Every Premier League club’s January net spend over the past 10 years
Over the past 10 seasons, Manchester City have a net spend of £135million during the January transfer window, almost three times the number of Tottenham and nine times the number of local rivals Manchester United.
New figures from UK job board CV-Library have found that the ‘big six’ – Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs – are responsible for over half (56%) of all January expenditure across the past 10 seasons.
Looking at the total 10-year spend of any side, Roman Abramovich’s Chelsea have forked out an eye-watering £250million on new recruits since the 2006-2007 season.
The Blues, however, only have a modest net spend of £6million due to recouping over £240million thanks to the sales of the likes of Oscar, Juan Mata and Andre Schurrle.
The Premier League’s Big Six’s net spend across the past 10 seasons:
Club | Net spend | Income | Expenditure |
Man City | £135,095,000 | £50,525,000 | £185,620,000 |
Tottenham | £47,375,000 | £64,405,000 | £111,780,000 |
Arsenal | £42,482,920 | £13,106,080 | £55,589,000 |
Man Utd | £14,430,000 | £58,800,000 | £73,230,000 |
Chelsea | £6,030,000 | £243,370,000 | £249,400,000 |
Liverpool | £3,226,000 | £104,504,000 | £107,730,000 |
In comparison, London rivals Tottenham have a net spend of almost £50million despite spending less than half that of their blue counterparts.
North London competitors Arsenal chart fifth on the overall list with a net spend of £42million, with their biggest outlay going towards diminutive Russian Andrey Arshavin in the 2008-2009 season.
Stoke City come in third overall due to the modest income they have received through player sales. The Potters have sold 28 players to the tune of £11million, an average cost of just £409,000 per player – the lowest of any current Premier League side that has spent a full season in the league and in stark contrast to Chelsea who average a whopping £11million per player sold.
Newly-promoted Huddersfield Town have spent and received the least out of all 20 Premier League clubs – the Terriers have dished out £4million on players since the 2006-2007 season, almost three times less than closest rivals Brighton (£11million), and only 6% of the average expenditure across the whole league.
Only four Premier League clubs have a positive net spend, with Newcastle United substantially leading the way through a profit of over £30million. Watford, Swansea and West Bromwich Albion all follow the Magpies but are still over £11million less combined.
The complete expenditure, income and net spend for all 20 Premier League sides across the past 10 January transfer windows:
Club | Net spend | Income | Expenditure | ||
Man City | £135,095,000 | £50,525,000 | £185,620,000 | ||
Tottenham | £47,375,000 | £64,405,000 | £111,780,000 | ||
Stoke City | £46,939,000 | £11,454,000 | £58,393,000 | ||
Crystal Palace | £44,718,000 | £20,054,000 | £64,772,000 | ||
Arsenal | £42,482,920 | £13,106,080 | £55,589,000 | ||
West Ham | £33,555,000 | £41,420,000 | £74,975,000 | ||
Burnley | £32,975,000 | £2,435,000 | £35,410,000 | ||
Leicester | £30,525,000 | £19,350,000 | £49,875,000 | ||
Southampton | £27,477,000 | £14,580,000 | £42,057,000 | ||
Bournemouth | £20,418,000 | £4,735,000 | £25,153,000 | ||
Everton | £20,412,000 | £40,176,000 | £60,588,000 | ||
Man Utd | £14,430,000 | £58,800,000 | £73,230,000 | ||
Brighton | £7,557,000 | £4,243,000 | £11,800,000 | ||
Chelsea | £6,030,000 | £243,370,000 | £249,400,000 | ||
Liverpool | £3,226,000 | £104,504,000 | £107,730,000 | ||
Huddersfield | £3,032,000 | £982,000 | £4,014,000 | ||
West Brom | (£4,343,000) | £28,636,000 | £24,293,000 | ||
Swansea City | (£7,084,000) | £49,275,000 | £42,191,000 | ||
Watford | (£7,387,000) | £56,539,000 | £49,152,000 | ||
Newcastle Utd | (£30,370,000) | £94,860,000 | £64,490,000 |
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