Manchester United tops Deadline-Day spending since 2016/17, then a £56m cliff separates Spurs from the rest
The five biggest Premier League Deadline-Day spenders, as reported by Sky Sports for summer Deadline Days from the 2016/17 season through the 2024 summer deadline. Values in £ millions, cumulative over the period. This is Sky Sports' top-five list, not an exhaustive all-club table.
the leading pair — £12m apart at the topthe chasing three — beyond the £56m gap
Manchester United leads the table at £176m, £12m clear of Tottenham Hotspur's £164m — skysports.com
The ranking then falls off a cliff: £56m separates second-placed Tottenham from third-placed Everton at £108m — skysports.com
Arsenal at £98m and Chelsea at £96m are near neighbours, just £2m apart in fourth and fifth — skysports.com
These are the five values Sky Sports explicitly reported for this comparison period; clubs outside the top five are not covered and their spending is not zero — skysports.com
The top five, as reported
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Data: 5 rows, one per club in Sky Sports' ranked top-five comparison of cumulative summer Deadline-Day spending, from the 2016/17 season through the 2024 summer transfer deadline, in GBP millions, with rank, scope, and source URL. The list is limited to the five values Sky Sports explicitly reported; it is not an exhaustive all-club table. Research scanned live web results on 2026-08-28.