LEAGUE SPENT MONEY FREE

It was enough to secure survival under Chris Hughton, as all three of the sides promoted in 2017 stayed afloat. Brighton & Hove Albion 2017-18 (£43.6m)īrighton's spending has gained a reputation for being sensible rather than extravagant, but they felt the need to invest after coming up.

LEAGUE SPENT MONEY FREE

When you throw in free transfers, the number of summer signings was in double-figures, including the successes (Etienne Capoue) and those who needed to leave to thrive (Steven Berghuis). Quique Sanchez Flores did rely on some loan deals, most notably bringing in Nathan Ake from Chelsea for the season. However, while their class of 2021 was boosted by loans and cut-price deals, that was not the case in 2015. You can always rely on Watford to freshen up their squad. Which promoted clubs will stay up this season? Have your say in the comments section Even before adding Alex Pritchard to their ranks for a significant fee in January 2018, they had embarked on a £40m spree the summer after winning the play-off final on penalties. When you think about big-spending summers, Huddersfield's might not be the first to spring to mind. A bigger issue, perhaps, came with the wages paid to the likes of free agent Rio Ferdinand and the injuries which saw £6m man Jordon Mutch limited to just nine league appearances. The biggest expenditure (all figures via transfermarkt) went towards Steven Caulker, while there were also moderate fees paid for the likes of Leroy Fer and Sandro. The 2012 outlay - straight after surviving relegation - was notable for the surprise arrival of players like Julio Cesar and Esteban Granero, and the R's splashed the cash again after bouncing straight back up. QPR have spent big in both of their last two relegation campaigns. Paul Merson tells Djed Spence how he dealt with manager who didn't want to sign him QPR 2014-15 (£39.2m)

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