The top notch clubs of Premier League have spent massive sums during last 5 years in terms of both Sale and Purchase of highly expensive football athletes. Among the others Tottenham, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal are escalating the Money Leader in Premier League on the behalf of their huge spending in recent years.
After Premier League succeed to attract massive TV contracts, top clubs of this event have also started to tighten their grip in Transfer Market. In recent few years Premier League has outclassed all other Football Leagues of Europe in terms of both popularity and money. As result some top flight clubs of Premier League are bound to over pay some of their players to maintain their margin.
Manchester City and Manchester United are leading the Premier League in terms of their average spending in last 5 years. As Manchester City has spent around £690 million since 2012-13 season whereas Manchester United will £ 680.75 million spending on players transfer is hanging right behind City. To be very honest Man City has spend around £1 billion in terms of transfer windows since 2019.
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Transfer Record of all Premier League Clubs (Last 5 Yrs)
Transfer Record of all Premier League Clubs (Last 5 Yrs)
| Club | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 15/16 | 14/15 | Total |
| Manchester City | £-20.69m | £-203.54m | £-160.34m | £-126.77m | £-51.91m | £-563.24m |
| Manchester United | £-42.62m | £-137.61m | £-124.07m | £-48.54m | £-131.45m | £-484.28m |
| Tottenham Hotspur | £4.82m | £-15.93m | £-28.17m | £14.92m | £-3.89m | £-28.25m |
| Liverpool FC | £-129.33m | £9.56m | £4.50m | £-31.37m | £-46.94m | £-193.58m |
| Chelsea FC | £-133.43m | £-54.00m | £-21.96m | £-2.71m | £-6.44m | £-202.66m |
| Arsenal FC | £-67.59m | £3.02m | £-92.39m | £-21.60m | £-82.06m | £-260.62m |
| Burnley FC | £-22.50m | £12.83m | £-39.96m | £-4.50m | £-11.36m | £-65.49m |
| Everton FC | £-64.26m | £-69.05m | £-22.59m | £-34.11m | £-34.43m | £-224.44m |
| Leicester City | £-16.92m | £-35.95m | £-23.00m | £-36.41m | £-20.57 | £-132.84m |
| Newcastle United | £-14.64m | £-22.30m | £33.41m | £-92.95m | £-19.27m | £-115.75m |
| Crystal Palace | £-10.67m | £-41.36m | £-45.99m | £-21.06m | £-25.57m | £-144.64m |
| AFC Bournemouth | £-62.01m | £-30.87m | £-13.68m | £-49.01m | £-1.01m | £-156.58m |
| West Ham United | £-82.22m | £11.00m | £-38.25m | £-30.77m | £-27.68 | £-167.91m |
| Watford FC | £19.57m | £-49.19m | £-10.67m | £-66.40m | £-7.61m | £-114.30m |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | £-65.57m | £-57.15m | £-7.88m | £-12.11m | £8.47m | £-134.23m |
| Huddersfield Town | £-34.53m | £-45.81m | £-2.70m | £8.79m | £3.04m | £-71.21m |
| Southampton FC | £-34.52m | £33.39m | £14.54m | £-6.66m | £25.01m | £31.76m |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | £-80.28m | £-16.46m | £-29.80m | £5.16m | £-1.82m | £-123.20m |
| Cardiff City | £-46.08m | £-9.02m | £2.41m | £5.31m | £11.68m | £-35.70m |
| Fulham FC | £-96.75m | £-1.23m | £-1.59m | £770k | £423k | £-98.39m |
| £-1,000.22m | £-719.67m | £-608.15m | £-550.01m | £-410.50m | £-3,288.55m |
Financial Status of Premier League Clubs 2018-19 Season
Financial Status of Premier League Clubs 2018-19 Season
Well the table shows that Southampton is the only FC out of 20 clubs that holds positive net expenditures during their last 5 years transfer contracts. Southampton although faces £34.52 million deficient in their transfer dealings during 2018-19 season.
Manchester City and Manchester United although openly flex their muscles in transfer market to recruit some high profile athletes but their current deficient almost exceeds £563.24 m and £484.24 m respectively in recent 5 years. The trend of splashing huge money is set by these two clubs and many other clubs are following them in same way.
Transfer Record of all Premier League Clubs in last 10 years
Transfer Record of all Premier League Clubs in last 10 years
| Club | 18/19 | 17/18 | 16/17 | 15/16 | 14/15 | 13/14 | 12/13 | 11/12 | 10/11 | 09/10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1.111,35 | -799,63 | -675,72 | -611,13 | -456,11 | -393,53 | -244,99 | -185,64 | -290,76 | -17,23 | -4.786,08 | |
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-22,99 | -226,15 | -178,15 | -140,86 | -57,68 | -104,70 | -17,65 | -61,35 | -146,46 | -116,35 | -1.072,33 |
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-47,35 | -152,90 | -137,85 | -53,93 | -146,06 | -75,33 | -65,57 | -47,84 | -11,99 | 77,07 | -661,75 |
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5,35 | -17,70 | -31,30 | 16,58 | -4,32 | 13,55 | -0,47 | 33,80 | -23,67 | -8,60 | -16,78 |
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-143,70 | 10,62 | 5,00 | -34,85 | -52,16 | -25,50 | -60,15 | -43,63 | 3,98 | 5,05 | -335,34 |
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-148,25 | -60,00 | -24,40 | -3,01 | 7,15 | -52,92 | -84,25 | -64,05 | -105,00 | -26,20 | -560,93 |
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-75,10 | 3,35 | -102,65 | -24,00 | -91,18 | -37,10 | 9,85 | 12,82 | -13,40 | 35,70 | -281,72 |
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-25,00 | 14,26 | -44,40 | -5,01 | -12,62 | 4,65 | 6,35 | 2,72 | 0,88 | -13,45 | -71,63 |
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-71,40 | -76,72 | -25,10 | -37,90 | -38,26 | 14,30 | -2,90 | 19,60 | 4,90 | 5,04 | -208,44 |
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-18,80 | -39,95 | -25,55 | -40,45 | -22,86 | 0,65 | -1,72 | -16,71 | -2,50 | -0,81 | -168,69 |
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-16,27 | -24,78 | 37,13 | -103,28 | -21,41 | 22,07 | -17,17 | -10,01 | 27,77 | 20,79 | -85,16 |
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-11,85 | -45,95 | -51,10 | -23,40 | -28,41 | -33,00 | 14,67 | -0,77 | -0,65 | 4,40 | -176,07 |
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-68,90 | -34,30 | -15,20 | -54,46 | -1,12 | -4,06 | -0,63 | 0,52 | 1,94 | – | -176,20 |
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-91,35 | 12,22 | -42,50 | -34,19 | -30,75 | -23,47 | -18,85 | -2,49 | -10,88 | 19,65 | -222,59 |
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21,74 | -54,66 | -11,85 | -73,78 | -8,45 | 2,08 | 3,99 | 7,19 | -0,73 | 7,31 | -107,16 |
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-72,86 | -63,50 | -8,75 | -13,45 | 9,42 | 4,65 | -0,67 | -4,15 | -0,65 | -0,43 | -150,39 |
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-38,37 | -50,90 | -3,00 | 9,77 | 3,38 | -0,83 | 6,65 | 1,01 | 0,32 | -1,73 | -73,71 |
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-38,35 | 37,10 | 16,15 | -7,40 | 27,79 | -35,40 | -41,50 | 8,73 | -2,82 | 2,25 | -33,44 |
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-89,20 | -18,29 | -33,11 | 5,73 | -2,02 | 4,26 | 15,15 | -9,45 | -13,72 | -18,58 | -159,23 |
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-51,20 | -10,02 | 2,68 | 5,90 | 12,98 | -42,08 | -11,55 | -0,92 | 0,34 | -1,23 | -95,09 |
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-107,50 | -1,37 | -1,77 | 0,86 | 0,47 | -25,35 | 21,42 | -10,68 | 1,56 | -7,11 | -129,47 |
Premier League Clubs Spending in Last Transfer Windows
For most football clubs of Premier League, their last season transfers were quite boring as majority of clubs have totally failed to put any kind of positive impact on Transfer Market. But some teams like Everton and Fulham have succeed to save some money in current season.
Chelsea did not feel any kind of shame in recruitment of some high profile footballers in their squad during last 3 transfer windows followed by Liverpool that spend massive £330m whereas Manchester City has dropped down to 3rd place. Premier League Clubs Spending in Last 3 Transfer Windows list is given below.
| Club | Spending in Transfer Window |
| Chelsea | £365m |
| Liverpool | £330m |
| Manchester City | £318m |
| Everton | £225m |
| Manchester United | £217m |
| Arsenal | £175m |
| West Ham | £143m |
| Spurs | £110m |
Transfer Details of Top 5 Premier League Clubs During 2016-19 season
Manchester City Transfer Details During Last 3 Years
Manchester City Transfer Details During Last 3 Years
- Club Name: Manchester City
- Net Spend of Manchester City: £398.71m
Manchester City Player Purchase 2018-19
- Player Name: Mahrez
- Transfer Fee: £61.92m
- Player Name: Sandler
- Transfer Fee: £2.25m
Manchester City Player Purchase 2017-18
- Player Name: Laporte
- Transfer Fee: £58.5m
- Player Name: Mendy
- Transfer Fee: 51.75m
- Player Name: Walker
- Transfer Fee: £47.43m
- Player Name: Bernardo
- Transfer Fee: £45m
- Player Name: Ederson
- Transfer Fee: £36m
- Player Name: Danilo
- Transfer Fee: £27m
- Player Name: Dauglas
- Transfer Fee: £10.8m
- Player Name: Harrison
- Transfer Fee: £3.6m
- Player Name: Kayode
- Transfer Fee: £3.42m
- Player Name: Ilic
- Transfer Fee: £2.25m
Manchester City Player Purchase 2017-18
- Player Name: Stones
- Transfer Fee: £50.04m
- Player Name: Sane
- Transfer Fee: £45.45m
- Player Name: Jesus
- Transfer Fee: £28.8m
- Player Name: Gundogan
- Transfer Fee: £24.3
- Player Name: Nolito
- Transfer Fee: £16.2m
- Player Name: Bravo
- Transfer Fee: £16.2m
- Player Name: Moreno
- Transfer Fee: £4.95m
- Player Name: Rulli
- Transfer Fee: £4.23m
- Player Name: Zinchenko
- Transfer Fee: £1.8m
- Player Name: Mari
- Transfer Fee: £180k
Manchester City Budget For New Players (£543.17m)
Manchester City Budget For New Players (£543.17m)
Manchester City Sold Players 2018-19
Manchester City Sold Players 2018-19
- Player Name: Gunn
- Transfer Fee: £10.17m
- Player Name: Maffeo
- Transfer Fee: £8.1m
- Player Name: Angelino
- Transfer Fee: £8.1m
- Player Name: Kayode
- Transfer Fee: £2.7m
Players Sold by Manchester City in 2017-18 season
Players Sold by Manchester City in 2017-18 season
- Player Name: Iheanacho
- Transfer Fee: £24.93m
- Player Name: Unal
- Transfer Fee: £12.6m
- Player Name: Bony
- Transfer Fee: £11.7m
- Player Name: Mooy
- Transfer Fee: £8.19m
- Player Name: Nolito
- Transfer Fee: £6.3m
- Player Name: Fernando
- Transfer Fee: £5.4m
- Player Name: Kolarov
- Transfer Fee: £4.5m
- Player Name: Ntcham
- Transfer Fee: £4.5m
- Player Name: Nasri
- Transfer Fee: £3.15m
- Player Name: Hart
- Transfer Fee: £2.07m (loan fee)
- Player Name: Sobrino
- Transfer Fee: £1.8m
- Player Name: Zuculini
- Transfer Fee: £1.13m
- Player Name: Denayer
- Transfer Fee: £450k (loan fee)
Manchester City Sold Players 2016-17
Manchester City Sold Players 2016-17
- Player Name: Jovetic
- Transfer Fee: £12.15m
- Player Name: Dzeko
- Transfer Fee: £9.9m
- Player Name: Rulli
- Transfer Fee: £6.3m
- Player Name: Bony
- Transfer Fee: £2.12m (loan fee)
- Player Name: Lejeune
- Transfer Fee: £1.35m
Manchester City Total Spent On Players: £144.46m
Manchester United Transfer Details During Last 3 Years
- Club Name: Manchester United
- Net Spend of Manchester United: £315.08m
Manchester United Purchased Players 2018/19
- Player Name: Fred
- Transfer Fee: £53.1m
- Player Name: Dalot
- Transfer Fee: £19.8m
- Player Name: Grant
- Transfer Fee: £1.53m
Players Purchased by Manchester United in 2017-18 season
- Player Name: Lukaku
- Transfer Fee: 76.23m
- Player Name: Matic
- Transfer Fee: 40.23m
- Player Name: Lindelof
- Transfer Fee: £31.5m
- Player Name: Sanchez
- Transfer Fee: Free
Players Purchased by Manchester United in 2016-17 season
- Player Name: Pogba
- Transfer Fee: £94.5m
- Player Name: Mkhitaryan
- Transfer Fee: £37.8m
- Player Name: Bailly
- Transfer Fee: £34.2m
- Player Name: Zlatan
- Transfer Fee: Free
Manchester United Total Spend in Purchase of New Players (£388.89m)
Players Sold by Manchester United in 2018-19 season
- Player Name: Blind
- Transfer Fee: £14.4m
- Player Name: Johnstone
- Transfer Fee: £6.62m
Players Sold by Manchester United in 2017-18 season
- Player Name: Januzaj
- Transfer Fee: £7.65m
- Player Name: A Pereira
- Transfer Fee: £2.7m (loan fee)
- Player Name: Mkhitaryan
- Transfer Fee: Free
Players Sold by Manchester United in 2016-17 season
- Player Name: Scheiderlin
- Transfer Fee: £20.61m
- Player Name: Depay
- Transfer Fee: £14.4m
- Player Name: McNair
- Transfer Fee: £4.73m
- Player Name: Blackett
- Transfer Fee: £1.62m
- Player Name: W Keane
- Transfer Fee: £1.08m
- Player Name: W Keane
- Transfer Fee: £1.08m
Manchester United Total Collection from Sale of Players: £73.81m
Arsenal Transfer Details During Last 3 Years
Arsenal Transfer Details During Last 3 Years
Club Name: Arsenal
Net Spend of Chelsea: £157.5m
Players Purchased by Arsenal in 2018-19 season
- Player Name: Torreira
- Transfer Fee: £27m
- Player Name: Leno
- Transfer Fee: £22.5m
- Player Name: Papastathopoulos
- Transfer Fee: £14.4m
- Player Name: Guendouzi
- Transfer Fee: £7.2m
- Player Name: Lichsteiner
- Transfer Fee: Free
Players Purchased by Arsenal in 2017-18 season
Players Purchased by Arsenal in 2016-17 season
- Player Name: Xhaka
- Transfer Fee: £40.5m
- Player Name: Mustafi
- Transfer Fee: £39.6m
- Player Name: Perez
- Transfer Fee: £12.6m
- Player Name: Asano
- Transfer Fee: £3.6m
- Player Name: Holding
- Transfer Fee: £2.7m
Arsenal Total Spend in Purchase of New Players: £277.5m
Players Sold by Arsenal in 2018-19 season
- Player Name: Asano
- Transfer Fee: £900k (loan fee)
- Player Name: Wilshere
- Transfer Fee: Free
- Player Name: Cazorla
- Transfer Fee: Free
- Player Name: Mertsacker
- Transfer Fee: Retired
Players Sold by Arsenal in 2017-18 season
- Player Name: Oxlade-Chamberlain
- Transfer Fee: £34.2m
- Player Name: Walcott
- Transfer Fee: £20.2m
- Player Name: Giroud
- Transfer Fee: £15.3m
- Player Name: Coquelin
- Transfer Fee: £12.6m
- Player Name: Szczesny
- Transfer Fee: £10.9m
- Player Name: Paulista
- Transfer Fee: £9.9m
- Player Name: Gibbs
- Transfer Fee: 6.7m
- Player Name: Sanchez
- Transfer Fee: Free
Players Sold by Arsenal in 2016-17 season
- Player Name: Gnabry
- Transfer Fee: £4.5m
- Player Name: Wellington
- Transfer Fee: £2.7m
- Player Name: Wilshere
- Transfer Fee: £2.1m (loan fee)
Arsenal Total Collection from Sale of Players: £120m
Liverpool Transfer Details During Last 3 Years
Liverpool Transfer Details During Last 3 Years
Club Name: Liverpool
Net Spend of Chelsea: £141.06m
Players Purchased by Liverpool in 2018-19 season
- Player Name: Alisson
- Transfer Fee: £56.25m
- Player Name: Keita
- Transfer Fee: £54m
- Player Name: Shaqiri
- Transfer Fee: £13.23m
Players Purchased by Liverpool in 2017-18 season
- Player Name: Van Dijk
- Transfer Fee: 59.4m
- Player Name: Salah
- Transfer Fee: 37.8m
- Player Name: Oxlade-Chamberlain
- Transfer Fee: £34.2m
- Player Name: Robertson
- Transfer Fee: £8.1m
- Player Name: Gallacher
- Transfer Fee: £205k
- Player Name: Solanke
- Transfer Fee: Free
Players Purchased by Liverpool in 2016-17 season
- Player Name: Mane
- Transfer Fee: £37.08m
- Player Name: Wijanldum
- Transfer Fee: £24.75m
- Player Name: Karius
- Transfer Fee: £5.58m
- Player Name: Klavan
- Transfer Fee: £4.5m
- Player Name: Matip
- Transfer Fee: free
Liverpool Total Spend in Purchase of New Players: £387.12m
Players Sold by Liverpool in 2018-19 season
- Player Name: Ward
- Transfer Fee: £12.6m
Players Sold by Liverpool in 2017-18 season
- Player Name: Coutinho
- Transfer Fee: £112.5m
- Player Name: Sakho
- Transfer Fee: £15.38m
- Player Name: Origi
- Transfer Fee: £5.85m (loan fee)
- Player Name: Leiva
- Transfer Fee: £5.13m
- Player Name: Stewart
- Transfer Fee: £4.05m
- Player Name: Wisdom
- Transfer Fee: £2.07m
- Player Name: Studdidge
- Transfer Fee: £2.07m (loan fee)
Players Sold by Liverpool in 2016-17 season
- Player Name: Benteke
- Transfer Fee: £28.08m
- Player Name: Ibe
- Transfer Fee: £16.2m
- Player Name: Allen
- Transfer Fee: £13.95m
- Player Name: Skrtel
- Transfer Fee: £5.4m
- Player Name: IIori
- Transfer Fee: £3.87m
- Player Name: Luis Alberto
- Transfer Fee: £3.6m
- Player Name: Smith
- Transfer Fee: £3.24m
- Player Name: Sakho
- Transfer Fee: £2.07m (loan fee)
Liverpool Total Collection from Sale of Players: £246.06m
#5Chelsea Transfer Details During Last 3 Years
Club Name: CHELSEA
Net Spend of Chelsea: £127.65m
Players Purchased by Chelsea in 2018-19 season
- Player Name: Jorginho
- Transfer Fee: £51.3m
- Player Name: Green
- Transfer Fee: free
Players Purchased by Chelsea in 2017-18 season
- Player Name: Morata
- Transfer Fee: £59.4m
- Player Name: Bakayoko
- Transfer Fee: £36m
- Player Name: Drinkwater
- Transfer Fee: £34.1m
- Player Name: Rudiger
- Transfer Fee: £31.5m
- Player Name: Zappacosta
- Transfer Fee: £22.5m
- Player Name: Emerson
- Transfer Fee: £18m
- Player Name: Giroud
- Transfer Fee: £15.3m
- Player Name: Barkley
- Transfer Fee: £15.2m
- Player Name: Ampadu
- Transfer Fee: £2.5m
Players Purchased by Chelsea in 2016-17 season
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- Player Name: Batshuayi
- Transfer Fee: £35.1m
- Player Name: Kante
- Transfer Fee: £32.2m
- Player Name: Luiz
- Transfer Fee: £31.5m
- Player Name: Alonso
- Transfer Fee: £20.7m
- Player Name: Eduardo
- Transfer Fee: free
Chelsea Total Spend in Purchase of New Players: £405.3m
Players Sold by Chelsea in 2018-19 season
- Player Name: Pasalic
- Transfer Fee: £900k (loan fee)
- Player Name: Delac
- Transfer Fee: free
Players Sold by Chelsea in 2017-18 season
- Player Name: Costa
- Transfer Fee: £59.4m
- Player Name: Matic
- Transfer Fee: £40.2m
- Player Name: Ake
- Transfer Fee: £20.5m
- Player Name: Cuadrado
- Transfer Fee: £18m
- Player Name: Begovic
- Transfer Fee: £10.3m
- Player Name: Traore
- Transfer Fee: £9m
- Player Name: Zouma
- Transfer Fee: £7m (loan fee)
- Player Name: Atsu
- Transfer Fee: £6.7m
- Player Name: Chalobah
- Transfer Fee: £5.6m
- Player Name: Musonda
- Transfer Fee: £2.2m (loan fee)
- Player Name: Batshuayi
- Transfer Fee: £1.3m (loan fee)
- Player Name: Terry
- Transfer Fee: free
- Player Name: Remy
- Transfer Fee: Free
Players Sold by Chelsea in 2016-17 season
- Player Name: Oscar
- Transfer Fee: £54m
- Player Name: Salah
- Transfer Fee: £13.5m
- Player Name: Djilobodji
- Transfer Fee: £8.5m
- Player Name: Bamford
- Transfer Fee: £6.2m
- Player Name: Cuadrado
- Transfer Fee: £4.5m (loan fee)
- Player Name: Perica
- Transfer Fee: £4m
- Player Name: Marin
- Transfer Fee: £2.7m
- Player Name: Traore
- Transfer Fee: £1.8m (loan fee)
- Player Name: Pasalic
- Transfer Fee: £900k (loan fee)
- Player Name: Baba Rahman
- Transfer Fee: £450k (loan fee)
Chelsea Total Collection from Sale of Players: £277.65m
Total Transfer Spending in Premier League During Last 5 Years
Total Transfer Spending in Premier League During Last 5 Years
| NO# | CLUBS | PURCHASES | SOLD | NET | AVG NET PER SEASON |
| 1 | Manchester City | €690m | €189m | €501m | €100m |
| 2 | Manchester United | €680.7m | €196.9m | €483.7m | €96.7m |
| 3 | Arsenal | €366.5m | €118.6m | €247.8m | €49.5m |
| 4 | Liverpool | €485.4m | €311.5m | €173.8m | €34.7m |
| 5 | Chelsea | €601m | €438m | €163m | €32.5m |
| 6 | West Ham | €198m | €44m | €154m | €30.8m |
| 7 | Sunderland | €194.8m | €62.5m | €132.2m | €26.4m |
| 8 | Watford | €151.9m | €45.9m | €106m | €21.2m |
| 9 | Leicester City | €170.2m | €77m | €100m | €20m |
| 10 | Everton | €228.7m | €134.7m | €93.9m | €18.7m |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | €166.7m | €74.8m | €91.9m | €18.3m |
| 12 | Stoke City | €110.7m | €31.4m | €79.3m | €15.8m |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | €105.3m | €27.2m | €78m | €15.6m |
| 14 | West Brom | €114.8m | €42.8m | €72m | €14.4m |
| 15 | Hull City | €125.1m | €60.1m | €65m | €13m |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | €80.4m | €25.2m | €55.2m | €11m |
| 17 | Burnley | €65.3m | €35.3m | €30m | €6m |
| 18 | Southampton | €276.6m | €256.5m | €20m | €4m |
| 19 | Tottenham | €397m | €383m | €16m | €3.2m |
| 20 | Swansea City | €153.1m | €159.9m | -€6.74m | -€1.34m |