

Championship net spend: Where West Brom & Birmingham City rank compared to Leeds United, Ipswich Town & more
The transfer window is closed for another four months following the passing of Friday’s summer deadline
The transfer window has closed with Birmingham City and West Brom enjoying very different summers on the recruitment front.
The Baggies signed just three players with Jeremy Sarmiento and Pipa joining on loan from Brighton and Ludogorets respectively while Ruben Shakpoke signed on a free transfer from Aston Villa.
Birmingham were much busier with Krystian Bielik, Lee Buchanan, Siriki Dembele, Ethan Laird, Tyler Roberts, Dion Sanderson, Keshi Anderson and Koji Myoshi arriving on permanent deals while Jay Stansfield, Cody Drameh and Oliver Burke have joined the club on loan.
It has been a busy window for the majority of Championship clubs and using data from Transfermarkt, we have worked out which sides made the most money from the transfer window by calculating every side’s net spend during the summer. Here’s where the Baggies and Blues rank.
Birmingham were much busier with Krystian Bielik, Lee Buchanan, Siriki Dembele, Ethan Laird, Tyler Roberts, Dion Sanderson, Keshi Anderson and Koji Myoshi arriving on permanent deals while Jay Stansfield, Cody Drameh and Oliver Burke have joined the club on loan.

5. Bristol City
Summer net spend balance: €17.59m

6. Swansea City
Summer net spend balance: €12.95m

7. West Brom
Summer net spend balance: €7.80m

8. Coventry City
Summer net spend balance: €7.34m