Premier League clubs splashed £2.08bn on new signings during the summer window – not quite hitting the record-breaking £2.44bn spent last year. However, this summer set a new record for cash recouped with £1.45bn generated from player sales. All that selling recorded an overall net spend of £627.4m – the third-lowest figure since 2016.
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Who spent the most?
Chelsea led the way for spending with an outlay of £219.6m, with nearly half of that spent on Pedro Neto (£54m) and Joao Felix (£46.3m).
Manchester United (£205.9m), Brighton (£192m), Tottenham (£133.5m), West Ham (£132.5m), Aston Villa (£129.5m), Ipswich (£124m), Southampton (£108.3m) and Arsenal (£101.5m) all splurged nine-figure sums on recruits.
At the other end of the scale, Manchester City (£33.6m), Liverpool (£41.5m), Newcastle (£43m), Everton (£46m) and Wolves (£53.3m) were the most frugal clubs during the window.
Who sold the most?
Chelsea were the most spendthrift club but the Blues also recorded table-topping returns for cash received from player sales with £153.3m.
Manchester City replenished the club’s coffers with a cool £146.9m – boosted by Atletico Madrid shelling out £82m for Julian Alvarez – followed by Aston Villa (£136.4m), Crystal Palace (£98.3m), Arsenal (£97.5m), Manchester United (£94.7m) and Wolves (£94m).
In contrast, newly promoted sides Ipswich (£1m), Leicester (£30m) and Southampton (£40.4m) – along with West Ham (£32.5m) – were among the clubs to receive the least from sales.
Net Spend
Brighton had the highest net spend in the league, spending £151.5 million, while Ipswich followed with £123 million. Manchester United, West Ham, and Tottenham also spent heavily, with net spends of £111.2 million, £100 million, and £70.6 million, respectively.
On the other hand, Manchester City made the most profit from player sales, earning a net profit of £113.3 million. Six other clubs also made a profit: Wolves (£40.7 million), Everton (£24.2 million), Crystal Palace (£22.3 million), Newcastle (£22 million), Liverpool (£21 million), and Aston Villa (£6.9 million).
Players that cost most
Tottenham made the most expensive signing in the Premier League this summer by buying Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth for £65 million. Manchester United signed 18-year-old Leny Yoro from Lille for £58.9 million.
Other big deals include Pedro Neto moving from Wolves to Chelsea for £54 million, Manuel Ugarte joining Manchester United from Paris Saint-Germain for £50.7 million, and Amadou Onana transferring from Everton to Aston Villa for £50 million. Chelsea also signed Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid for £46.3 million, Manchester United brought in Matthijs de Ligt from Bayern Munich for £42.7 million, and Arsenal acquired Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna for £42 million.
