Here is a ranking of the top 20 teams with the largest net spend since 2000. Ten Premier League clubs feature.
Figures are via Transfermarkt, which annoyingly deals in Euros. It didn’t make much sense to convert it into sterling because of inflation and all that nonsense.
The 20 lowest net spenders are here…
20) Fulham (England)
Expenditure: €791.90m
Income: €399.37m
Net spend: €-392.54m
Yep, bloody Fulham kick things off.
19) Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia)
Expenditure: €506.89m
Income: €35.93m
Net spend: €-470.96m
Cristiano Ronaldo’s side have very little income this century, unsurprisingly.
18) Inter (Italy)
Expenditure: €2.03bn
Income: €1.56bn
Net spend: €-476.82m
Boy, these guys have been busy.
17) Napoli (Italy)
Expenditure: €1.4bn
Income: €912.35m
Net spend: €-484.91m
Their income could hit a billion if Victor Osimhen is sold in the summer.
16) Aston Villa (England)
Expenditure: €1.37bn
Income: €812.28m
Net spend: €-560.62m
Villa spent an awful lot of wonga in the 2024 summer transfer window but made nearly as much through player sales.