Issue number 367 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post ranks current big-5 league clubs according to their net spending on transfer operations concluded over the last ten seasons. Manchester United tops the table with a negative balance of more than one billion euro, ahead of Manchester City and Paris St-Germain. Fourteen English clubs are in the top 20 of clubs with the most negative net transfer spending.

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Editors:
Raffaele Poli
Roger Besson
Loïc Ravenel
Thomas Gonzalez

LOSC Lille clubs stands out at the opposite end with a positive transfer balance of €349 million over the last decade. The French side outranks league rivals Olympique Lyonnais and three Italian Serie A teams: Genoa, Udinese and Atalanta. The top three of current big-5 league clubs having generated the most incomes from transfers since 2012/13 are Chelsea, Monaco and Atlético Madrid. In total, 52 out 98 clubs have a positive net spending. This ratio is one (Brentford) out of 20 for Premier League teams.

Gathered with the greatest care through the cross-checking of all possible sources, whether official or unofficial, the data includes eventual add-on fees included in the deals, regardless of their actual payment. Within the limits of available information, incomes deriving from sell-on fees are also taken into account.

Net transfer spending since summer 2012 (€ Million)

Current big-5 league clubs

Balance
 
 
Club
Spent
 
Earned
 
 
-1075M€
Manchester United (ENG)
1545M€
470M€
-984M€
Manchester City (ENG)
1699M€
715M€
-941M€
Paris St-Germain (FRA)
1445M€
504M€
-650M€
FC Barcelona (ESP)
1630M€
980M€
-583M€
Arsenal FC (ENG)
1029M€
446M€
-561M€
Juventus FC (ITA)
1542M€
981M€
-432M€
Milan AC (ITA)
884M€
452M€
-429M€
Everton FC (ENG)
911M€
482M€
-424M€
Aston Villa (ENG)
701M€
277M€
-413M€
Chelsea FC (ENG)
1614M€
1201M€
-385M€
Internazionale (ITA)
1058M€
673M€
-374M€
West Ham United (ENG)
676M€
302M€
-363M€
Bayern München (GER)
815M€
452M€
-347M€
Liverpool FC (ENG)
1128M€
781M€
-339M€
Newcastle United (ENG)
648M€
309M€
-336M€
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)
1013M€
677M€
-292M€
Crystal Palace (ENG)
449M€
157M€
-275M€
Leicester City (ENG)
661M€
386M€
-248M€
Brighton & Hove (ENG)
398M€
150M€
-247M€
Wolverhampton FC (ENG)
482M€
235M€