Tottenham Hotspur have the greatest room for manoeuvre in the January transfer window when it comes financial fair play, with new head coach Antonio Conte and sporting director Fabio Paratici expected to be given funds to bolster his squad as the north London club look to make up for their poor start to the campaign.
Spurs sit ninth in the table having lost five of their first 11 games, with Nuno Espirito Santo being sacked at the beginning of the month.
His replacement, the former Chelsea boss Conte, is expected to improve matters rapidly, though, and on account of the club being run so prudentally over the past few years he could spend big should chairman Daniel Levy allow.
According to a report from the academic Kieran Maguire, first published in the Daily Mail, Spurs could splurge £400m and still be within the FFP restrictions. While they will not be close to that limit, additions are likely when the windo opens in January
"Spurs' net transfer spend since 2010 is between a quarter and a half of the other Big Six clubs and it is the most successful club in terms of keeping its wages low as a proportion of income the club generates," Maguire said.
"Spurs have had a business model rather than a trophy winning model.
"Daniel Levy has run the club as a business superbly, but if you view it as more than a business then it’s not superb. The gap between Spurs and the bigger clubs has been maintained. If Spurs are happy to be sixth, then fine."
Five of the big six have the most money to spend - pointing to the regulations being flawed. While Spurs are some way ahead of the rest on £400m, Liverpool are second on £273m, with Manchester United on £243m and Chelsea on £241m.
Arsenal, the summer's biggest spenders, have £201m of room with Manchester City further back on £84m. Everton are in the worst shape with a current deficit of £35m, while Crystal Palace and West Ham United have £66m and £71m to spare.
