In 2022, teams in La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A, the Bundesliga, and the French league had to tighten their budgets, but Premier League teams spent a lot of money on new acquisitions.
Newcastle United spent the most in the January transfer window following the end of Mike Ashley’s 14-year ownership of the club by a Saudi-led consortium.
Here are the 20 current Premier League clubs, ranked by net spending since the beginning of the January 2022 transfer window, according to data from transfermarkt.
According to the statistics, Premier League clubs’ combined net transfer spending in 2022 exceeded £1 billion, with three clubs spending more than £200 million. Additionally, only three of the 20 Premier League teams managed to turn a profit on transfers during the year.
20. Leicester City – £57.96m profit
Most expensive signing of 2022: Wout Faes (£15.3m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Wesley Fofana (£72.36m)
19. Brighton – £56.79m profit
Most expensive signing of 2022: Pervis Estupinan (£16.02m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Marc Cucurella (£58.77m)
18. Manchester City – £52.56m profit
Most expensive signing of 2022: Erling Haaland (£54m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Raheem Sterling (£50.58m)
17. Leeds United – £1.75m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Brenden Aaronson (£29.56m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Raphinha (£52.2m)
16. Everton – £31.23m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Amadou Onana (£31.5m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Richarlison (£52.2m)
15. Bournemouth – £31.45m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Marcos Senesi (£13.5m)
Biggest sale of 2022: N/A
14. Fulham – £35.82m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Joao Palhinha (£18m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Andre Zambo Anguissa (£13.5m)
13. Crystal Palace – £37.19m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Cheick Doucoure (£20.34m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Christian Benteke (£4.91m)
12. Brentford – £42.21m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Keane Lewis-Potter (£17.1m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Marcus Forss (£3.24m)
11. Liverpool – £50.94m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Darwin Nunez (£67.5m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Sadio Mane (£28.8m)
10. Aston Villa – £52.2m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Diego Carlos (£27.9m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Carney Chukwuemeka (£16.2m)
9. Southampton – £66.06m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Gavin Bazunu (£12.6m)
Biggest sale of 2022: N/A
8. Wolves – £76.32m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Matheus Nunes (£40.5m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Morgan Gibbs-White (£26.55m)
7. Arsenal – £98.61m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Gabriel Jesus (£46.98m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Matteo Guendouzi (£9.9m)
6. Nottingham Forest – £143.47m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Morgan Gibbs-White (£26.55m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Brice Samba (£4.5m)
5. West Ham – £146.88m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Lucas Paqueta (£38.66m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Issa Diop (£16.02m)
4. Tottenham – £147.85m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Richarlson (£52.2m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Steven Bergwijn (£28.13m)
3. Manchester United – £196.05m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Antony (£85.5m)
Biggest sale of 2022: James Garner (£9.36m)
2. Chelsea – £201.32m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Wesley Fofana (£72.36m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Timo Werner (£18m)
1. Newcastle – £211.31m
Most expensive signing of 2022: Alexander Isak (£63m)
Biggest sale of 2022: Martin Dubravka (£2.08m)*
*Note: Dubravka has left Newcastle on an initial loan deal.