Analysis: Which Premier League clubs spent the most this summer? | OneFootball

A busy 2025 summer transfer window resulted in record spending for the wealthy 20 teams in the Premier League. The window ran from 16 June to 1 September, as nearly 300 deals were made with the English top flight clubs spending £3.17 billion.

This total smashes the previous total of £2.36 billion from the summer 2023 window.

Who spent the most?

The £3 billion wasn’t evenly split across the board, far from it in fact. Liverpool spent £446 million themselves, which is 14.1% of the total league’s spend.

Arne Slot’s side did receive £187 million from sales, but still ended with a net spend of £218 million. They broke the English transfer record twice this summer, firstly with Florian Wirtz who joined from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal worth £108 million, and then on deadline day with the signing of Alexander Isak, who was brought in for £125 million to lead the line for Liverpool.

This window was a clear message of intent from last season’s champions. They are not resting on their laurels and will be targeting another league win, as well as a first Champions League triumph since 2019.

Elsewhere, Arsenal were also amongst those who broke the bank, spending £267 million. The Gunners massively improved their squad depth and forward positions in particular. Eberechi Eze came in from Crystal Palace for £60 million, Noni Madueke joined from rivals Chelsea for £52 million and much-needed striker Viktor Gyokeres arrived from Sporting for £64 million.

Mikel Arteta’s side made only £10 million from player sales and therefore have by some distance the highest net spend in the league at £257 million. That will not matter, however, if they can deliver a first league title in over 20 years.

Unsurprisingly, Chelsea have also spent a lot of money – £296.5 million to be exact. They successfully offset that expenditure entirely and turned a profit by raising over £314 million from sales. They are the first team in the history of football to make over £300 million from sales in one transfer window.

Enzo Maresca’s side end the summer with a net spend of -£17.9 million, although some fans have been left disappointed with their striker options. Following Liam Delap’s injury against Fulham – which could rule him out for two months or longer – Chelsea are left with Joao Pedro and Marc Guiu, who was a last minute recall from Sunderland. Seemingly insufficient depth in attack for a team who have lofty league and European ambitions.

Who spent the least?

Aston Villa spent the least of any Premier League club, forking out only £28 million, on Evann Guessand and Marco Bizot. Their window was salvaged by the deadline day signings of Victor Lindelof, Jadon Sancho and Harvey Elliott, the latter two on season-long loans.

They made £43 million from sales, Jacob Ramsey making up the bulk of that with his £33 million move to Newcastle. Unai Emery’s side ended the window with a net spend of -£15 million.

Fulham were also frugal, spending £35 million. That was almost entirely spent on a deadline day splurge for Kevin – Shakhtar Donetsk’s Brazilian winger – in a £33 million club record deal. Marco Silva’s side raised only £8.7 million in sales and therefore have a net spend of £26.4 million.

They are fortunate to have an already capable squad, as has been evidenced in strong displays against Manchester United and Chelsea this campaign, and Silva has proven for years that he is a top Premier League manager.

Oliver Glasner has been furious with Crystal Palace’s transfer window, and understandably so. The Eagles spent £49.8 million on incomings and recouped £67.5 million from outgoings. They have a net spend of -£17.7 million, but the squad appears significantly worse off with the loss of Eberechi Eze.

They have replaced the Englishman they sold to Arsenal with Yeremi Pino of Villarreal. Eze directly contributed via either goals or assists to 30 per cent of Palace’s league goals last season and it seems unlikely Pino will be able to do the same in his first season of English football.