REVEALED: The highest and lowest transfer spenders

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pAmong the five favourites to win the Premier League title, a href=http://www.independent.co.uk/topic/ArsenalArsenal /ahave the lowest net spend on transfer fees over the last five years, research shows./p pThe figures contradict a href=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/jose-mourinho-highlights-arsenal-spending-over-last-three-or-four-years-says-gunners-are-ready-to-be-a-title-contenders-10420396.htmlJose Mourinhos suggestion/a that the Gunners have become a club to rival Chelsea in terms of spending./ppAmongst the sides, Manchester United have by far the highest net spend in recent years. Manchester City follow them whilst the figures show Liverpool spending more than Chelsea./ppMourinho has been outspoken over the last week about his sides rivals, suggesting that Liverpool and Manchester United are a href=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/jose-mourinho-in-dig-at-manchester-united-and-liverpool-they-are-trying-to-buy-the-premier-league-title-10416656.htmlbuying the title/a./ppSpeaking about Arsenal, Mourinho said yesterday: If you add up the amounts clubs have spent in the last three or four years, I think maybe you will find a surprise./ppIf you put (Mesut) Ozil plus Alexis Sanchez, plus (Calum) Chambers, plus (Mathieu) Debuchy you will maybe find a surprise./pp img alt=Jose-Mourinho1.jpg src=http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article10418304.ece/BINARY/Jose-Mourinho1.jpg width=w460/ span class=caption Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho /span  /ppMourinho went on to suggest that a href=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/jose-mourinho-highlights-arsenal-spending-over-last-three-or-four-years-says-gunners-are-ready-to-be-a-title-contenders-10420396.htmljournalists should simply get a calculator/a and total up the net spends./ppThis is the easiest thing to do – I don’t do it. Get a calculator. That is the easiest things, it leaves no space for speculation. If you want to be honest, objective and pragmatic it is the easiest job for a manager or journalist to do./ppSo thats exactly what we did./ppOver the last five years, Arsenal have had a net spend of £92.54m. Chelsea in comparison have spent £124.83m on players during that time./ppThe Blues have managed to recoup some huge fees in recent years, most notably for David Luiz, Andre Schurrle, Romelu Lukaku and Juan Mata yet have still spent more than their London rivals./ph5strongRead more:/strong a href=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/jose-mourinho-highlights-arsenal-spending-over-last-three-or-four-years-says-gunners-are-ready-to-be-a-title-contenders-10420396.htmlMourinho highlights Arsenal spending over recent years, says Gunners are title contenders/abra href=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/chelsea-manager-jose-mourinho-forgets-hes-spent-more-on-transfers-than-any-other-manager-in-the-last-decade-after-buy-the-title-jibe-10418317.htmlMourinho has spent more than any other manager in last decade/abra href=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/jose-mourinho-in-dig-at-manchester-united-and-liverpool-they-are-trying-to-buy-the-premier-league-title-10416656.htmlMourinho on United and Liverpool: They are trying to buy title/a/h5pManchester Uniteds net spend dwarfs that of their rivals, with a mixture of Sir Alex Ferguson, David Moyes and Louis van Gaal managing to lighten the Old Trafford bank balance by £287.16m. Thats the most of any of the sides considered to be in serious contention for the Premier League title./ppManchester City have a net spend of £200.29m over the last five years. Meanwhile, Liverpool have a net spend of £149.67m, despite recouping over £100m with the sales of Luis Suarez and Raheem Sterling alone./pscript src=//cdn.playbuzz.com/widget/feed.js type=text/javascript/scriptdiv class=pb_feed data-comments=false data-embed-by=bb758530-62df-4dcd-9723-e73e88db7307 data-game=/theindependent11/who-will-win-the-premier-league data-game-info=false data-recommend=false data-shares=false/divp /ph2strongSPENDING OVER LAST FIVE YEARS/strong/h2pstrongARSENAL/strong/ppstrongSo far this summer.../strong/ppArrivals/ppPetr Cech - £9.8m/ppTotal: £9.8m/ppExits/ppLukas Podolski - £1.75m/ppTotal: £1.75m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -8.05m/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2014/15 season/strong/ppArrivals/ppAlexis Sánchez - £29.75m/ppCalum Chambers - £14.16m/ppDanny Welbeck - £14m/ppMathieu Debuchy - £10.5m/ppGabriel Paulista - £10.5m/ppDavid Ospina - £2.8m/ppKrystian Bielik - £2.1m/ppTotal: £83.81m/ppExits/ppThomas Vermaelen - £13.3m/ppJohan Djourou - £1.96m/ppBenik Afobe - £1.81m/ppIgnasi Miquel - £1.3m/ppThomas Eisfeld - £1.05m/ppTotal: £8.51m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£75.3m/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2013/14 season/strong/ppArrivals/ppMesut Ozil - £35m/ppTotal: £36.58m/ppExits/ppGervinho - £5.6m/ppVito Mannone - £1.68m/ppTotal: £8.51m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£28.07m/strong/ppstrong /strong/ppstrongSummer and January window of 2012/13 season/strong/ppArrivals/ppSanti Cazorla - £13.3m/ppOlivier Giroud - £8.4m/ppLukas Podolski - £8.4m/ppNacho Monreal - £7m/ppTotal: £37.1m/ppExits/ppRobin van Persie - £21.49m/ppAlex Song - £13.3m/ppCarlos Vela - £9.8m/ppTotal: £47.01m/ppstrongProfit/loss: +£9.91/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2011/12 season/strong/ppArrivals/ppAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain - £9.66m/ppMikel Arteta - £8.4m/ppGervinho - £8.4m/ppPer Mertesacker - £7.91m/ppAndré Santos - £4.9m/ppChu-Young Park - £4.55m/ppTotal: £45.83m/ppExits/ppCesc Fabregas - £23.8m/ppSamir Nasri - £19.25m/ppGael Clichy - £5.43m/ppEmmanuel Eboue - £2.45m/ppTotal: £54.8m/ppstrongProfit/loss: +£8.97m/strong/ppstrongTOTAL OVER LAST FIVE YEARS: -£92.54m/strong/pp img alt=Mesut-Ozil.jpg src=http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article10398812.ece/BINARY/Mesut-Ozil.jpg width=w460/ span class=caption Mesut Ozil has been the biggest purchase /span  /ppstrongCHELSEA/strong/ppstrongSo far this summer.../strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppAsmir Begovic - £7.7m/ppNathan - £3.15m/ppTotal: £10.85m/ppExits over £1m.../ppPetr Cech - £9.8m/ppThorgan Hazard - £5.6m/ppGael Kakuta - £4.2m/ppTotal: £20.33m/ppstrongProfit/loss: +£9.48m/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2014/15 season/strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppDiego Costa - £26.6m/ppCesc Fabregas - £23.1m/ppJuan Cuadrado - £21.7m/ppFilipe Luis - £14m/ppLoic Remy - £9.24m/ppMario Pasalic - £1.75m/ppTotal: £96.39m/ppExits over £1m.../ppDavid Luiz - £34.65m/ppRomelu Lukaku - £24.75m/ppAndre Schurrle - £22.4m/ppRyan Bertrand - £9.34m/ppDemba Ba - £4.2m/ppFernando Torres - £2.1m/ppPatrick van Aanholt - £1.4m/ppTotal: £102.34m/ppstrongProfit/loss: +£5.95m/strong/ppstrong /strong/ppstrongSummer and January window of 2013/14 season/strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppWillian - £24.85m/ppNemanja Matic - £17.5m/ppAndre Schurrle - £15.4m/ppKurt Zouma - £10.22m/ppMohamed Salah - £9.28m/ppMarco van Ginkel - £6.58m/ppChristian Atsu - £2.1m/ppStipe Perica - £1.72m/ppCristian Cuevas - £1.33m/ppTotal: £88.97m/ppExits over £1m.../ppJuan Mata - £31.31m/ppKevin De Bruyne - £17.5m/ppJeffrey Bruma - £2.45m/ppTotal: £56.3m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£32.67m/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2012/13 season/strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppEden Hazard - £28m/ppOscar - £17.5m/ppVictor Moses - £8.05m/ppCesar Azpilicueta - £6.16m/ppDemba Ba - £5.95m/ppMarko Marin - £5.6m/ppWallace - £3.78m/ppTotal: £75.39m/ppExits over £1m.../ppDaniel Sturridge - £10.5m/ppRaul Meireles - £7m/ppTotal: £17.82m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£57.57m/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2011/12 season/strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppJuan Mata - £18.69m/ppRomelu Lukaku - £15.4m/ppRaul Meireles - £9.45m/ppThibaut Courtois - £6.27m/ppGary Cahill - £5.88m/ppKevin De Bruyne - £5.6m/ppLucas Piazón - £5.25m/ppOriol Romeu - £3.5m/ppUlises Dávila - £1.4m/ppPatrick Bamford - £1.26m/ppTotal: £72.7m/ppExits over £1m.../ppYuri Zhirkov - £10.5m/ppNemanja Matic - £3.5m/ppAlex - £3.5m/ppMichael Mancienne - £1.75m/ppSlobodan Rajkovic - £1.4m/ppTotal: £22.68m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£50.02m/strong/ppstrongTOTAL OVER LAST FIVE YEARS: -£124.83m/strong/pp img alt=Diego-Costa.jpg src=http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article10292448.ece/BINARY/Diego-Costa.jpg width=w460/ span class=caption Diego Costa /span  /ppstrongMANCHESTER UNITED/strong/ppSo far this summer.../ppArrivals over £1m.../ppMorgan Schneiderlin - £24.5m/ppMemphis Depay - £19.25m/ppBastian Schweinsteiger - £12.6m/ppMatteo Darmian - £12.6m/ppTotal: £68.95m/ppExits over £1m.../ppNani - £4.2m/ppRobin van Persie - £3.85m/ppÁngelo Henríquez - £1.17m/ppTotal: £9.22m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£59.73/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2014/15 season/strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppAngel Di Maria - £52.5m/ppLuke Shaw - £26.25m/ppAnder Herrera - £25.2m/ppMarcos Rojo - £14m/ppDaley Blind - £12.25m/ppRadamel Falcao - £5.32m (loan fee)/ppVanja Milinković-Savić - £1.23m/ppTotal: £136.75m/ppExits over £1m.../ppDanny Welbeck - £14m/ppShinji Kagawa - £5.6m/ppAlexander Büttner - £3.85m/ppWilfried Zaha - £2.68m/ppBebé - £2.1m/ppMichael Keane - £1.79m/ppPatrice Evra - £1.05m/ppTotal: £34.76m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£101.99m/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2013/14 season/strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppJuan Mata - £31.31m/ppMarouane Fellaini - £22.7m/ppTotal: £54.57m/ppExits over £1m.../ppNone/ppTotal: £1.26m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£53.31m/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2012/13 season/strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppRobin van Persie - £21.5m/ppShinji Kagawa - £11.2m/ppWilfried Zaha - £8.2m/ppNick Powell - £5.25m/ppÁngelo Henríquez - £3.85m/ppAlexander Büttner - £3.5m/ppTotal: £53.52m/ppExits over £1m.../ppDimitar Berbatov - £3.5m/ppJi-Sung Park - £2.2m/ppRobbie Brady - £1.175m/ppTotal: £10.59m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£42.93m/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2011/12 season/strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppDavid De Gea - £14m/ppPhil Jones - £13.5m/ppAshley Young - £12.6m/ppTotal: £40.11m/ppExits over £1m.../ppJohn OShea - £3.15m/ppGabriel Obertan - £2.38m/ppMame Diouf - £1.26m/ppWes Brown - £1m/ppTotal: £10.91m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£29.2m/strong/ppstrongTOTAL OVER LAST FIVE YEARS: -£287.16m/strong/pp img alt=ManU.jpg src=http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article10408124.ece/BINARY/ManU.jpg width=w460/ span class=caption Morgan Schneiderlin and Bastian Schweinsteiger /span  /ppstrongMANCHESTER CITY/strong/ppSo far this summer.../ppArrivals over £1m.../ppRaheem Sterling - £43.75m/ppFabian Delph - £8.05m/ppPatrick Roberts - £4.09m/ppEnes Unal - £2.1m/ppTotal: 58.8m/ppExits over £1m.../ppAlvaro Negredo - £21m/ppMatija Nastasic - £6.65m/ppKarim Rekik - £3.5m/ppScott Sinclair - £2.45m/ppDedryck Boyata - £1.4m/ppTotal: £35.15m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£23.65m/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2014/15 season/strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppEliaquim Mangala - £28m/ppWilfried Bony - £22.61m/ppFernando - £10.5m/ppWilly Caballero - £5.6m/ppBruno Zuculini - £1.75m/ppTotal: £68.46m/ppExits over £1m.../ppJavi García - £11.76m/ppJack Rodwell - £8.82m/ppEmyr Huws - £2.21m/ppTotal: £23.64m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£44.82m/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2013/14 season/strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppFernandinho - £28m/ppStevan Jovetic - £18.2m/ppAlvaro Negredo - £17.5m/ppJesús Navas - £14m/ppMartín Demichelis - £3.5m/ppTotal: £81.2m/ppExits over £1m.../ppCarlos Tevez - £6.3m/ppTotal: £8.19m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£73.01m/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2012/13 season/strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppJavi García - £14.14m/ppMatija Nastasic - £10.64m/ppJack Rodwell - £10.5m/ppScott Sinclair - £5.46m/ppMaicon - £2.63m/ppTotal: £43.37m/ppExits over £1m.../ppMario Balotelli - £14m/ppAdam Johnson - £8.82m/ppEmmanuel Adebayor - £4.48m/ppNigel de Jong - £2.45m/ppVladimír Weiss - £1.26m/ppTotal: £31.01m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£12.36m/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2011/12 season/strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppSergio Aguero - £31.5m/ppSamir Nasri - £19.25m/ppStefan Savic - £8.4m/ppGael Clichy - £5.43m/ppCostel Pantilimon - £2.31m/ppTotal: £67.24m/ppExits over £1m.../ppJerome Boateng - £9.45m/ppNedum Onuoha - £3.29m/ppShaun Wright-Phillips - £3.15m/ppShay Given - £2.63m/ppTotal: £20.79m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£46.45m/strong/ppstrongTOTAL OVER LAST FIVE YEARS: -£200.29m/strong/pp img alt=Raheem-Sterling.jpg src=http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article10419720.ece/BINARY/Raheem-Sterling.jpg width=w460/ span class=caption Raheem Sterling /span  /ppstrongLIVERPOOL/strong/ppstrongSo far this summer.../strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppChristian Benteke - £32.55m/ppRoberto Firmino - £28.7m/ppNathaniel Clyne - £12.39m/ppJoe Gomez - £3.43m/ppTotal: £77.07m/ppExits over £1m.../ppRaheem Sterling - £43.75m/ppIago Aspas - £4.2m/ppSebastian Coates - £1.96m/ppTotal: £49.91m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£27.16m/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2014/15 season/strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppAdam Lallana - £21.7m/ppDejan Lovren - £17.71m/ppLazar Markovic - £17.5m/ppMario Balotelli - £14m/ppAlberto Moreno - £12.6m/ppDivock Origi - £8.84m/ppEmre Can - £8.4m/ppRickie Lambert - £3.85m/ppTotal: £106m/ppExits over £1m.../ppLuis Suarez - £56.7m/ppOussama Assaidi - £4.2m/ppDaniel Agger - £2.8m/ppPepe Reina - £2.1m/ppMartin Kelly - £1.4m/ppTotal: £69.31m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£36.69m/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2013/14 season/strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppMamadou Sakho - £13.3m/ppIago Aspas - £7.56m/ppSimon Mignolet - £7.42m/ppLuis Alberto - £5.6m/ppTiago Ilori - £3.42m/ppTotal: £38.84m/ppExits over £1m.../ppAndy Carroll - £12.25m/ppJonjo Shelvey - £4.13m/ppStewart Downing - £4.06m/ppTotal: £22.82m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£16.02m/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2012/13 season/strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppJoe Allen - £13.3m/ppDaniel Sturridge - £10.5m/ppFabio Borini - £9.31m/ppCoutinho - £7m/ppTotal: £47.32m/ppExits over £1m.../ppCharlie Adam - £4.34m/ppAlberto Aquilani - £1.4m/ppTotal: £7.32m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£40m/strong/pp /ppstrongSummer and January window of 2011/12 season/strong/ppArrivals over £1m.../ppStewart Downing - £15.96m/ppJordan Henderson - £12.6m/ppCharlie Adam - £5.88m/ppSebastian Coates - £5.6m/ppJose Enrique - £5.6m/ppTotal: £46.57m/ppExits over £1m.../ppRaul Meireles - £9.45m/ppDavid NGog - £3.15m/ppPaul Konchesky - £1.19m/ppTotal: £16.77m/ppstrongProfit/loss: -£29.8m/strong/ppstrongTOTAL OVER LAST FIVE YEARS: -£149.67m/strong/ppemFigures have been adjusted for exchange rates and come from a href=http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/transfermarkt.co.uk/a/em/p