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Transfer spending ranked: Who under and over paid the most?

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With the transfer window having recently closed, reports show a record breaking figure of £2.8 billion in the 22/23 season.

But were these signings worth the money? The experts at Ticketgum.com have analysed all Premier League transfer deals, to reveal which teams have overpaid the most for new players.

Who under and over paid the most? 

Team

Net worth (£) Transfer fee (£) Amount over/underpaid

Chelsea

24,518,315 319,730,000 +295,211,685
Leicester City 4,967,520 57,500,000 +52,532,480
Leeds 3,862,400 47,500,000 +43,637,600
Newcastle United 6,526,472 43,450,000 +36,923,528
AFC Bournemouth 26,130,400 60,500,000 +34,369,600
Liverpool 2,860,000 37,000,000 +34,140,000
Aston Villa 3,508,048 30,500,000 +26,991,952
Arsenal 50,679,960 61,000,000 +10,320,040
Southampton 13,996,320 21,200,000 +7,203,680
Manchester City 1,000,000 8,200,000 +7,200,000
Crystal Palace 3,200,000 9,700,000 +6,500,000
Brighton 13,100,000 14,000,000 +900,000
Tottenham 381,940 0 -381,940
Fulham 16,830,400 9,300,000 -7,530,400
Nottingham Forest 37,187,200 29,100,000 -8,087,200
West Ham United 40,811,200 15,000,000 -25,811,200
Wolverhampton Wanderers 82,397,720 32,550,000

-49,847,720

The full data includes 55 transfers, can be found here.

Chelsea overspent the most this transfer window, overpaying by +£295.2 million, this is 1000% more than the players were worth. Purchasing 7 new players totalling £319.7 million, with big signings such as Enzo Fernandez (£106m) who has now taken place as the biggest transfer deal on record, Mykhailo Mudryk (£88.5m) and Noni Madueke (£35m).

Leicester City are the second highest spenders, accumulating a spend of £57.5 million in transfer deals and overspending by +£52.5 million on four players.

Followed by Leeds, having overspent +£47.5 million more than the players are worth. Georginio Rutter was bought for £35.5 million, and with a net worth of just £1.3 million this means Leeds overspent by +£34.1 million on this player.

On the other end of the spectrum, Wolverhampton Wanderers acquired the best deal this transfer window, having bought 5 players for a total of £32.5 million. The net worth of these players totals £82.3 million, meaning Wolves have saved a massive -£49.8 million.