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How Sunderland's £234 million total Premier League net spend ranks in the competition's all-time table

Sunderland's squad looks likely to be shaken up this summer, as the Black Cats look to strike the right balance of experience and youth to see them escape League One.

Since the Premier League's inaugural season back in 1992, top tier sides have accumulated a whopping £9.8 billion net spend, with superstar talents from Europe and beyond turning the English top tier into the most-watched football league in the world. Here's a look at where Sunderland past Premier League net-spending ranks in the top forty.