Premier League clubs spent £2.36billion in the 2023 summer transfer window, setting a new record.
It’s easy to see how that amount was achieved. 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 again by finally bringing Moises Caicedo to Stamford Bridge from Brighton and Hove Albion. It was a throwback to a few years prior when Liverpool’s world-record fee for a goalkeeper, Alisson, lasted just a few days before Chelsea signed Kepa Arrizabalaga.
While the Premier League haven’t matched the spending since, there has been a lot of money changing hands over the past few years. Both windows in the 2024-25 season saw just over £1.5bn spent by Premier League clubs, with Brighton the biggest spenders (£238m). Aston Villa saw the most money coming in (£234m) helped by Moussa Diaby and John Duran making moves to Saudi Arabian clubs.
We’re very early in the 2025 summer transfer window, but expect a lot of deals to be done.
Below are the 20 Premier League clubs ranked in order of net spend since the start of the 2024 summer transfer window.
| Club | Money spent | Money received | Net spend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | £239.7m | £48.3m | £191.4m |
| Man Utd | £269.9m | £84.62m | £185.28m |
| West Ham | £159.3m | £41.4m | £117.9m |
| Tottenham | £168.8m | £75.6m | £93.2m |
| Chelsea | £247.8m | £188.24m | £59.56m |
| Nottingham Forest | £89.5m | £45.4m | £44.1m |
| Man City | £236.8m | £163.6m | £73.2m |
| Brentford | £113.6m | £75.4m | £38.2m |
| Fulham | £89.7m | £58.3m | £31.4m |
| Sunderland | £28.89m | £25.33m | £4.57m |
| Arsenal | £96.4m | £92.7m | £3.7m |
| Bournemouth | £107.7m | £107m | £700k |
| Liverpool | £66m | £75.3m | -£9.3m |
| Crystal Palace | £79.5m | £90m | -£10.5m |
| Everton | £55.9m | £69m | -£13.1m |
| Burnley | £54.04m | £90.03m | -£35.99m |
| Aston Villa | £179m | £234m | -£55m |
| Newcastle | £38m | £96m | -£58m |
| Wolves | £104.1m | £193.7m | -£89.6m |
| Leeds | £27.31m | £137.21m | -£109.9m |
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 | €1.6bn | €757.5m | €847.07m |
| Man Utd | €916.48m | €216.09m | €700.39m |
| Tottenham | €759.25m | €262.87m | €496.38m |
| Arsenal | €697.8m | €216.19m | €481.61m |
| Newcastle | €531.8m | €165.41m | €366.39m |
| West Ham | €602.6m | €244.8m | €357.26m |
| Nottingham Forest | €438.54m | €175.4m | €263.15m |
| Liverpool | €495.58m | €244.85m | €250.73m |
| Man City | €833.3m | €560.47m | €272.83m |
| Bournemouth | €356.43m | €163.49m | €192.94m |
| Brentford | €294.1m | €99.35m | €194.75m |
| Crystal Palace | €291.92m | €106.16m | €185.76m |
| Burnley | €246.40m | €123.06m | €123.34m |
| Fulham | €262.82m | €153.6m | €109.22m |
| Aston Villa | €575.5m | €471.33m | €104.17m |
| Brighton | €533m | €456.19m | €76.81m |
| Sunderland | €53.5m | €71.32m | -€17.82m |
| Wolves | €435.51m | €491.07m | -€55.56m |
| Leeds | €291.51m | €316.98m | -€25.47m |
| Everton | €228.27m | €320.55m | -€92.28m |
Transfer fees sourced from Transfermarkt