The 2026 Premier League summer transfer window is open, and clubs are doing what they do best: spending money.
Premier League clubs have already spent over £1billion so far this summer, with weeks still to go before the windows shuts. Tottenham Hotspur have been the highest spenders so far, splashing just under £230m in an attempt to put their relegation battles behind them.
The north London club have spent £92.5m on Sandro Tonali, £85m on Mateus Fernandes and £52m on Jan Paul van Hecke, alongside a handful of free transfers. They’ve weakened Premier League opponents with some of those signings, too.
But the biggest deal of the summer so far belongs to Manchester City. They paid £116m to Nottingham Forest for Elliot Anderson, who has starred for England at the World Cup.
Elsewhere, Brighton and Hove Albion have also hit over £100m in spending, but that does include what was basically a centre-back swap with Tottenham. After selling Van Hecke for £52m, Brighton bought Luka Vuskovic from Spurs for £50m.
At the other end of the spectrum, Chelsea have joined Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United in receiving over £100m for players. The Blues have sold Marc Cucurella and Andrey Santos for fees of £50m+ each, with the latter joining Manchester United.
But how does the net spend situation look this summer?
Premier League 2026/27 net spend
Below are the 20 Premier League clubs ranked in order of net spend in the 2026 summer transfer window.
| Club | Money spent | Money received | Net spend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | £332.9m | £149.7m | £183.2m |
| Arsenal | £205m | £39.4m | £165.6m |
| Ipswich | £151.2m | £15.6m | £135.6m |
| Coventry | £116.4m | £0m | £116.4m |
| Tottenham | £229.5m | £155.5m | £74m |
| Hull | £83.5m | £11m | £72.5m |
| Brentford | £68m | £0m | £68m |
| Liverpool | £89.5m | £25.7m | £63.8m |
| Fulham | £78.1m | £17.5m | £60.6m |
| Everton | £58.8m | £0m | £58.8m |
| Leeds | £81.4m | £25.6m | £55.8m |
| Bournemouth | £53.8m | £5.2m | £48.6m |
| Man Utd | £89.7m | £57.2m | £32.5m |
| Brighton | £100.8m | £98.2m | £2.6m |
| Man City | £154.8m | £152.8m | £2m |
| Sunderland | £24m | £25.1m | -£1.1m |
| Crystal Palace | £32m | £57m | -£25m |
| Newcastle | £169.8m | £236.8m | -£67m |
| Nottingham Forest | £34.2m | £125m | -£90.8m |
| Aston Villa | £136.4m | £254.1m | -£117.7m |
Transfer fees sourced from the Guardian and correct as of 09:06 on 22/08/2026.
Premier League net spend since 2022/23
Below are the 20 Premier League clubs ranked in order of net spend since the start of the 2022/23 summer transfer window.
| Club | Money spent | Money received | Net spend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | €2.08bn | €1.09bn | €996.14m |
| Tottenham | €1.17bn | €385.8m | €788.95m |
| Arsenal | €1bn | €236.82m | €763.18m |
| Man Utd | €1.05bn | €330.97m | €718.53m |
| Liverpool | €939.85m | €407.3m | €532.55m |
| Man City | €1.14bn | €619.62m | €516.98m |
| Nottingham Forest | €737.31m | €448.92m | €288.39m |
| Newcastle | €853.55m | €589.71m | €263.84m |
| Ipswich | €350.84m | €103.4m | €247.44m |
| Bournemouth | €629.06m | €389.4m | €239.66m |
| Fulham | €402.92m | €187.2m | €215.72m |
| Brentford | €412.2m | €254.96m | €157.24m |
| Coventry | €183.31m | €54.5m | €128.81m |
| Sunderland | €243.7m | €117.27m | €126.43m |
| Everton | €403.21m | €308.95m | €94.26m |
| Leeds | €429.61m | €343.48m | €86.13m |
| Crystal Palace | €377.1m | €296.41m | €80.69m |
| Hull | €135.11m | €89.35m | €45.76m |
| Brighton | €652.4m | €636.04m | €16.36m |
| Aston Villa | €614.7m | €635.68m | -€20.98m |
Transfer fees sourced from Transfermarkt and correct as of 09:06 on 22/08/2026.