Championship transfer net spend: Where do West Brom rank compared to their rivals?

Deadline day was an exciting one for Baggies fans as both Mason Holgate and Mikey Johnston made returns to the Hawthorns. Holgate joined on a season-long loan from Everton, meanwhile, Johnson was signed for a reported fee of £3m. 

Earlier in August, it was reported that the club were working under an EFL-imposed business plan which was meant to limit their transfer activity. Most supporters would say it was a good month of transfers however with the squad strengthened in several areas.

Fees were received for Okay Yokuslu, Brandon Thomas-Asante and Conor Townsend, whilst there was a good balance of loans and permanent transfers. A centre-forward would have been the cherry on the cake but Daryl Dike is hopeful of making a return before the end of the year, and that will be a massive boost to Carlos Corberan.

Clubs should focus on themselves as it is only they who can affect their situations, but you can't help but look at what the other teams in the division are doing. West Brom know what parachute payments can do for the club, and it comes as no surprise that Burnley were reportedly the biggest spenders in the division.

Leeds United who lost to Southampton in the Championship play-off final recouped the most amount of money as from the 21 players who departed Elland Road, they pocketed £137.16m. Some teams who haven't been in the Premier League for three years or more such as Hull City and Middlesbrough have been trying to have a go at it, and it'll be interesting to see whether it works out for them.

Here, thanks to figures published by TransferMarkt we can take a look at which clubs have the best net spend after the transfer window shut on Friday.

Championship 2024/25 transfer net spend

Leeds United: Spent - £27.29m. Received - £137.16m. Net spend: £109.86m.

Burnley: Spent - £40.92m. Received - £92.21m. Net spend: £51.28m.

Sheffield United: Spent - £6.47m. Received - £38.56m. Net spend: £32.09m.

Watford: Spent - £2.76m. Received - £38.56m. Net spend: £25.26m.

Hull City: Spent - £20.08m. Received - £35.27m. Net spend: £15.18m.

Sunderland: Spent - £5.68m. Received - £14.90m. Net spend: £9.22m.

Blackburn Rovers: Spent - £3.02m. Received - £11.28m. Net spend: £8.26m. 

Norwich City: Spent - £19.74m. Received - £26.44m. Net spend: £6.69m. 

Luton Town: Spent - £13.64m. Received - £17.43m. Net spend: £3.79m. 

Cardiff City: Spent - £7.53m. Received - £10.75m. Net spend: £3.21m. 

West Brom: Spent - £3.95m. Received - £4.37m. Net spend: £412.7k.

Plymouth Argyle: Spent - £1.82m. Received - £1.97m. Net spend: £151.8k.

Portsmouth: Spent - £926.4k. Received - £0. Net spend: -£926.4k

Oxford United: Spent - £1.53m. Received - £0. Net spend: -£1.53m.

QPR: Spent - £5.19m. Received - £3.49m. Net spend: -£1.70m.

Swansea City: Spent - £4.70m. Received - £2.94m. Net spend: -£1.75m. 

Preston North End: Spent - £2.38m. Received - £0. Net spend: -£2.38m. 

Stoke City: Spent - £5.33m. Received: £2.52m. Net spend: - -£2.81m. 

Derby County: Spent - £3.06m. Received: £0. Net spend - -£3.06m. 

Sheffield Wednesday: Spent - £3.51m. Received: £336.8k. Net spend - -£3.71m. 

Bristol City: Spent - £8.58m. Received: £.46m. Net spend - -£4.12m. 

Millwall: Spent - £4.58m. Received: £0. Net spend - -£4.58m. 

Coventry City: Spent - £13.01m. Received: £0. Net spend - -£13.01m. 

Middlesbrough: Spent - £14.63m. Received: £0. Net spend - £14.63m. 

*Figures provided by TransferMarkt.