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Premier League clubs broke the bank again in the 2026 summer transfer window, but which club has the most expensively assembled squad?
Liverpool lead from the front with Andoni Iraola's current options costing around £980m in combined fees, with Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola all arriving for fees north of £100m across the last two summers.
Manchester City sit second, though the Cityzens have the most expensive squad overall, with £267m worth of talent out on loan this season, including former British record recruit Jack Grealish.
Omar Marmoush, Claudio Echeverri and Kalvin Phillips also feature among the City group currently on temporary deals elsewhere.
Incredibly, according to Valuball's data, City's £267m loan group is worth more than the entire squads of five Premier League teams, including Leeds United and Everton.
Newly-promoted Hull City have the lowest-value squad in the Premier League. The Tigers have a group worth £160m, built largely this summer after 18 new arrivals.
Most expensive Premier League squads by combined initial transfer fees.
Club Combined squad cost in transfer fees Squad cost including players out on loan
Liverpool £980m £989.1m
Manchester City £969m £1236m
Chelsea £918m £1175m
Manchester United £862m £910m
Tottenham Hotspur £852m £948m
Arsenal £848m £848m
Newcastle United £705m £774m
Aston Villa £495m £548m
Brighton £421m £454m
Brentford £379m £397m
Bournemouth £378m £397m
Nottingham Forest £347m £452m
Ipswich Town £311m £323m
Fulham £311m £311m
Crystal Palace £281m £295m
Everton £268m £275.7m
Leeds United £240m £283m
Sunderland £232m £255m
Coventry City £174m £181.9m
Hull City £160m £165m