Aston Villa have the highest net spend of Premier League clubs in the summer transfer window

Transfer deadline day has been and gone, with a number of moves taking place in the closing hours of the window. Tottenham completed a £30million deal for Ryan Sessegnon while their north London rivals Arsenal were also busy, welcoming David Luiz and Kieran Tierney to the Emirates. The 20 top-flight clubs have combined to smash the previous summer transfer spending record, shelling out nearly £1.44billion. Unsurprisingly, the Gunners spent the most with their deadline day buys added to fellow new arrivals Nicolas Pepe, Gabriel Martinelli and William Saliba.

And Liverpool are bottom of the pile when it comes to gross outlay following the acquisitions of Harvey Elliot, Sepp van den Berg and Adrian. Despite their transfer ban, Chelsea were still able to spend £40.5m to make Mateo Kovacic’s loan deal permanent. However, the Blues still lead the way for net profit after Eden Hazard’s move to Real Madrid. Sportingintelligence have totted up the numbers to provide net spend figures for the summer window, showing it is Aston Villa who have invested most ahead of the new season.

Dean Smith has spent nearly £140million on new signings

Dean Smith has forked out nearly £140m on new players while the Midlands club have not received any fees for departing players – with many leaving upon the expiration of their contracts. Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester United all have net spends between £80m and £90m, while Premier League champions Manchester City are also in that region after the signings of Rodri and Joao Cancelo. Crystal Palace were frugal with their spending this summer as they fought to keep hold of Wilfried Zaha while Norwich have also looked to consolidate their current squad instead of gambling on new signings. Sheffield United have splashed out over £40m in an effort to avoid the drop and Everton’s capture of Alex Iwobi on deadline day has pushed their net spend to ver £50m.

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Premier League clubs ranked by net spend – Summer 2019 20. Chelsea: £40.5m spent, £121.1m received, net -£80.6m 19. Crystal Palace: £6.9m spent, £50m received, net -£43.1m 18. Liverpool: £1.3m spent, £38.2m received, net -£36.95m 17. Norwich City: £5.1m spent, £1.4m received, net £3.8m 16. Burnley: £13.5m spent, £8m received, net £5.5m 15. Bournemouth: £48.2m spent, £37.5m received, net £10.7m 14. Watford: £35.5m spent, £20.7m received, net £14.8m 13. Leicester City: £96m spent, £80m received, net £16m 12. Southampton: £49.5m spent, £24m received, net £25.5m 11. Newcastle United: £57.4m spent, £31.7m received, net £25.7m

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10. West Ham United: £79.7m spent, £43.3m received, net £36.4m 9. Sheffield United: £41.5m spent, £0m received, net £41.5m 8. Everton: £123.7m spent, £69m received, net £54.7m 7. Brighton & Hove Albion: £64.3m spent, £1.2m received, net £63.1m 6. Wolverhampton Wanderers: £81.4m spent, £3.2m received, net £78.2m 5. Manchester City: £144.9m spent, £62.7m received, net £82.2m 4. Manchester United: £145m spent, £60m received, net £85m 3. Tottenham Hotspur: £116.5m spent, £30m received, net £86.5m 2. Arsenal: £150m spent, £60.5m received, net £89.5m 1. Aston Villa: £137.5m spent, £0m received, net £137.5m Premier League total: £1,438.4m spent, £742.4m received, net £696m