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: £-643.81m
25/26: £-4.27m
24/25: £-39.06m (4th)
23/24: £-144.65m (6th)
22/23: £-490.34m (12th)
21/22: £34.52m (3rd)
4) Tottenham five-year net spend: £-578.86m
25/26: £-159.15m
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: £-423.75m
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: £-397.78m
25/26: £-172.7m
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: £-317.1m
25/26: £-44.23m
24/25: £-82.6m (14th)
23/24: £21.47m (9th)
22/23: £-145.1m (14th)
21/22: £-58.25m (7th)
10) Crystal Palace five-year net spend: £-201.47m
25/26: £-41.27m
24/25: £7.45m (12th)
23/24: £-56.2m (10th)
22/23: £-34.11m (11th)
21/22: £70.97m (12th)
11) Fulham five-year net spend: £-143.36m
25/26: £-48.82m
24/25: £-18.86m (11th)
23/24: £-16.55m (13th)
22/23: £-42.03m (10th)
21/22: £-13.1m (1st in Championship)
12) Sunderland five-year net spend: £-140.04m
25/26: £-138.59m
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) Bournemouth five-year net spend: £-128.76m
25/26: £113.26m
24/25: £59.67m (9th)
23/24: £-111.27m (12th)
22/23: £-78.57m (15th)
21/22: £10.08m (2nd 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: £-103.25m
25/26: £43.51m
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) Aston Villa five-year net spend: £-98.67m
25/26: £-14m
24/25: £39.54m (6th)
23/24: £-65.44m (4th)
22/23: £-38.25m (7th)
21/22: £-2.32m (14th)
17) 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)
18) 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)
19) Wolves five-year net spend: £-1.93m
25/26: £39.84m
24/25: £-7.11m (16th)
23/24: £64.14m (14th)
22/23: £-97.64m (13th)
21/22: £-4.96m (10th)
20) Brighton five-year net spend: £0.53m
25/26: £56.51m
24/25: £-191.58m (8th)
23/24: £69.1m (11th)
22/23: £70.82m (6th)
21/22: £3.25m (9th)
