Premier League clubs have finished their summer transfer business and now it’s time for the football to begin.
The 20 clubs have spent almost £1.5bn between them with dozens of new players being brought to the best league in the world.
Has it been money well spent? Or has money been wasted?
We’ll no doubt find out in the coming months.
Of course, some clubs have spent a lot more than others this summer.
Despite being in the Europa League, Arsenal have splashed the cash whereas European champions, Liverpool, have spent next to nothing.
But fans often want to talk about net spend.
Net spend is: (amount spent on players - amount received from player sales).
So, GiveMeSport have decided to look at each Premier League club in the last five years and analyse their net spend.
Here are the results (all figures obtained via transfermarkt):
1 | Manchester City | Net spend: £600.88m
2019/20: £-88.20m
2018/19: £-22.04m
2017/18: £-203.54m
2016/17: £-160.34m
2015/16: £-126.77m
2 | Manchester United | Net spend: £441.75m
2019/20: £-84.60m
2018/19: £-46.94m
2017/18: £-137.61m
2016/17: £-124.07m
2015/16: £-48.54m
3 | Arsenal FC | Net spend: £267.47m
2019/20: £-91.89m
2018/19: £-64.58m
2017/18: £3.02m
2016/17: £-92.42m
2015/16: £-21.60m
4 | Everton FC | Net spend: £237.48m
2019/20: £-47.61m
2018/19: £-64.04m
2017/18: £-69.14m
2016/17: £-22.59m
2015/16: £-34.11m
5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Net spend: £206.92m
2019/20: £-59.18m
2018/19: £-67.46m
2017/18: £-60.30m
2016/17: £-7.88m
2015/16: £-12.11m
6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Net spend: £205.40m
2019/20: £-84.24m
2018/19: £-80.06m
2017/18: £-16.46m
2016/17: £-29.80m
2015/16: £5.16m
7 | AFC Bournemouth | Net spend: £175.33m
2019/20: £-19.76m
2018/19: £-62.01m
2017/18: £-30.87m
2016/17: £-13.68m
2015/16: £-49.01m
8 | West Ham United | Net spend: £166.11m
2019/20: £-30.66m
2018/19: £-77.43m
2017/18: £11.00m
2016/17: £-38.25m
2015/16: £-30.77m
9 | Aston Villa | Net spend: £160.44m
2019/20: £-133.74m
2018/19: £-2.75m
2017/18: £13.53m
2016/17: £-35.82m
2015/16: £-1.67m
10 | Leicester City | Net spend: £129.46m
2019/20: £-17.19m
2018/19: £-16.92m
2017/18: £-35.95m
2016/17: £-23.00m
2015/16: £-36.41m
11 | Chelsea FC | Net spend: £127.99m
2019/20: £75.02m
2018/19: £-124.43m
2017/18: £-53.91m
2016/17: £-21.96m
2015/16: £-2.71m
12 | Newcastle United | Net spend: £121.92m
2019/20: £-29.48m
2018/19: £-10.59m
2017/18: £-22.30m
2016/17: £33.41m
2015/16: £-92.95m
13 | Watford FC | Net spend: £118.94m
2019/20: £-14.04m
2018/19: £19.57m
2017/18: £-47.39m
2016/17: £-10.67m
2015/16: £-66.40m
14 | Liverpool FC | Net spend: £106.60m
2019/20: £29.25m
2018/19: £-126.99m
2017/18: £18.56m
2016/17: £4.93m
2015/16: £-32.36m
15 | Tottenham Hotspur | Net spend: £98.97m
2019/20: £-74.70m
2018/19: £4.82m
2017/18: £-15.93m
2016/17: £-28.08m
2015/16: £14.92m
16 | Crystal Palace | Net spend: £75.42m
2019/20: £43.34m
2018/19: £-10.35m
2017/18: £-41.36m
2016/17: £-45.99m
2015/16: £-21.06m
17 | Burnley FC | Net spend: £54.67m
2019/20: £-540k
2018/19: £-22.50m
2017/18: £12.83m
2016/17: £-39.96m
2015/16: £-4.50m
18 | Sheffield United | Net spend: £37.67m
2019/20: £-42.75m
2018/19: £5.13m
2017/18: £-5.08m
2016/17: £3.77m
2015/16: £1.26m
19 | Southampton FC | £19.62m
2019/20: £-26.28m
2018/19: £-34.61m
2017/18: £33.39m
2016/17: £14.54m
2015/16: £-6.66m
20 | Norwich City | Net spend: £-28.98m (PROFIT)
2019/20: £-2.40m
2018/19: £28.94m
2017/18: £16.67m
2016/17: £9.23m
2015/16: £-23.45m