The battle for the first league? The newly promoted teams spent 30 times more than the three La Liga teams this summer.

Maybe in past years, there was still controversy over which league was the top one, but as the Premier League continues to invest, its income has become the highest among the top five leagues, eliminating any disputes; the Premier League is the top league. It can only be said that financial resources are needed to maintain strength; football is a sport of wealth. As the saying goes, looking at the whole from a part, just consider the spending of this summer's three promoted teams in the Premier League compared to those in La Liga—it's shocking. The three La Liga teams spent only 1/30 of what the Premier League teams did this summer.

According to the latest report from the Spanish media "Marca," the three promoted teams in La Liga for the 2025-26 season (Real Oviedo, Levante, Elche) spent a total of 10.1 million euros this summer. In contrast, the three promoted teams in the Premier League (Sunderland, Leeds United, Burnley), representing the league with the strongest purchasing power, collectively spent over 300 million euros, approximately 30 times more than the three La Liga teams. Perhaps this illustrates the significant gap between the Premier League and La Liga!

Spending data for the three promoted teams in La Liga for the 2025-26 season this summer:

Real Oviedo (4 million euros), Levante (2.5 million euros), Elche (3.6 million euros)

Spending data for the three promoted teams in the Premier League for the 2025-26 season this summer:

Sunderland (141.4 million euros), Leeds United (85.4 million euros), Burnley (73.95 million euros)

It must be said that even mid-tier or newly promoted teams in the Premier League possess strong purchasing power, along with numerous star players and competitive spirit; the Premier League is indeed the toughest league to play in.