Manchester City’s recent success is highlighted by a quick glance at their net spend per trophy over the past 10 years, with Arsenal, Liverpool and the rest following behind.

Bankrolled by billionaire owners, Premier League clubs have been throwing money at new players in the hope it translates to results on the pitch.

Using data from Transfermarkt, we’ve looked at the net spend per trophy won for the ‘big six’ Premier League clubs since 2013-14.

Note: we’ve not included the Community Shield as a major trophy.

The figures show that City are obviously dominating in terms of getting a return on their investments, and while Arsenal have closed the gap considerably, failure to win silverware means their recent heavy investment is looking a little desperate.

Manchester United have the biggest net spend of any Premier League side since 2014, which doesn’t reflect well on their trophy haul since then.

1. Arsenal

Transfer expenditure: €1.37billion
Transfer income: €381.8million
Net spend: €992.09million

Trophies won: 4
Net spend per trophy: €248.02million

2. Chelsea

Transfer expenditure: €2.09billion
Transfer income: €1.37billion
Net spend: €718.38million

Trophies won: 8
Net spend per trophy: €89.80million

3. Liverpool

Transfer expenditure: €1.20billion
Transfer income: €708.97million
Net spend: €493.56million

Trophies won: 6
Net spend per trophy: €82.26million

4. Manchester United

Transfer expenditure: €1.66billion
Transfer income: €418.50million
Net spend: €1246.16milion

Trophies won: 4
Net spend per trophy: €31.15million

5. Manchester City

Transfer expenditure: €1.70billion
Transfer income: €689.30million
Net spend: €1008.52million

Trophies won: 15
Net spend per trophy: €6.72million

6. Tottenham 

Transfer expenditure: €1.12billion
Transfer income: €594.02million
Net spend: €523.61million

Trophies won: 0
Net spend per trophy: N/A

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