Where Sunderland sit in 2025/26 Premier League net spend table
This Premier League net spend table shows where Sunderland and their rivals finished in the transfer spending stakes
The 2025/26 Premier League season was quite the surprise in many senses, but this net spend table highlights why things went the way they did.
Considering the previous two campaigns had seen the newly promoted sides immediately relegated at the first attempt, both Sunderland and Leeds United did well to survive, and in the former's case, thrive.
Leeds spent £100.1m, recouped £8.6m, for a net spend of £91.5m. Leeds weren't the top spenders of the newly-promoted sides, with the Black Cats taking that gong after spending £156m, recouping £37m, for a net spend of £119m.
Sunderland rivals Newcastle United had a rough season despite spending £252m, bringing in £157m, with a net spend of £95m.
Arsenal, of course, won the Premier League for the first time since the Invincibles went unbeaten in the 2003/04 campaign. The Gunners held off a late challenge from Manchester City to triumph.
The context for Arsenal's win is that their net spend was the highest across the last two transfer windows. Spending a whopping £263m, they only received £12.9m back, leaving a net spend of £250m for the 2025/26 season.
For all the talk of Liverpool's demise despite spending £442m, it's worth remembering they recouped £207m and were second behind Arsenal with a net spend of £235m.
This was still £69m more than Manchester United's net spend, while Man City came in just under £100m below the Reds.
With all of this in mind, let's take a look below at this Premier League net spend table brought to us by Stake.
Premier League net spend table 2025/26:
Arsenal £250.1m
Liverpool £235m
Man Utd £166.9m
Tottenham £150.4m
Man City £135.2m
Sunderland £119.9m
Everton £116m
Nottingham Forest £95.9m
Newcastle United £95.6m
Leeds United £91.5m
West Ham £64.3m
Burnley £57.8m
Fulham £43.93m
Aston Villa £28.7m
Chelsea £10m
Crystal Palace -£8m
Wolves -£14.7m
Brentford -£50.2m
Brighton -£66.35m
Bournemouth -£90.7m
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