Tag: spent

Man Utd still £1bn in debt, with interest costs rising and £63.5m spent on new stadium
23 September 2026 Off

Man Utd still £1bn in debt, with interest costs rising and £63.5m spent on new stadium

By Total Football News

In addition, United also confirmed they spent £63.5m of an additional $125 (£94.14m) added to their historic debt during a summer refinancing move on land for their new stadium. The club has not explained what it has done with the remainder. The stadium itself is likely to cost in excess of £2bn.

It means the club’s overall debt, while reducing from £1.3bn at the end of December, is still

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Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea: Are Blues short of midfield options despite £349m spent?
6 September 2026 Off

Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea: Are Blues short of midfield options despite £349m spent?

By Total Football News

The primary issue is the absence of midfielder Moises Caicedo.

The Ecuador international is out with an unspecified injury for an unknown period after breaking down just 11 minutes into a substitute appearance against Brighton last week.

It has left Alonso in almost uncharted territory for a Chelsea boss. Aside from suspensions, Caicedo had missed only two matches during the previous three seasons, through a knock and illness.

Asked about

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Premier League signings: Which of top flight’s most expensive signings have been money well spent?
29 November 2025 Off

Premier League signings: Which of top flight’s most expensive signings have been money well spent?

By Total Football News

Two months ago Liverpool’s huge summer transfer spend looked like it had made the Premier League title a formality.

Arne Slot’s side were five points clear at the top of the table after only five games, having strengthened their squad with £415m worth of talent.

Florian Wirtz was signed from Bayer Leverkusen for an initial £100m, rising to a possible £116m. Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak joined on deadline day

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Chelsea: Premier League side spent £60m on agents during 2024-25
14 April 2025 Off

Chelsea: Premier League side spent £60m on agents during 2024-25

By Total Football News

Manchester City again spent the second most on agents – a little over £52m – followed by Manchester United with an outlay of £33m.

Aston Villa (£25m) and Newcastle (£24.3m) complete the top five biggest spenders, with the current Premier League top two of Arsenal (£22.8m) and Liverpool (£20.8m) following behind.

West Ham (£19m), Tottenham (£18.4m) and Brighton (£16.5m) are in the top 10 for outlay.

The lowest spenders were

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Premier League spent £45m in legal bills in financial regulation disputes last season
25 September 2024 Off

Premier League spent £45m in legal bills in financial regulation disputes last season

By Total Football News

The Premier League has warned its clubs that it spent more than £45m on legal bills last season due to various disputes over its financial regulations.

The figure is contained in papers sent to clubs ahead of a shareholders’ meeting on Thursday in central London.

The league has been embroiled in a series of investigations, disciplinary arbitration processes, and appeals. Cases have involved Manchester City, Everton, Nottingham Forest, Chelsea and

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Chelsea spent £747m on transfers in 2022-23 season
13 April 2024 0

Chelsea spent £747m on transfers in 2022-23 season

By Total Football News
Todd Boehly
Chelsea finished 12th in the Premier League in 2022-23, the first full season since the Todd Boehly-led consortium took over

Chelsea spent £747m on transfers last season, according to accounts published by Companies House.

The wage bill rose by 18% to £404m, the second highest in the Premier League.

Players costing £592m were sold for £203m, although accounting rules mean that generated a profit of £63m.

As of 30 June

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