Ranking every Premier League club by their net spend in summer 2023: Tottenham above Arsenal…
The transfer window has only just opened, but several Premier League clubs have wasted no time in getting their business done as plenty of big deals have gone through so far.
The London clubs in particular have been busy, with the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham all involved in some of the biggest transfer dealings so far.
Arsenal are looking to close the cap to Manchester City next year and they’ve already got a deal for Kai Havertz over the line. A blockbuster deal for West Ham’s Declan Rice is also in the works right now.
Their North London rivals Tottenham have also been active in the market. They have signed Pedro Porro and Dejan Kulusevski on a permanent basis following loan spells with the club. They’ve also added Guglielmo Vicario and James Maddison to their ranks of late.
Since Todd Boehly’s arrival at Chelsea, there’s rarely been a dull moment in the transfer market and this summer has been just as enthralling so far.
Chelsea completed a deal for RB Leipzig forward Christopher Nkunku and have also sanctioned plenty of sales. In an attempt to trim down their squad, five first team players have already departed, with more sales to be expected.
Manchester City have replaced the outgoing Ilkay Gundogan with Chelsea’s Mateo Kovacic. Pep Guardiola’s side had also been in the hunt for Rice, but seem to have pulled out of that deal.
Things on the other side of Manchester have been a little bit quieter though. Erik ten Hag’s side have been linked with plenty of players, but they have not managed to get any deals over the line as of yet.
Using data from Transfermarkt, we’ve ranked all 20 current Premier League clubs by their net spend during the 2023 summer transfer window so far.
1. Tottenham
Expenditure – £121.99million
Income – £0
Net Spend – -£121.99million
(Incomings: James Maddison, Pedro Porro, Guglielmo Vicario)
(Outgoings: Lucas Moura)
2. Arsenal
Expenditure – £60.43million
Income – £4.23million
Net Spend – -£56.2million
(Incomings: Kai Havertz)
(Outgoings: Pablo Mari, Ainsley Maitland-Niles)
3. Liverpool
Expenditure – £36.26million
Income – £0
Net Spend – -£36.26million
(Incomings: Alexis Mac Allister)
(Outgoings: Naby Keita, James Milner, Roberto Firmino, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain)
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4. Brentford
Expenditure – £32.81million
Income – £0
Net Spend – -£32.81million
(Incomings: Kevin Schade, Mark Flekken)
(Outgoings: Pontus Jansson, Saman Ghoddos, Joel Valencia, Tariqe Fosu)
5. Bournemouth
Expenditure – £31.79million
Income – £0
Net Spend – -£31.79million
(Incomings: Hamed Junior Traore, Justin Kluivert)
(Outgoings: Jordan Zemura, Jack Stacey, Jefferson Lerma)
6. Manchester City
Expenditure – £25.12million
Income – £0
Net Spend – -£25.12million
(Incomings: Mateo Kovacic)
(Outgoings: Ilkay Gundogan, Benjamin Mendy)
7. Burnley
Expenditure – £19.68million
Income – £0
Net Spend – -£19.68million
(Incomings: Jordan Beyer, Dara O’Shea, Michael Obafemi, Lawrence Vigouroux)
(Outgoings: Ashley Barnes, Matthew Lowton, Will Norris)
8. Nottingham Forest
Expenditure – £14.68million
Income – £0
Net Spend – -£14.68million
(Incomings: Chris Wood)
(Outgoings: Jesse Lingard, Andre Ayew, Cafu, Jack Colback, Lyle Taylor)
=9. Aston Villa
Expenditure – £0
Income – £0
Net Spend – £0
(Incomings: Youri Tielemans)
(Outgoings: Jed Steer, Ashley Young)
=9. Crystal Palace
Expenditure – £0
Income – £0
Net Spend – £0
(Incomings: Jefferson Lerma)
(Outgoings: Jack Butland, James McArthur, Luka Milivojevic)
=9. Fulham
Expenditure – £0
Income – £0
Net Spend – £0
(Incomings: N/A)
(Outgoings: Paulo Gazzaniga, Shane Duffy, Joe Bryan, Steven Sessegnon)
=9. Luton Town
Expenditure – £0
Income – £0
Net Spend – £0
(Incomings: Chiedozie Ogbene)
(Outgoings: Harry Isted, Sonny Bradley, Henri Lansbury)
=9. Sheffield United
Expenditure – £0
Income – £0
Net Spend – £0
(Incomings: N/A)
(Outgoings: Enda Stevens, Billy Sharp, Jack O’Connell, Kyron Gordon)
14. Manchester United
Expenditure – £0
Income – £860k
Net Spend – +£860k
(Incomings: N/A)
(Outgoings: Zidane Iqbal, Phil Jones, Axel Tuanzebe)
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15. West Ham
Expenditure – £0
Income – £1.73million
Net Spend – +£1.73million
(Incomings: N/A)
(Outgoings: Arthur Masuaku, Manuel Lanzini)
16. Brighton
Expenditure – £29.53million
Income – £36.26million
Net Spend – +£6.73million
(Incomings: Joao Pedro, James Milner, Mahmoud Dahoud)
(Outgoings: Alexis Mac Allister, Haydon Roberts, Taylor Richards)
17. Newcastle
Expenditure – £6.04milion
Income – £14.68million
Net Spend – +£8.64million
(Incomings: Yankuba Minteh)
(Outgoings: Chris Wood, Ciaran Clark, Matty Longstaff)
18. Everton
Expenditure – £0
Income – £27.63million
Net Spend – +£27.63million
(Incomings: N/A)
(Outgoings: Moise Kean, Niels Nkounkou, Yerry Mina, Asmir Begovic, Andros Townsend, Tom Davies)
19. Wolves
Expenditure – £9.50million
Income – £47.49million
Net Spend – +£37.99million
(Incomings: Boubacar Traore)
(Outgoings: Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho, Diego Costa, Adama Traore)
20. Chelsea
Expenditure – £51.80million
Income – £121.39million
Net Spend – +£69.59million
(Incomings: Christopher Nkunku)
(Outgoings: Kai Havertz, Mateo Kovacic, Kalidou Koulibaly, Edouard Mendy, N’Golo Kante)
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