco collapsed because the foreign player quota at the Monegasque club was not available before the deadline. ^[4] Chelsea spent £349m to back new boss Xabi Alonso, while Tottenham Hotspur splashed out £303m to rebuild after two seasons close to relegation. ^[5] City signed midfielder Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest for £116m, Morgan Rogers switched from Aston Villa to Chelsea for £117m, and Liverpool agreed to pay an initial £107m to Paris Saint-Germain for France forward Bradley Barcola, with that deal likely to rise to £120m. ^[6] Manchester City led the league in spending with £458m as new manager Enzo Maresca assembled his first squad. ^[7] The failure of Erik Lira's transfer was caused by a domino effect resulting from the delayed departure of American striker Folarin Balogun to Everton. ^[8]