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

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