Record-breaking Premier League Transfers: Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal, Man Utd, Tottenham, Liverpool, and Newcastle Dominating the Spending Chart
Premier League clubs made a record-breaking £244bn worth of permanent signings this summer Chelsea topped the spending chart with £4345m, while also earning £2373m from sales Find out which players and teams made the biggest splashes in the transfer market and their net spend
Premier League clubs' summer transfer spending is the subject of analysis. The numbers have been thoroughly evaluated. This article, last updated on September 2 at 1.45am, provides details on the transfer fees, accounting for potential add-ons and excluding undisclosed fees.
Record summer splurge
Premier League clubs made a ground-breaking total of £2.44bn in signings during the summer transfer window, surpassing the previous record of £2.14bn set last year. Additionally, these clubs amassed an unprecedented £1.36bn from player sales.Consequently, the net spend amounted to £1.07bn, the second-highest figure in history, slightly behind last season's record-breaking £1.29bn.
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Who spent the most?
Chelsea spent a staggering £434.5m on recruits this summer - the most spent by any club during a transfer window in Premier League history.The amount expended by Chelsea Football Club this summer surpasses that of any other Premier League club, and is over two times higher. Under Todd Boehly's management after acquiring the club last year, the total expenses of the Blues have now reached £1.036bn.
Is the 'Big Six' still intact? The summer's expenditure figures indicate that it remains so.
Manchester City comes in second place with a total spending of £216.3m, followed closely by Tottenham (£212.3m), Arsenal (£208m), Manchester United (£183.5m), and Liverpool (£165.4m). However, Newcastle, now under the ownership of Saudis with their newfound wealth, secures the seventh spot with an expenditure of £130m, led by Eddie Howe's team.
Luton, who were recently promoted, invested only £9.5m in new players, making them the most economical club. Several other clubs, including Everton (£38.7m), Burnley (£48.6m), Crystal Palace (£50m), Brentford (£54m), Sheffield United (£54.2m), Wolves (£56.3m), and Fulham (£60.7m), also reported relatively modest totals.
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Which players cost the most?
The frenzy for defensive midfielders intensified once more this transfer window, witnessing the monumental British transfer record being shattered by Chelsea's acquisition of Moises Caicedo from Brighton for a staggering £115m. This awe-inspiring move effortlessly eclipses the Blues' previous record-breaking signing of Endo Fernandez for £106.8m in the preceding summer.
Declan Rice briefly held the title of the window's priciest acquisition when Arsenal splurged £105m to secure the services of the ex-West Ham skipper. Meanwhile, Manchester City invested £77.6m in acquiring RB Leipzig's center-back, Josko Gvardiol.
Manchester United's newest addition, Rasmus Hojlund, came with a hefty price tag of £72m, acquired from Atalanta. Joining him in the list of expensive signings are Kai Havertz, who moved from Chelsea to Arsenal for £65m, Mason Mount, who made the switch from Chelsea to Manchester United for £60m, and Dominik Szoboszlai, securing a move from RB Leipzig to Liverpool for a sum of £60m.
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Who sold the most?
Chelsea's big spending in the transfer market was balanced out by the impressive revenue generated from player sales, reaching a staggering £237.3m. Notably, the duo of Havertz and Mount contributed a significant £125m to this record-breaking figure. Other players who left Stamford Bridge for substantial amounts include Kovacic (£30m), Pulisic (£18.8m), Loftus-Cheek (£18.5m), Koulibaly (£17m), Mendy (£16m), Ampadu (£7m), and Hudson-Odoi (£5m).
Brighton's financial success continued as they generated £198.7m from transfers, with significant contributions from the sales of midfielders Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister (£55m to Liverpool), and goalkeeper Robert Sanchez (£25m to Chelsea).
Manchester City (£147.8m), West Ham (£143.7m), Wolves (£137m) and Tottenham (£110m) all received £100m or more, replenishing their coffers. Following them were Arsenal (£79m), Everton (£59.7m), Liverpool (£53m), Manchester United (£48m), Nottingham Forest (£47.5m), Fulham (£45m), Aston Villa (£32m), Sheffield United (£20m) and Burnley (£2m).
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Five clubs failed to bring in any funds from disclosed fees: Newcastle, Bournemouth, Brentford, Crystal Palace and Luton.
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Net spend
The final net-spending chart reveals the impact of all the buying and selling. Not surprisingly, Chelsea stands out with a league-high £197.2m net spend, although their extravagant spree is somewhat balanced by their record-breaking income from sales.Manchester United, Newcastle, and Arsenal are separated by a very small margin with £135.5m, £130m, and £129m respectively, occupying the top three spots. Bournemouth, with £117.3m, surprisingly ranks fifth, surpassing Liverpool (£112.4m), Tottenham (£102.3m), Manchester City (£68.5m), and Aston Villa (£65m) in terms of expenditure.
On the other hand, only four clubs managed to generate profit from transfer deals during the summer. Brighton led the way with a net spend of -£114.6m, closely followed by Wolves (-£80.7m), West Ham (-£21.2m), and Everton (-£21m).
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