Premier League clubs ranked by net spend | 2023 summer transfer window
Premier League clubs spent £2.36 billion in the 2023 summer transfer window, setting a new record.
The previous record was set last summer at £1.92bn. As much as £424.8m of this year’s outlay was splurged by Chelsea.
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In July, Declan Rice’s £105m move to Arsenal became the most expensive transfer from one Premier League side to another in the competition’s history, until Chelsea broke the record once again by finally bringing Moises Caicedo to Stamford Bridge from Brighton. It was a throwback to a few years ago when Liverpool’s world-record fee for a goalkeeper in Alisson lasted just a few days before Chelsea signed Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Rice’s former side West Ham took their time but ultimately spent some of their windfall on midfield reinforcements, adding Ajax’s Edson Alvarez, who can also play centre-back and set-piece specialist James Ward-Prowse who, after joining Southampton as a youngster, has finally moved on. Mohammed Kudus has also arrived for around £40m.
Arsenal’s North London rivals Tottenham have been busy this summer, too, after Harry Kane’s transfer to Bayern Munich. James Maddison, Manor Soloman, Micky van de Ven and Guglielmo Vicario among others all signed up for ‘Ange Ball’. Meanwhile, Dejan Kulusevski and Pedro Porro’s loan deals were both made permanent.
Mauricio Pochettino also started his clear-out at Chelsea, with no fewer than 21 players leaving the club either permanently or loan. These outgoings include some of the core players from their 2021 Champions League success; Cesar Azpilicueta, Mason Mount, Kai Havertz, Edouard Mendy and N’Golo Kante, to name just a few.
Below are the 20 Premier League clubs ranked in order of net spend since the start of the 2023/24 summer transfer window.
| Club | Money Spent | Money Received | Net Spend |
| Chelsea | £424.8m | £220.1m | £204.7m |
| Arsenal | £203.5m | £78.8m | £124.7m |
| Man Utd | £167.4m | £42.9m | £124.5m |
| Bournemouth | £109.9m | £0 | £109.9m |
| Tottenham | £213.4m | £110m | £103.4m |
| Liverpool | £145.4m | £52m | £93.4m |
| Burnley | £92.1m | £0 | £92.1m |
| Newcastle | £130.8m | £42.2m | £88.6m |
| Man City | £211.1m | £135.6m | £75.5m |
| Nottingham Forest | £104.5m | £55.6m | £54.5m |
| Aston Villa | £84.9m | £41.5m | £43.4m |
| Brentford | £55.4m | £5.2m | £50.2m |
| Crystal Palace | £36m | £800k | £35.2m |
| Luton Town | £20m | £0 | £20m |
| Sheffield Utd | £41.8m | £35m | -£6.8m |
| Fulham | £61.3m | £50m | -£11.3m |
| West Ham | £119.8m | £136.8m | -£17m |
| Everton | £37m | £57.6m | -£20.6m |
| Wolves | £79.9m | £142.5m | -£62.6m |
| Brighton | £84m | £178.7m | -£94.7m |
Transfer fees sourced from the Guardian
Below are the 20 Premier League clubs ranked in order of net spend since the start of the 2021/22 summer transfer window.
| Club | Money Spent | Money Received | Net Spend |
| Chelsea | €1,193,590,000 | €483,740,000 | €709,850,000 |
| Man Utd | €591,980,000 | €110,090,000 | €481,890,000 |
| Arsenal | €594,240,000 | €123,100,000 | €471,140,000 |
| Newcastle | €469,050,000 | €58,660,000 | €410,390,000 |
| Tottenham | €522,400,000 | €195,570,000 | €326,830,000 |
| Nottingham Forest | €328,930,000 | €70,695,000 | €258,235,000 |
| Liverpool | €396,300,000 | €170,950,000 | €225,350,000 |
| West Ham | €398,560,000 | €182,190,000 | €216,370,000 |
| Bournemouth | €223,430,000 | €28,400,000 | €195,030,000 |
| Crystal Palace | €170,920,000 | €5,460,000 | €165,460,000 |
| Man City | €532,500,000 | €370,470,000 | €162,030,000 |
| Brentford | €154,550,000 | €14,690,000 | €139,860,000 |
| Aston Villa | €322,940,000 | €213,550,000 | €109,390,000 |
| Burnley | €203,650,000 | €120,760,000 | €82,890,000 |
| Fulham | €161,670,000 | €80,700,000 | €80,970,000 |
| Wolves | €308,710,000 | €262,370,000 | €46,340,000 |
| Luton Town | €24,870,000 | €1,350,000 | €23,520,000 |
| Sheffield United | €69,250,000 | €58,900,000 | €10,350,000 |
| Everton | €158,200,000 | €223,100,000 | -€64,900,000 |
| Brighton | €231,900,000 | €406,900,000 | -€175,000,000 |
