Premier League transfer spending rankings 2024/25: Which EPL club has spent the most in summer window?

Dom Farrell

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A year on from the record-breaking summer transfer window of 2024, these are more circumspect times in the Premier League.

Overall spending broke through the £2 billion barrier this time last year. As the deadline passed on August 30, clubs had a combined outlay of £1.9 billion, although the most significant difference was in terms of net spend.

Across the Premier League, net spend was at minus £1.05bn over the course of last summer. This year, it is little more than half of that at £610m.

These are still figures to dwarf rival leagues across Europe and the Saudi Pro League has been considerably less active this close season, Ivan Toney's deadline day switch to Al Ahli notwithstanding. Nevertheless, spending across the window being more restrained feels notable, coming as it does on the back of the first season when the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules showed their teeth.

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Premier League club spending in 2024/25 transfer window

Given the fast-spinning transfer carousel that is Chelsea's Clearlake era, it was no surprise to see the west London outfit being the only club to have spent in excess of £200m once deadline day rolled around. The Blues have been able to supplement this with a decent number of sales, however, and their net spend differential is only the sixth highest in the division.

Leading the way are Brighton, finally able to cash in a little on years of selling stars such as Moises Caicedo, Alexis Mac Allister and Ben White for big money. Ipswich and Southampton have each spent in the region of £100m on their return to the Premier League.

Manchester City and Liverpool, the two strongest sides of this era, have the lowest expenditure figures, while Arsenal spent less than the aforementioned promoted clubs. Even as Arne Slot settles into life as Jurgen Klopp's successor, this shows the value of having settled high-quality squads at a time when the market is not at its most buoyant.

Transfer figures via Transfermarkt as of August 30, 2024; clubs listed in order of net spend

ClubExpenditureIncomeNet spend
Brighton£194.7m£28.8m-£165.9m
Ipswich£106.5m£1.4m-£105.1m
Man United£180.7m£86.75m-£93.95m
West Ham£121.6m£37.7m-£83.9m
Tottenham£125.4m£42.3m-£83.1m
Chelsea£219.8m£147.4m-£72.4m
Southampton£98.6m£35m-£63.6m
Leicester£73.1m£29.8m-£43.3m
Bournemouth£87.9m£55.6m-£32.3m
Aston Villa£148.4m£122.1m-£26.3m
Arsenal£91.7m£69.9m-£21.8m
Brentford£82.5m£62.75m-£19.75m
Fulham£77.1m£57.95m-£19.15m
N. Forest£93.95m£75.2m-£18.75m
Liverpool£35.4m£39.6m+£4.2m
Newcastle£57.4m£64.2m+£6.8m
Crystal Palace£65.5m£84.8m+18.9m
Wolves£62.7m£90.5m+27.8m
Everton£42.3m£70.45m+£28.15m
Man City£21.1£118.75+£97.65m
TOTAL£1.9bn£1.29bn-£610m

Most expensive Premier League transfers 2024/25

Chelsea's rampant activity in terms of both incoming and outgoings gave them two of the biggest six signings in terms of initial transfer fees, with forwards Pedro Neto and Joao Feix No. 3 and No. 6 respectively.

Erik ten Hag refitted his defence after signing an extended contract at Manchester United, with Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt coming in at significant expense before the long-running pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain defensive midfielder Manuel Ugarte was completed prior to the deadline. The new footballing operation at Old Trafford will hope they prove to be excellent business in the long term.

The most expensive signing in the Premier League this summer was Dominic Solanke, who moved to Tottenham from Bournemouth tasked with the considerable undertaking of filling Harry Kane's shoes. Manchester City's very healthy net spend calculation was largely accounted for by Julian Alvarez joining Atletico Madrid and becoming the club's record sale.

Atletico, Juventus and Bayern Munich (twice) account for four of the top 10 sales by Premier League clubs. Bayern, with their purchase of Kane, were the only European club responsible for top 10 outgoing last year. Whether this is an outlier or the start of the PSR era bringing the Premier League back into the pack remains to be seen.

Incoming

All figures are initial transfer fees via Transfermarkt as of August 30, 2023.

PlayerFromToTransfer fee
Dominic SolankeBournemouthTottenham£55m
Leny YoroLilleMan United£52m
Pedro NetoWolvesChelsea£51.4m
Amadou OnanaEverton Aston Villa£50m
Manuel UgartePSG Man United£42.1m
Joao FelixAtletico MadridChelsea£42m
Max KilmanWolvesWest Ham£40m
Georginio RutterLeeds UnitedBrighton£39.3m
Matthijs de LigtBayern MunichMan United£38.6m
Riccardo CalfioriBolognaArsenal£37.9m

Outgoing

All figures are initial transfer fees via Transfermarkt as of August 30, 2024.

PlayerFromToTransfer fee
Julian AlvarezMan CityAtletico Madrid£64m
Dominic SolankeBournemouthTottenham£55m
Moussa DiabyAston VillaAl Ittihad£51.9m
Pedro NetoWolves Chelsea£51.4m
Amadou OnanaEverton Aston Villa£50m
Michael OliseCrystal PalaceBayern Munich£44.6m
Douglas LuizAston VillaJuventus£43.36m
Joao PalhinhaFulham Bayern Munich£43.1m
Max KilmanWolves West Ham£40m
Ian MaatsenChelseaAston Villa£37.5m

Premier League 2024/25 TV channels, live streams

RegionTVStreaming
AustraliaOptus Sport
Canada

Fubo Canada

IndiaStar SportsDisney+, Hotstar,
JioTV
UKSky Sports, TNT SportsNOW TV, Sky Go,
Amazon Prime, Discovery Plus
USAUSA Network,
Telemundo, Universo
Fubo, Peacock

UK: Matches are carried across Sky Sports and TNT Sports' streaming and TV platforms, with select matches on Amazon Prime. TNT Sports can be streamed via Discovery Plus.

USA: Select matches are televised on USA Network (English) and Telemundo or Universo (Spanish), and all three channels can be streamed on Fubo. The rest of the matches are streamed on NBC platform Peacock for subscribers.

Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live streamed exclusively via Fubo in Canada.

Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on demand on Optus Sport.

India: Star Sports network has the rights to show Premier League matches in India. As well as an English broadcast on Star Sports Select, select matches will be available via regional feeds on Star Sports 3 (in Bengali, English, Kannada, Malayalam), Star Sports 1 (Bangla) and Star Sports 1 (Tamil).

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Dom Farrell

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.