So! The 2024 Summer transfer window has come and gone, with players leaving their old clubs to start new adventures with their new teams.
Let's take a look at some of the notable activities that took place in this summers transfer window
Who spent the most?
Chelsea led the way for spending with an outlay of £219.6m, with nearly half of that spent on Pedro Neto (£54m) and Joao Felix (£46.3m).Manchester United (£205.9m), Brighton (£192m), Tottenham (£133.5m), West Ham (£132.5m), Aston Villa (£129.5m), Ipswich (£124m), Southampton (£108.3m) and Arsenal (£101.5m) all splurged nine-figure sums on recruits.
At the other end of the scale, Manchester City (£33.6m), Liverpool (£41.5m), Newcastle (£43m), Everton (£46m) and Wolves (£53.3m) were the most frugal clubs during the window.
Who sold the most?
Chelsea were the most spendthrift club but the Blues also recorded table-topping returns for cash received from player sales with £153.3m.Manchester City replenished the club's coffers with a cool £146.9m - boosted by Atletico Madrid shelling out £82m for Julian Alvarez - followed by Aston Villa (£136.4m), Crystal Palace (£98.3m), Arsenal (£97.5m), Manchester United (£94.7m) and Wolves (£94m).
In contrast, newly promoted sides Ipswich (£1m), Leicester (£30m) and Southampton (£40.4m) were among the clubs to receive the least from sales - with Brentford, as it stands, set to cash in on Ivan Toney (yet to be confirmed).
Net spend
Brighton bucked their trend of selling star players with a league-high £151.5m net spend, while Ipswich stated intent with £123m, followed by Manchester United (£111.2m), West Ham (£100m) and Tottenham (£70.6m).Conversely, Manchester City's significant player sales generated a league-high net profit of £113.3m, with six other clubs recording profit: Wolves (£40.7m profit), Everton (£24.2m profit), Crystal Palace (£22.3m profit), Newcastle (£22m profit), Liverpool (£21m profit) and Aston Villa (£6.9m profit).
Which players cost the most?
Tottenham snapped up the most expensive signing in the Premier League this summer, prising Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth for £65m, edging 18-year-old Leny Yoro's £58.9m move from Lille to Manchester United.Pedro Neto (Wolves to Chelsea, £54m), Manuel Ugarte (Paris Saint-Germain to Manchester United, £50.7m), Amadou Onana (Everton to Aston Villa, £50m), Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid to Chelsea, £46.3m), Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern Munich to Manchester United, £42.7m) and Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna to Arsenal, £42m) also ranked among the most expensive deals this summer.
Total incomings and outgoings
Southampton recruited a chart-topping 12 players on permanent deals, while Manchester City and Liverpool each completed only two deals.In terms of permanent outgoings, Arsenal offloaded a league-high 31 players, while only seven players departed Wolves for pastures new.
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