Chelsea spent more than 4 billion pounds to buy players in the Premier League era, nearly the same as the total amount of Arsenal and Liverpool combined.
The Blues spent £ 1.3 billion for 3 years since Todd Boehly took over the club. And that has helped them rise to the leading position in the list of the top 20 teams most spending in the Premier League history.
According to Transfermarkt, expenses for contracts including Joao Pedro, Liam Delap and Jamie Gittens raised the total amount that Chelsea spent in the Premier League era to over 4 billion pounds. That means they spent more than 1 billion pounds compared to their nearest rivals, Man City.
The Green Man has spent more than £ 3 billion to buy players in the Premier League era, more than £ 300 million compared to MU, the third team. Most of Man City's spending took place since 2008, when sheikh Mansour started its ownership.
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Top 20 most spending teams in the Premier League history. |
Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham both have surpassed 2 billion pounds, with the Red Brigade buying Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez help them overcome The Gunners. Tottenham's £ 2 billion spending will take them to 6th place, while Everton, Newcastle, West Ham and Aston Villa completed the top 10.
Southampton is the next much spending team, spending up to 840 million pounds since 1992. Brighton and Bournemouth have reached the top 20 even though they have only participated in the English Premier League for the first time in 2017 and 2015. Nottingham Forest ranked 20th in the list of the most spending teams.
Chelsea had 2 contracts worth more than £ 100 million, Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo, while Romelu Lukaku and Mykhailo Mudryk were also close to £ 100 million.
Their strong spending began under Roman Abramovich in 2003 but increased sharply under Todd Boehly. Man City is trying to keep up with Chelsea by spending 203 million pounds to buy players in January 2025, and to the present they spend £ 102 million to buy players in the summer.