Premier League five-year net spend table sees Arsenal double Man City outlay

Forget the league table, it’s all about the Premier League net spend table. Chelsea are way out in front after this season of spending…

Bold denotes a profit; final league positions in brackets…

1) Chelsea: £-654.21m
22/23: £-480.38m
21/22: £5.79m (3rd)
20/21: £-166.86m (4th)
19/20: £98.57m (4th)
18/19: £-110.23m (3rd)

2) Manchester United: £-540.23m
22/23: £-203.26m
21/22: £-99.5m (6th)
20/21: £-56.45m (2nd)
19/20: £-134.87m  (3rd)
18/19: £-45.8m (6th)

3) Arsenal: £-485.64m
22/23: £-148.94m
21/22: £-120m (5th)
20/21: £-59m (8th)
19/20: £-94.58m (8th)
18/19: £-62.71m (5th)

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4) West Ham: £-356.5m
22/23: £-152.21m
21/22: £-62.02m (7th)
20/21: £-8.2m (6th)
19/20: £-56.77m (16th)
18/19: £-76.91m (10th)

5) Newcastle: £-351.89m
22/23: £-161.74m
21/22: £-115.19m (11th)
20/21: £-34.18m (12th)
19/20: £-32.89m (13th)
18/19: £-7.68m (13th)

6) Tottenham: £-332.48m
22/23: £-122.95m
21/22: £-54.09m (4th)
20/21: £-85.79m (7th)
19/20: £-74.14m (6th)
18/19: £4.72m (4th)

7) Wolves: £-276.55m
22/23: £-103.15m
21/22: £-5.09m (10th)
20/21: £-7.37m (13th)
19/20: £-81.3m (7th)
18/19: £-78.53m (7th)

8) Aston Villa: £-271.24m
22/23: £-40.73m
21/22: £-2.47m (14th)
20/21: £-87.01m (11th)
19/20: £-138.13m (17th)
18/19: £-2.6m (5th in Championship)

9) Liverpool: £-254.19m
22/23: £-49.7m
21/22: £-50.44m (2nd)
20/21: £-58.7m (3rd)
19/20: £29.94m (Champions)
18/19: £-123.7m (2nd)

The full list of every Premier League signing and sale made in the January 2023 transfer window

10) Manchester City: £-224.97m
22/23: £8.3m
21/22: £-39.81m (Champions)
20/21: £-96.56m (Champions)
19/20: £-78.13m (2nd)
18/19: £-18.54m (Champions)

11) Fulham: £-197m
22/23: £-43.83m
21/22: £-14.56m (1st in Championship)
20/21: £-32.88m (18th)
19/20: £-7.5m (4th in Championship)
18/19: £-98.11m (19th)

12) Southampton: £-178.7m
22/23: £-122.07m
21/22: £15.23m (15th)
20/21: £-9.71m (15th)
19/20: £-30.19m (11th)
18/19: £-31.91m (16th)

13) Leeds United: £-170.3m
22/23:£-28.31m
21/22: £-51.71m (17th)
20/21: £-112.21m (9th)
19/20: £26.44m (1st in Championship)
18/19: £-3.6m  (3rd in Championship)

14) Nottingham Forest: £168.71m
22/23: £-156.6m
21/22: £-5.37m (4th in Championship)
20/21: £535,000 (17th in Championship)
19/20: £8.56m (7th in Championship)
18/19: £-15.74m (9th in Championship)

15) Everton: £-124.94m
22/23: £22.27m
21/22: £5.74m (16th)
20/21: £-60.86m (10th)
19/20: £-29.3m (12th)
18/19: £-62.8m (8th)

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16) Crystal Palace: £-82.08m
22/23: £-36.36m
21/22: £-75.57m (12th)
20/21: £-2.12m  (14th)
19/20: £42.17m (14th)
18/19: £-10.15m (12th)

17) Leicester: £-62.23m
22/23: £29.51m
21/22: £-56.14m (8th)
20/21: £-4.97m (5th)
19/20: £-13.95m (5th)
18/19: £-16.59m (9th)

18) Bournemouth: £-59.18m
22/23: £-73.43m
21/22: £12.59m (2nd in Championship)
20/21: £82.57m (6th in Championship)
19/20: £-17.91m (18th)
18/19: £-63.02m (14th)

18) Brighton: £-43.27m
22/23: £72.61m
21/22: £3.09m (9th)
20/21: £-6.97m (16th)
19/20: £-47m (15th)
18/19: £-64.87m (17th)

20) Brentford: £-781,000
22/23: £-42.06m
21/22: £-31.34m (13th)
20/21: £48.03m (3rd in Championship)
19/20:-£-345,000 (3rd in Championship)
18/19: £24.93m (11th in Championship)