Five-year net spend table now topped by Spurs after Tonali transfer

Ian Watson
European Super League
The Premier League Big Six

Forget the league table, we know it’s all about the Premier League net spend table! We take transfers from the summer of 2022 until the present day.

Bold denotes a profit; final league positions in brackets…

 

1) Tottenham five-year net spend: £-691.34m

26/27: £-171m
25/26: £-159.15m (17th)
24/25: £-91.42m (17th)
23/24: £-125.5m (5th)
22/23: £-117m (8th)

 

2) Chelsea five-year net spend: £-628.45m

26/27: £11m
25/26: £0.1m (10th)
24/25: £-19.24m (4th)
23/24: £-144.65m (6th)
22/23: £-485.17m (12th)

 

3) Manchester United five-year net spend: £-620.06m

26/27: £-45.5m
25/26: £-150.61m (3rd)
24/25: £-112.89m (15th)
23/24: £-128.48m (8th)
22/23: £-191.94m (3rd)

 

4) Arsenal five-year net spend: £-545.74m

26/27: £-1.71m
25/26: £-246.26m (Champions)
24/25: £-20.81m (2nd)
23/24: £-144.26m (2nd)
22/23: £-141.39m (2nd)

 

5) Manchester City five-year net spend: £-480.86m

26/27: £-129.7m
25/26: £-172.7m (2nd)
24/25: £-87.75m (3rd)
23/24: £-104.64m (Champions)
22/23: £5.94m (Champions)

 

6) Liverpool five-year net spend: £-454.44m

26/27: £-89.67m
25/26: £-223.4m (5th)
24/25: £29.14m (Champions)

23/24: £-92.26m (3rd)
22/23: £-53.96m (5th)

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7) Newcastle United five-year net spend: £-232.85m

26/27: £102.02m
25/26: £-89.94m (12th)
24/25: £-17.73m (5th)
23/24: £-85.79m (7th)
22/23: £-141.69m (4th)

 

8) Nottingham Forest five-year net spend: £-194.9m

26/27: £122.88m
25/26: £-97.28m (16th)
24/25: £-15.58m (7th)
23/24: £-42.28m (17th)
22/23: £-167.48m (16th)

 

9) Bournemouth five-year net spend: £-172.94m

26/27: £-30.87m
25/26: £113.26m (6th)

24/25: £-59.67m (9th)
23/24: £-111.27m (12th)
22/23: £-78.57m (15th)

 

10) Ipswich Town five-year net spend: £139.22m

26/27: £-29.74m
25/26: £25.98m (2nd in Championship)
24/25: £-130.32m (19th)
23/24: £-4.92m (2nd in Championship)
22/23: £-1.65m (2nd in League One)

 

11) Fulham five-year net spend: £-134.43m

26/27: £-5.18m
25/26: £-48.82m (11th)
24/25: £-18.86m (11th)
23/24: £-16.55m (13th)
22/23: £-42.03m (10th)

 

12) Crystal Palace five-year net spend: £-128.38m

26/27: –
25/26: £-41.27m (15th)
24/25: £7.45m (12th)

23/24: £-56.2m (10th)
22/23: £-34.11m (11th)

 

13) Sunderland five-year net spend: £-116.32m

26/27: £18.85m
25/26: £-138.59m (7th)
24/25: £5.41m (4th in Championship)
23/24: £-1.54m (16th in Championship)
22/23: £5.08m (6th in Championship)

 

14) Brentford five-year net spend: £-94.65m

26/27: £-24.61m
25/26: £43.51m (9th)

24/25: £-20.12m (10th)
23/24: £-52.3m (16th)
22/23: £-38.44m (9th)

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15) Everton five-year net spend: £-73.68m

26/27: £-55.88m
25/26: £-101.87m (13th)
24/25: £28.17m (13th)
23/24: £36.23m (15th)
22/23: £21.7m (17th)

 

16) Brighton five-year net spend: £-55.74m

26/27: £-46.2m 
25/26: £56.51m (8th)

24/25: £-191.58m (8th)
23/24: £69.1m (11th)
22/23: £70.82m (6th)

 

17) Aston Villa five-year net spend: £-30.62m

26/27: £62.24m
25/26: £-14m (4th)
24/25: £39.54m (6th)

23/24: £-65.44m (4th)
22/23: £-38.25m (7th)

 

18) Coventry City five-year net spend: £-24m

26/27: £-6m
25/26: £-2.91m (1st in Championship)
24/25: £-18.43m (5th in Championship)
23/24: £3.24m (9th in Championship)
22/23: £1.52m (5th in Championship)

 

19) Leeds United five-year net spend: £-4.23m

26/27: £20m
25/26: £-91.51m (14th)
24/25: £109.47m (1st in Championship)
23/24: £-1.95m (3rd in Championship)
22/23: £-41.44m (19th)

 

20) Hull City five-year net spend: £10.42m

26/27: -£-3m
25/26: £5.4m (6th in Championship)
24/25: £9.85m (21st in Championship)
23/24: £-8.21m (7th in Championship)
22/23: £6.36m (15th in Championship)