Leicester

The Premier League's summer transfer window saw clubs spend almost £2bn in all.

Data from Footballtransfers.com, external shows the biggest net spend by a club - that’s all the money spent minus all that came in from sales - was Brighton.

The Seagulls had a net spend of £153.5m.

On the flip side, the club who generated the biggest net summer profit on transfers was Manchester City, who made £115.8m, thanks in large part to the sale of Julian Alvarez.

Leicester had a net spend of £46m.

Former Foxes striker Matty Fryatt believes Leicester City's successful appeal against an alleged breach of the Premier League Profit and Sustainability (PSR) rules is a "massive win off the pitch" for the club.

Speaking on the latest episode of BBC Radio Leicester's When You're Smiling podcast, Fryatt said: "They had a cloud hanging over them.

"The fact is you have got to take care of your own business and get the points on the pitch, but they have been relieved of the possible five to 10 point deduction.

"You have got to hand it to the lawyers - they have been really clever. The devil is in the detail and, if it isn't written in the rules, Leicester have played it really well. They haven't done anything wrong with their accounting, which is governed by the rules.

"Other clubs may feel differently away from it, especially Nottingham Forest and Everton.

"It does galvanise teams - we saw that last season with both Everton and Forest. It seemed to bring those teams together, so it should give them a massive boost and instil even more belief.

"The pressure is on. There is now nothing to distract them, and there have been several signings coming in, so it is all about how they are going to perform and not the potential excuses."

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We asked you for your views on how Leicester have started the season - and where you thought they might finish.

In our quick poll on Wednesday, almost 80% thought the Foxes would avoid relegation, with 47% of all who took part believing Steve Cooper's side would finish between 11th and 16th.

Here are some of your comments:

Maks: There's more fight in this group than we've seen in a while, which is pleasantly surprising. A couple of small tweaks to our tactics and we will be a competitive force to stay up.

Stephen: It will be a struggle to stay in the Premier League. Naive defending at times and a lack of creativity going forward. I asked those sat around me, is it better to be top of the Championship or bottom of the Premier League? Most agreed top of Championship as the feel-good factor when leaving the ground is high on people's priority list. Seventeenth at best.

Paul: Satisfied with our incomings but disappointed we couldn't offload a couple of others. I am concerned with the fact Cooper appears to think playing three defensive midfielders will promote attacking football.

Reuben: One really good thing: we won't be getting a points deduction. Bad thing: we only seem capable of playing against the big teams and only in the second half when we're already losing.

Carl: Cooper needs to set his team up to pass the ball forward and not sideways and backwards all the time. The players need belief and encouragement to play more on the front foot. It is so very frustrating to watch at the moment, especially when we have such talent in forward areas. We look a Premier League team when we pass quickly and forwards!