Burnley's five-year net spend ahead of transfer deadline day
How does Burnley's net spend over the last five years compare to the rest of the Premier League?
Transfer deadline day is here, and time is running out for Burnley to make new signings.
The Clarets have brought just one player in this winter so far, completing a loan deal from West Ham United for England international midfielder James Ward-Prowse. However, sitting 11 points adrift of safety and winless since October, there’s no doubt that Burnley could do with a few extra bodies.
Indeed, Scott Parker himself has admitted the club remain active in the market, and the hope is that a couple of surprise faces come through the doors at Turf Moor before 7pm, which could undoubtedly also give Burnley a boost when they play Sunderland away an hour later. Of course, Burnley did spend big in the summer following their promotion back into the Premier League, parting with no less than €128.65m (£112.70m) to bring 14 players into Parker’s squad - including Lesley Ugochukwu, Armando Broja, Loum Tchaouna and Quilindschy Hartman.
But where did that outlay leave the Clarets in terms of five-year net spend compared to the rest of the Premier League?
Burnley’s five-year net spend compared to Premier League rivals
- Man Utd - €782.92m
- Arsenal - €769.91m
- Chelsea - €757.11m
- Tottenham - €665.98m
- Newcastle - €492.44m
- Liverpool - €487.85m
- Man City - €459.55m
- Nottingham Forest - €377.16m
- West Ham - €366.35m
- Crystal Palace - €183.91m
- Fulham - €165.62m
- Bournemouth - €148.14m
- Sunderland - €146.04m
- Burnley - €123.28m
- Brentford - €118.79m
- Aston Villa - €110.52m
- Leeds United - €85.23m
- Wolves - €50.94m
- Everton - €13.87m
- Brighton - +€610k
Burnley’s spending has fluctuated heavily in recent years as they’ve yo-yo’d between the Premier League and the Championship. The club haven’t been afraid to spend big upon promotion to the top flight, but have also had to clear house when they’ve gone back down. Their €123.28m five-year net spend (according to Transfermarkt) is 14th among current Premier League clubs, sandwiched between Sunderland and Brentford. As mentioned, the majority of that spend has come following the two promotion campaigns, with Burnley spending €93.65m last summer, and €107.25m across 2023/24 - while posting profits in 2024/25 and 2022/23.
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Burnley have spent more than other high-performing Premier League sides across the last five years, including Aston Villa and Brighton. The latter are, in fact, the only club in the league to post a small profit during this period, thanks to big money sales of the likes of Alexis Mac Allister, Moises Caicedo, Joao Pedro and others. There are no surprises at the top end of the spending table, which is dominated by the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal.