Aston Villa and Wolves' summer net spend compared to Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool

Aston Villa and Wolves continue to battle it out in the Premier League

Aston Villa won 2-1 away at Leicester City this weekend after goals by Amadou Onana and Jhon Duran. They have six points on the board from their first three league fixtures.

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As for Wolves, they drew 1-1 against Nottingham Forest at The City Ground with Jean Bellegarde on the scoresheet. Here is a look at the net spend from all Premier League clubs in the transfer window that has recently shut, as per data from Squakwa...

1. Brighton and Hove Albion: Spent - £207.3m, Received - £46.7m, Net spend: £160.6m

2. Ipswich Town: Spent - £106m, Received - £0m, Net spend: £106m

3. Manchester United: Spent - £182.3m, Received - £88m, Net spend: £94.3m

4. Tottenham Hotspur: Spent - £145m, Received - £58.6m, Net spend: £86.4m

5. West Ham United: Spent - £126.5m, Received - £48.2m, Net spend: £78.3m

6. Southampton: Spent - £105m, Received - £42.2m, Net spend: £62.8m

7. Chelsea: Spent - £206.7m, Received - £156.3m, Net spend: £50.4m

8. Leicester City: Spent - £79m, Received - £30m, Net spend: £49m

9. Nottingham Forest: Spent - £94.6m, Received - £49.7m, Net spend: £44.9m

10. AFC Bournemouth: Spent - £89m, Received - £57m, Net spend: £32m

11. Fulham: Spent - £59.7m, Received - £58.3m, Net spend: £31.4m

12. Aston Villa: Spent - £169m, Received - £140.3m, Net spend: £28.7m

13. Brentford: Spent - £90.4m, Received - £67m, Net spend: £23.4m

14. Arsenal: Spent - £96.4m, Received - £83.7m, Net spend: £12.7m

15. Crystal Palace: Spent - £94.5m, Received - £90m, Net spend: £4.5m

16. Everton: Spent - £42.9m, Received - £69m, Net spend: - £26.1m

17. Newcastle United: Spent - £38m, Received - £68m, Net spend: - £30m

18. Wolves: Spent - £61.5m, Received - £94m, Net spend: - £32.5m

19. Liverpool: Spent - £10m, Received - £52.8m, Net spend: - £42.8m

20. Manchester City: Spent - £30.8m, Received - £137.7m, Net spend: - £106.9m

As per the above data, Aston Villa had a net spend of £28.7m. They signed the likes of Onana, Ian Maatsen, Lewis Dobbin, Samuel Iling-Junior, Ross Barkley and Enzo Barranechea to bolster their ranks, whilst Jaden Philogene returned to Villa Park.

In terms of outgoings, they cut ties with Moussa Diaby, Douglas Luiz, Tim Iroegbunam and Alex Moreno, among others. These exits helped free up space and funds in their squad.

Wolves, on the other hand, had a net spend of - £32.5m with only Liverpool and Manchester City better off. They snapped up the likes of Andre, Rodrigo Gomes and Sam Johnstone and saw Pedro Neto and Max Kilman depart.

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