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The 鈥渙bscene amounts of money鈥� in modern football is 鈥渕adness鈥� according to former Tottenham, West Ham and Stoke City winger Matthew Etherington.

Premier League clubs spent 拢1.165bn on players in the summer transfer window, smashing last year鈥檚 record of 拢870m. 13 Premier League clubs have also broken their transfer records.

鈥淚 thought that two or three years ago it would hit a peak and level out, but it seems to be getting higher and higher,鈥� Etherington said.

Premier League clubs have benefited from a record 拢5.1bn television deal which came into effect this season.

This clip is originally from 5 live Breakfast on 01 September 2016