Five-year net spend table sees Man Utd top ahead of January transfer window
Forget the league table, we know it’s all about the Premier League net spend table! We take transfers from the summer of 2021 until the present day.
Bold denotes a profit; final league positions in brackets…
1) Manchester United five-year net spend: £-684.61m
25/26: £-154.34m
24/25: £-112.89m (15th)
23/24: £-128.48m (8th)
22/23: £-191.94m (3rd)
21/22: £-96.97m (6th)
2) Arsenal five-year net spend: £-675.77m
25/26: £-246.26m
24/25: £-20.81m (2nd)
23/24: £-144.26m (2nd)
22/23: £-141.39m (2nd)
21/22: £-118.26m (5th)
3) Chelsea five-year net spend: £-662.04m
25/26: £-6.03m
24/25: £-33.76m (4th)
23/24: £-153.68m (6th)
22/23: £-473.95m (12th)
21/22: £31.16m (3rd)
4) Tottenham five-year net spend: £-569.24m
25/26: £-146.6m
24/25: £-91.42m (17th)
23/24: £-125.5m (5th)
22/23: £-117m (8th)
21/22: £-50.8m (4th)
5) Newcastle United five-year net spend: £-430.61m
25/26: £-89.94m
24/25: £-17.73m (5th)
23/24: £-85.79m (7th)
22/23: £-141.69m (4th)
21/22: £-108.17m (11th)
6) Liverpool five-year net spend: £-426.77m
25/26: £-228.6m
24/25: £29.14m (Champions)
23/24: £-92.26m (3rd)
22/23: £-53.96m (5th)
21/22: £-50.02m (2nd)
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7) Manchester City five-year net spend: £-346.56m
25/26: £-118.61m
24/25: £-87.75m (3rd)
23/24: £-104.64m (Champions)
22/23: £5.94m (Champions)
21/22: £-37.38m (Champions)
8) Nottingham Forest five-year net spend: £-328.86m
25/26: £-97.28m
24/25: £-15.58m (7th)
23/24: £-42.28m (17th)
22/23: £-167.48m (16th)
21/22: £-5.07m (4th in Championship)
9) West Ham United five-year net spend: £-323.16m
25/26: £-47.22m
24/25: £-82.6m (14th)
23/24: £21.47m (9th)
22/23: £-145.1m (14th)
21/22: £-58.25m (7th)
10) Bournemouth five-year net spend: £-155.77m
25/26: £85.72m
24/25: £-59.67m (9th)
23/24: £-111.27m (12th)
22/23: £-78.57m (15th)
21/22: £10.08m (2nd in Championship)
11) Crystal Palace five-year net spend: £-145.95m
25/26: £15.31m
24/25: £7.45m (12th)
23/24: £-56.2m (10th)
22/23: £-34.11m (11th)
21/22: £-70.97m (12th)
12) Sunderland five-year net spend: £-121.19m
25/26: £-136.5m
24/25: £5.41m (4th in Championship)
23/24: £-1.54m (16th in Championship)
22/23: £5.08m (6th in Championship)
21/22: £-0.2m (5th in League One)
13) Fulham five-year net spend: £-119.55m
25/26: £-24.32m
24/25: £-18.86m (11th)
23/24: £-16.55m (13th)
22/23: £-42.03m (10th)
21/22: £-13.1m (1st in Championship)
14) Burnley five-year net spend: £-108.67m
25/26: £-80.96m
24/25: £46.2m (2nd in Championship)
23/24: £-90m (19th)
22/23: £28.03m (1st in Championship)
21/22: £-7.47m (18th)
15) Brentford five-year net spend: £-98.16m
25/26: £49.95m
24/25: £-20.12m (10th)
23/24: £-52.3m (16th)
22/23: £-38.44m (9th)
21/22: £-31.33m (13th)
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16) Leeds United five-year net spend: £-75.4m
25/26: £-91.51m
24/25: £109.47m (1st in Championship)
23/24: £-1.95m (3rd in Championship)
22/23: £-41.44m (19th)
21/22: £-49.75m (17th)
17) Aston Villa five-year net spend: £-63.41m
25/26: £21.74m
24/25: £39.54m (6th)
23/24: £-65.44m (4th)
22/23: £-38.25m (7th)
21/22: £-2.32m (14th)
18) Wolves five-year net spend: £-48.92m
25/26: £11.5m
24/25: £-7.11m (16th)
23/24: £64.14m (14th)
22/23: £-97.64m (13th)
21/22: £-4.96m (10th)
19) Everton five-year net spend: £-12.13m
25/26: £-101.87m
24/25: £28.17m (13th)
23/24: £36.23m (15th)
22/23: £21.7m (17th)
21/22: £5.56m (16th)
20) Brighton five-year net spend: £2.28m
25/26: £57.71m
24/25: £-191.58m (8th)
23/24: £69.1m (11th)
22/23: £70.82m (6th)
21/22: £3.25m (9th)
