{"id":671268,"date":"2026-01-03T13:47:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T13:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/671268\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T13:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T13:47:20","slug":"every-premier-league-clubs-five-year-net-spend-as-man-utd-top-despite-liverpool-splurge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/671268\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Premier League club’s five-year net spend as Man Utd top despite Liverpool splurge"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s not the Premier League table Manchester United sit at the summit of<\/p>\n

Fasika Zelealem<\/strong> Senior Sports Reporter <\/p>\n

09:00, 03 Jan 2026Updated 09:12, 03 Jan 2026<\/p>\n

\"Liverpool'sArne Slot and Ruben Amorim splashed the cash last summer(Image: DARREN STAPLES\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Liverpool’s \u00a3450million transfer outlay last summer has done little to interrupt Manchester United<\/a>‘s top position when it comes to net spend for the past five years. Net spend – which is defined as “transfer fees spent on acquiring players minus transfer fees received on moving players out” – is a term that is routinely bandied about in football.<\/p>\n

The Red Devils are regular big spenders in the transfer window and routinely rank among the biggest recruiters in world<\/a> football. However, their sizeable expenditure is rarely matched by profit earned from outgoings – quite the contrast from the current Premier League<\/a> champions.<\/p>\n

It’s closing in on 13 years since United last captured the Premier League crown but a five-year span beginning in the summer of 2021 has Ruben Amorim’s side as the undisputed leader of the net spend table.<\/p>\n

Their total net spend has come to \u00a3-684.61million, which is just -\u00a310m less than second-place Arsenal<\/a> who’ve accrued a figure of \u00a3-675.77m. It’s Chelsea<\/a> up next with the Blues’ net spend total coming in at \u00a3-662.04m, as despite spending over \u00a31bn since Todd Boehly’s arrival, they’ve earned huge transfer fees from outgoings in recent years<\/p>\n

Tottenham<\/a> Hotspur are the next club up with their net spend total in the last five years totalling \u00a3-569.24m despite their last top four finish coming in the 2021\/22 season. That was coincidentally their lowest net spend total across the five-year span.<\/p>\n

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Rounding out the top five is Newcastle<\/a> United with a total of \u00a3-430.61m – a figure that was certainly bolstered last summer by the British record \u00a3125m sale of Alexander Isak to Liverpool<\/a>. The Reds’ position of sixth on this list with a \u00a3-426.77m net spend certainly calls to their cleverness when it comes to arrivals and outgoings.<\/p>\n

\"NewRuben Amorim transformed his Man United attack with Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha(Image: Ash Donelon\/Manchester United via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

In their maiden Premier League title win<\/a> in the 2019\/20 season, Liverpool<\/a> actually boasted a positive net spend of \u00a329.14m that campaign, given Takumi Minamino’s \u00a37.25m signing in January<\/a> was their biggest across the summer and winter windows.<\/p>\n

Their figure of \u00a3-228.6m this past summer tells a different story in what was their biggest transfer window ever, and by some distance. The club broke their record transfer twice, first with the \u00a3100m acquisition of Florian Wirtz<\/a> and again a month later by signing Isak.<\/p>\n

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\"AlexanderLiverpool broke their club-record transfer twice last summer on Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak<\/p>\n

In the case of United’s \u00a3-154.34m figure last summer – their second-highest total for five years – a majority of their transfer dealings were built around transforming their forward line. Almost \u00a3200m was spent on acquiring Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1) Manchester United five-year net spend: \u00a3-684.61m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a3-154.34m24\/25: \u00a3-112.89m (15th)23\/24: \u00a3-128.48m (8th)22\/23: \u00a3-191.94m (3rd)21\/22: \u00a3-96.97m (6th)<\/p>\n

2) Arsenal five-year net spend: \u00a3-675.77m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a3-246.26m24\/25: \u00a3-20.81m (2nd)23\/24: \u00a3-144.26m (2nd)22\/23: \u00a3-141.39m (2nd)21\/22: \u00a3-118.26m (5th)<\/p>\n

3) Chelsea five-year net spend: \u00a3-662.04m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a3-6.03m24\/25: \u00a3-33.76m (4th)23\/24: \u00a3-153.68m (6th)22\/23: \u00a3-473.95m (12th)21\/22:<\/strong> \u00a331.16m (3rd)<\/strong><\/p>\n

4) Tottenham five-year net spend: \u00a3-569.24m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a3-146.6m24\/25: \u00a3-91.42m (17th)23\/24: <\/strong>\u00a3-125.5m (5th)22\/23: \u00a3-117m (8th)21\/22: \u00a3-50.8m (4th)<\/p>\n

5) Newcastle United five-year net spend: \u00a3-430.61m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a3-89.94m24\/25: \u00a3-17.73m (5th)23\/24: \u00a3-85.79m (7th)22\/23: \u00a3-141.69m (4th)21\/22: \u00a3-108.17m (11th)<\/p>\n

6) Liverpool five-year net spend: \u00a3-426.77m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a3-228.6m24\/25: \u00a329.14m (Champions)<\/strong>23\/24: \u00a3-92.26m (3rd)22\/23: \u00a3-53.96m (5th)21\/22: \u00a3-50.02m (2nd)<\/p>\n

7) Manchester City five-year net spend: \u00a3-346.56m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a3-118.61m24\/25: \u00a3-87.75m (3rd)23\/24: \u00a3-104.64m (Champions)22\/23: \u00a35.94m (Champions)<\/strong>21\/22: \u00a3-37.38m (Champions)<\/p>\n

8) Nottingham Forest five-year net spend: \u00a3-328.86m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a3-97.28m24\/25: \u00a3-15.58m (7th)23\/24: \u00a3-42.28m (17th)22\/23: \u00a3-167.48m (16th)21\/22: \u00a3-5.07m (4th in Championship)<\/p>\n

9) West Ham United five-year net spend: \u00a3-323.16m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a3-47.22m24\/25: \u00a3-82.6m (14th)23\/24: \u00a321.47m (9th)<\/strong>22\/23: \u00a3-145.1m (14th)21\/22: \u00a3-58.25m (7th)<\/p>\n

10) Bournemouth five-year net spend: \u00a3-155.77m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a385.72m<\/strong>24\/25: \u00a3-59.67m (9th)23\/24: \u00a3-111.27m (12th)22\/23: \u00a3-78.57m (15th)21\/22: \u00a310.08m (2nd in Championship)<\/strong><\/p>\n

11) Crystal Palace five-year net spend: \u00a3-145.95m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a315.31m24\/25: \u00a37.45m (12th)<\/strong>23\/24: \u00a3-56.2m (10th)22\/23: \u00a3-34.11m (11th)21\/22: \u00a3-70.97m (12th)<\/p>\n

12) Sunderland five-year net spend: \u00a3-121.19m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a3-136.5m24\/25: \u00a35.41m (4th in Championship)<\/strong>23\/24: \u00a3-1.54m (16th in Championship)22\/23: \u00a35.08m (6th in Championship)<\/strong>21\/22: \u00a3-0.2m (5th in League One)<\/p>\n

13) Fulham five-year net spend: \u00a3-119.55m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a3-24.32m24\/25: \u00a3-18.86m (11th)23\/24: \u00a3-16.55m (13th)22\/23: \u00a3-42.03m (10th)21\/22: \u00a3-13.1m (1st in Championship)<\/p>\n

14) Burnley five-year net spend: \u00a3-108.67m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a3-80.96m24\/25: \u00a346.2m (2nd in Championship)<\/strong>23\/24: \u00a3-90m (19th)22\/23: \u00a328.03m (1st in Championship)<\/strong>21\/22: \u00a3-7.47m (18th)<\/p>\n

15) Brentford five-year net spend: \u00a3-98.16m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a349.95m<\/strong>24\/25: \u00a3-20.12m (10th)23\/24: \u00a3-52.3m (16th)22\/23: \u00a3-38.44m (9th)21\/22: \u00a3-31.33m (13th)<\/p>\n

16) Leeds United five-year net spend: \u00a3-75.4m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: <\/strong>\u00a3-91.51m24\/25: \u00a3109.47m (1st in Championship)<\/strong>23\/24: \u00a3-1.95m (3rd in Championship)22\/23: \u00a3-41.44m (19th)21\/22: \u00a3-49.75m (17th)<\/p>\n

17) Aston Villa five-year net spend: \u00a3-63.41m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a321.74m24\/25: \u00a339.54m (6th)<\/strong>23\/24: \u00a3-65.44m (4th)22\/23: \u00a3-38.25m (7th)21\/22: \u00a3-2.32m (14th)<\/p>\n

18) Wolves five-year net spend: \u00a3-48.92m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a311.5m<\/strong>24\/25: \u00a3-7.11m (16th)23\/24: \u00a364.14m (14th)<\/strong>22\/23: \u00a3-97.64m (13th)21\/22: \u00a3-4.96m (10th)<\/p>\n

19) Everton five-year net spend: \u00a3-12.13m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a3-101.87m24\/25: \u00a328.17m (13th)<\/strong>23\/24: \u00a336.23m (15th)<\/strong>22\/23: \u00a321.7m (17th)<\/strong>21\/22: \u00a35.56m (16th)<\/strong><\/p>\n

20) Brighton five-year net spend: \u00a32.28m<\/strong><\/p>\n

25\/26: \u00a357.71m<\/strong>24\/25: \u00a3-191.58m (8th)23\/24: \u00a369.1m (11th)<\/strong>22\/23: \u00a370.82m (6th)<\/strong>21\/22: \u00a33.25m (9th)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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