Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool – highest and lowest transfer spenders revealed
Arsenal have lowest net spend among Premier League title contenders as Jose Mourinho accuses Chelsea's rivals of 'buying the title'
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Your support makes all the difference.Among the five favourites to win the Premier League title, Arsenal have the lowest net spend on transfer fees over the last five years, research shows.
The figures contradict Jose Mourinho's suggestion that the Gunners have become a club to rival Chelsea in terms of spending.
Amongst the sides, Manchester United have by far the highest net spend in recent years. Manchester City follow them whilst the figures show Liverpool spending more than Chelsea.
Mourinho has been outspoken over the last week about his side's rivals, suggesting that Liverpool and Manchester United are "buying the title".
Speaking about Arsenal, Mourinho said yesterday: "If you add up the amounts clubs have spent in the last three or four years, I think maybe you will find a surprise.
"If you put (Mesut) Ozil plus Alexis Sanchez, plus (Calum) Chambers, plus (Mathieu) Debuchy you will maybe find a surprise."
Mourinho went on to suggest that journalists should simply get a calculator and total up the net spends.
"This is the easiest thing to do – I don’t do it. Get a calculator. That is the easiest things, it leaves no space for speculation. If you want to be honest, objective and pragmatic it is the easiest job for a manager or journalist to do."
So that's exactly what we did.
Over the last five years, Arsenal have had a net spend of £92.54m. Chelsea in comparison have spent £124.83m on players during that time.
The Blues have managed to recoup some huge fees in recent years, most notably for David Luiz, Andre Schurrle, Romelu Lukaku and Juan Mata yet have still spent more than their London rivals.
Manchester United's net spend dwarfs that of their rivals, with a mixture of Sir Alex Ferguson, David Moyes and Louis van Gaal managing to lighten the Old Trafford bank balance by £287.16m. That's the most of any of the sides considered to be in serious contention for the Premier League title.
Manchester City have a net spend of £200.29m over the last five years. Meanwhile, Liverpool have a net spend of £149.67m, despite recouping over £100m with the sales of Luis Suarez and Raheem Sterling alone.
SPENDING OVER LAST FIVE YEARS
ARSENAL
So far this summer...
Arrivals
Petr Cech - £9.8m
Total: £9.8m
Exits
Lukas Podolski - £1.75m
Total: £1.75m
Profit/loss: -8.05m
Summer and January window of 2014/15 season
Arrivals
Alexis Sánchez - £29.75m
Calum Chambers - £14.16m
Danny Welbeck - £14m
Mathieu Debuchy - £10.5m
Gabriel Paulista - £10.5m
David Ospina - £2.8m
Krystian Bielik - £2.1m
Total: £83.81m
Exits
Thomas Vermaelen - £13.3m
Johan Djourou - £1.96m
Benik Afobe - £1.81m
Ignasi Miquel - £1.3m
Thomas Eisfeld - £1.05m
Total: £8.51m
Profit/loss: -£75.3m
Summer and January window of 2013/14 season
Arrivals
Mesut Ozil - £35m
Total: £36.58m
Exits
Gervinho - £5.6m
Vito Mannone - £1.68m
Total: £8.51m
Profit/loss: -£28.07m
Summer and January window of 2012/13 season
Arrivals
Santi Cazorla - £13.3m
Olivier Giroud - £8.4m
Lukas Podolski - £8.4m
Nacho Monreal - £7m
Total: £37.1m
Exits
Robin van Persie - £21.49m
Alex Song - £13.3m
Carlos Vela - £9.8m
Total: £47.01m
Profit/loss: +£9.91
Summer and January window of 2011/12 season
Arrivals
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - £9.66m
Mikel Arteta - £8.4m
Gervinho - £8.4m
Per Mertesacker - £7.91m
André Santos - £4.9m
Chu-Young Park - £4.55m
Total: £45.83m
Exits
Cesc Fabregas - £23.8m
Samir Nasri - £19.25m
Gael Clichy - £5.43m
Emmanuel Eboue - £2.45m
Total: £54.8m
Profit/loss: +£8.97m
TOTAL OVER LAST FIVE YEARS: -£92.54m
CHELSEA
So far this summer...
Arrivals over £1m...
Asmir Begovic - £7.7m
Nathan - £3.15m
Total: £10.85m
Exits over £1m...
Petr Cech - £9.8m
Thorgan Hazard - £5.6m
Gael Kakuta - £4.2m
Total: £20.33m
Profit/loss: +£9.48m
Summer and January window of 2014/15 season
Arrivals over £1m...
Diego Costa - £26.6m
Cesc Fabregas - £23.1m
Juan Cuadrado - £21.7m
Filipe Luis - £14m
Loic Remy - £9.24m
Mario Pasalic - £1.75m
Total: £96.39m
Exits over £1m...
David Luiz - £34.65m
Romelu Lukaku - £24.75m
Andre Schurrle - £22.4m
Ryan Bertrand - £9.34m
Demba Ba - £4.2m
Fernando Torres - £2.1m
Patrick van Aanholt - £1.4m
Total: £102.34m
Profit/loss: +£5.95m
Summer and January window of 2013/14 season
Arrivals over £1m...
Willian - £24.85m
Nemanja Matic - £17.5m
Andre Schurrle - £15.4m
Kurt Zouma - £10.22m
Mohamed Salah - £9.28m
Marco van Ginkel - £6.58m
Christian Atsu - £2.1m
Stipe Perica - £1.72m
Cristian Cuevas - £1.33m
Total: £88.97m
Exits over £1m...
Juan Mata - £31.31m
Kevin De Bruyne - £17.5m
Jeffrey Bruma - £2.45m
Total: £56.3m
Profit/loss: -£32.67m
Summer and January window of 2012/13 season
Arrivals over £1m...
Eden Hazard - £28m
Oscar - £17.5m
Victor Moses - £8.05m
Cesar Azpilicueta - £6.16m
Demba Ba - £5.95m
Marko Marin - £5.6m
Wallace - £3.78m
Total: £75.39m
Exits over £1m...
Daniel Sturridge - £10.5m
Raul Meireles - £7m
Total: £17.82m
Profit/loss: -£57.57m
Summer and January window of 2011/12 season
Arrivals over £1m...
Juan Mata - £18.69m
Romelu Lukaku - £15.4m
Raul Meireles - £9.45m
Thibaut Courtois - £6.27m
Gary Cahill - £5.88m
Kevin De Bruyne - £5.6m
Lucas Piazón - £5.25m
Oriol Romeu - £3.5m
Ulises Dávila - £1.4m
Patrick Bamford - £1.26m
Total: £72.7m
Exits over £1m...
Yuri Zhirkov - £10.5m
Nemanja Matic - £3.5m
Alex - £3.5m
Michael Mancienne - £1.75m
Slobodan Rajkovic - £1.4m
Total: £22.68m
Profit/loss: -£50.02m
TOTAL OVER LAST FIVE YEARS: -£124.83m
MANCHESTER UNITED
So far this summer...
Arrivals over £1m...
Morgan Schneiderlin - £24.5m
Memphis Depay - £19.25m
Bastian Schweinsteiger - £12.6m
Matteo Darmian - £12.6m
Total: £68.95m
Exits over £1m...
Nani - £4.2m
Robin van Persie - £3.85m
Ángelo Henríquez - £1.17m
Total: £9.22m
Profit/loss: -£59.73
Summer and January window of 2014/15 season
Arrivals over £1m...
Angel Di Maria - £52.5m
Luke Shaw - £26.25m
Ander Herrera - £25.2m
Marcos Rojo - £14m
Daley Blind - £12.25m
Radamel Falcao - £5.32m (loan fee)
Vanja Milinković-Savić - £1.23m
Total: £136.75m
Exits over £1m...
Danny Welbeck - £14m
Shinji Kagawa - £5.6m
Alexander Büttner - £3.85m
Wilfried Zaha - £2.68m
Bebé - £2.1m
Michael Keane - £1.79m
Patrice Evra - £1.05m
Total: £34.76m
Profit/loss: -£101.99m
Summer and January window of 2013/14 season
Arrivals over £1m...
Juan Mata - £31.31m
Marouane Fellaini - £22.7m
Total: £54.57m
Exits over £1m...
None
Total: £1.26m
Profit/loss: -£53.31m
Summer and January window of 2012/13 season
Arrivals over £1m...
Robin van Persie - £21.5m
Shinji Kagawa - £11.2m
Wilfried Zaha - £8.2m
Nick Powell - £5.25m
Ángelo Henríquez - £3.85m
Alexander Büttner - £3.5m
Total: £53.52m
Exits over £1m...
Dimitar Berbatov - £3.5m
Ji-Sung Park - £2.2m
Robbie Brady - £1.175m
Total: £10.59m
Profit/loss: -£42.93m
Summer and January window of 2011/12 season
Arrivals over £1m...
David De Gea - £14m
Phil Jones - £13.5m
Ashley Young - £12.6m
Total: £40.11m
Exits over £1m...
John O'Shea - £3.15m
Gabriel Obertan - £2.38m
Mame Diouf - £1.26m
Wes Brown - £1m
Total: £10.91m
Profit/loss: -£29.2m
TOTAL OVER LAST FIVE YEARS: -£287.16m
MANCHESTER CITY
So far this summer...
Arrivals over £1m...
Raheem Sterling - £43.75m
Fabian Delph - £8.05m
Patrick Roberts - £4.09m
Enes Unal - £2.1m
Total: 58.8m
Exits over £1m...
Alvaro Negredo - £21m
Matija Nastasic - £6.65m
Karim Rekik - £3.5m
Scott Sinclair - £2.45m
Dedryck Boyata - £1.4m
Total: £35.15m
Profit/loss: -£23.65m
Summer and January window of 2014/15 season
Arrivals over £1m...
Eliaquim Mangala - £28m
Wilfried Bony - £22.61m
Fernando - £10.5m
Willy Caballero - £5.6m
Bruno Zuculini - £1.75m
Total: £68.46m
Exits over £1m...
Javi García - £11.76m
Jack Rodwell - £8.82m
Emyr Huws - £2.21m
Total: £23.64m
Profit/loss: -£44.82m
Summer and January window of 2013/14 season
Arrivals over £1m...
Fernandinho - £28m
Stevan Jovetic - £18.2m
Alvaro Negredo - £17.5m
Jesús Navas - £14m
Martín Demichelis - £3.5m
Total: £81.2m
Exits over £1m...
Carlos Tevez - £6.3m
Total: £8.19m
Profit/loss: -£73.01m
Summer and January window of 2012/13 season
Arrivals over £1m...
Javi García - £14.14m
Matija Nastasic - £10.64m
Jack Rodwell - £10.5m
Scott Sinclair - £5.46m
Maicon - £2.63m
Total: £43.37m
Exits over £1m...
Mario Balotelli - £14m
Adam Johnson - £8.82m
Emmanuel Adebayor - £4.48m
Nigel de Jong - £2.45m
Vladimír Weiss - £1.26m
Total: £31.01m
Profit/loss: -£12.36m
Summer and January window of 2011/12 season
Arrivals over £1m...
Sergio Aguero - £31.5m
Samir Nasri - £19.25m
Stefan Savic - £8.4m
Gael Clichy - £5.43m
Costel Pantilimon - £2.31m
Total: £67.24m
Exits over £1m...
Jerome Boateng - £9.45m
Nedum Onuoha - £3.29m
Shaun Wright-Phillips - £3.15m
Shay Given - £2.63m
Total: £20.79m
Profit/loss: -£46.45m
TOTAL OVER LAST FIVE YEARS: -£200.29m
LIVERPOOL
So far this summer...
Arrivals over £1m...
Christian Benteke - £32.55m
Roberto Firmino - £28.7m
Nathaniel Clyne - £12.39m
Joe Gomez - £3.43m
Total: £77.07m
Exits over £1m...
Raheem Sterling - £43.75m
Iago Aspas - £4.2m
Sebastian Coates - £1.96m
Total: £49.91m
Profit/loss: -£27.16m
Summer and January window of 2014/15 season
Arrivals over £1m...
Adam Lallana - £21.7m
Dejan Lovren - £17.71m
Lazar Markovic - £17.5m
Mario Balotelli - £14m
Alberto Moreno - £12.6m
Divock Origi - £8.84m
Emre Can - £8.4m
Rickie Lambert - £3.85m
Total: £106m
Exits over £1m...
Luis Suarez - £56.7m
Oussama Assaidi - £4.2m
Daniel Agger - £2.8m
Pepe Reina - £2.1m
Martin Kelly - £1.4m
Total: £69.31m
Profit/loss: -£36.69m
Summer and January window of 2013/14 season
Arrivals over £1m...
Mamadou Sakho - £13.3m
Iago Aspas - £7.56m
Simon Mignolet - £7.42m
Luis Alberto - £5.6m
Tiago Ilori - £3.42m
Total: £38.84m
Exits over £1m...
Andy Carroll - £12.25m
Jonjo Shelvey - £4.13m
Stewart Downing - £4.06m
Total: £22.82m
Profit/loss: -£16.02m
Summer and January window of 2012/13 season
Arrivals over £1m...
Joe Allen - £13.3m
Daniel Sturridge - £10.5m
Fabio Borini - £9.31m
Coutinho - £7m
Total: £47.32m
Exits over £1m...
Charlie Adam - £4.34m
Alberto Aquilani - £1.4m
Total: £7.32m
Profit/loss: -£40m
Summer and January window of 2011/12 season
Arrivals over £1m...
Stewart Downing - £15.96m
Jordan Henderson - £12.6m
Charlie Adam - £5.88m
Sebastian Coates - £5.6m
Jose Enrique - £5.6m
Total: £46.57m
Exits over £1m...
Raul Meireles - £9.45m
David N'Gog - £3.15m
Paul Konchesky - £1.19m
Total: £16.77m
Profit/loss: -£29.8m
TOTAL OVER LAST FIVE YEARS: -£149.67m
Figures have been adjusted for exchange rates and come from transfermarkt.co.uk
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