Premier League clubs ranked by net spend | 2024 transfer windows
Premier League clubs spent £2.36 billion in the 2023 summer transfer window, setting a new record.
Declan Rice’s £105 million 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 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, Alisson, lasted just a few days before Chelsea signed Kepa Arrizabalaga.
It was money well spent, as the former West Ham man helped the Gunners close the gap to Man City in a Premier League title race that went to the final day.
With the 2024 market now closed, having opened against the backdrop of two concurrent international tournaments, business started slowly before gaining momentum.
In the end, albeit unexpectedly, Chelsea were the biggest spenders (£206.7m), with their priciest acquisition being Pedro Neto, for whom they parted with £54m for his services. That is £1m shy of what Tottenham spent to acquire Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth, making that the overall most expensive Premier League signing of the summer.
However, when it comes to sales, champions Manchester City were in a league of their own, offloading £137 million worth of talent, including Julián Álvarez, for whom Atlético Madrid spent £64 million for his signature.
All three newly promoted teams — Ipswich, Southampton, and Leicester — have already been active in an attempt to stave off relegation after their predecessors were all demoted back to England’s second division last season. It was the first time since the 1997–98 season that all three teams who had been promoted were relegated.
Six months earlier, it had been an unusually quiet winter transfer window, as most teams felt no need to enter the market.
In this calendar year, it’s Brighton who have truly splashed the cash. Seven other clubs broke the £100m barrier, with Ipswich, Man Utd, Tottenham, West Ham, Southampton, Chelsea, and Aston Villa joining this group.
Below are the 20 Premier League clubs ranked in order of net spend since the start of the 2024 winter transfer window.
| Club | Money Spent | Money Received | Net Spend |
| Brighton | £207.3m | £46.7m | £160.6m |
| Ipswich | £106m | £0 | £106m |
| Man Utd | £182.3m | £88m | £94.3m |
| Tottenham | £145m | £58.6m | £86.4m |
| West Ham | £126.5m | £48.2m | £78.3m |
| Southampton | £105m | £42.2m | £62.8m |
| Chelsea | £206.7m | £156.3m | £50.4m |
| Leicester | £79m | £30m | £49m |
| Nottingham Forest | £94.6m | £49.7m | £44.9m |
| Bournemouth | £89m | £57m | £32m |
| Fulham | £59.7m | £58.3m | £31.4m |
| Aston Villa | £169m | £140.3m | £28.7m |
| Brentford | £90.4m | £67m | £23.4m |
| Arsenal | £96.4m | £83.7m | £12.7m |
| Crystal Palace | £94.5m | £90m | £4.5m |
| Everton | £42.9m | £69m | -£26.1m |
| Newcastle | £38m | £68m | -£30m |
| Wolves | £61.5m | £94m | -£32.5m |
| Liverpool | £10m | £52.8m | -£42.8m |
| Man City | £30.8m | £137.7m | -£106.9m |
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 | €1,473.4bn | €675.1m | €798.3m |
| Man Utd | €802.1m | €216.1m | €586m |
| Arsenal | €697.8m | £207.3m | €490.5m |
| Tottenham | €696.8m | €249.4m | €447.4m |
| Newcastle | €537.2m | €134.9m | €402.3m |
| West Ham | €560.1m | €241.1m | €319m |
| Nottingham Forest | €444.2m | €178m | €266.2m |
| Bournemouth | €327.4m | €94.5m | €232.9m |
| Liverpool | €450.8m | €218m | €232.8m |
| Crystal Palace | €277.7m | €106.2m | €171.5m |
| Brentford | €257.8m | €89.4m | €168.4m |
| Aston Villa | €517.6m | €358.6m | €159m |
| Ipswich | €137.9m | €5.2m | €132.7m |
| Fulham | €262.9m | €153.6m | €109.3m |
| Southampton | €355.3m | €294.7m | €60.6m |
| Man City | €578.5m | €522.8m | €55.7m |
| Leicester | €249m | €226.9m | €22.1m |
| Brighton | €471.4m | €455.7m | €15.7m |
| Wolves | €383.1m | €371.4m | €11.7m |
| Everton | €213.3m | €316.1m | -€102.8m |
