Chelsea look set to become the first team in eight years to win the Premier League while turning over a profit in the transfer market.

Jose Mourinho's champions-elect need just six points from their final five matches to break a Mancunian grip on the title that stretches back to the last time they lifted the trophy in 2010.

The Special One's latest triumph, however, is even more stunning when his transfer dealings are taken into consideration.

John Terry and Gary Cahill celebrate after taking another step towards the title at the Emirates on Sunday

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has made a net profit of £1.4million in the transfer market this season

Former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas (left) was one of six signings made by Chelsea

Somehow, Mourinho has managed to oversee a complete overhaul of the Stamford Bridge squad which has seen the product on the pitch improve along with the club's bank balance.

This season the prudent Portuguese has brought in six players for a combined fee of £111.6million with the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa and Filipe Luis proving instant hits.

Clearly mindful of UEFA's Financial Fair Play restrictions, which hit a club with a smaller stadium such as Chelsea's 41,837-capacity Stamford Bridge hard, Mourinho has managed to bring in £113m.

That compares well with Manchester United (£113m), City (£60m) and Arsenal (£57.6m) whose net spends dwarf that of Mourinho.

Chelsea sold striker Romelu Lukaku (right) to Everton in a £28million deal in last summer's transfer window

Andre Schurrle left Chelsea for Wolfsburg in January after failing to establish himself at Stamford Bridge

Even Liverpool, aided by the £75m received for Luis Suarez and languishing in fifth place, have an overall spend of £30.25m.

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (or Ed Balls should Labour win the election) might want to head down the Kings Road on a fact-finding mission.

To win the league with a profit is something that has not been achieved in the last 10 years.

Last season's champions City had an overall spend of £74.3m while in 2012-13 United's was £52.6m.

Only United's quiet summer of 2006-07, in which protest against their US owners the Glazer family hit a peak, comes close.

Last season's champions, Manchester City, had a net spend £74.3m after buying the likes of Fernandinho

Manchester United had a net spend of £1.2m when they bought Michael Carrick (left) in the summer of 2006

Back then, Sir Alex Ferguson opened his chequebook only once, to sign Michael Carrick from Tottenham, and with Ruud van Nistelrooy heading to Real Madrid they banked £800,000.

Mourinho's astute strategy will no doubt have been music to Roman Abramovic'hs ears and those of his bank manager.

But it could result in a funeral march for their rivals in the coming years.

The new £5bn TV deal will arm Mourinho with a substantial cash injection and the new £200m shirt sponsorship arrangement with Yokohama Rubber with will give him cash to burn.

Imagine what he can do when he does not have to turn in a profit?