5 Premier League clubs with the highest net-spend in the January transfer window

The January transfer window has breezed past us and now it is time to look at who spent the most amount of money on transfers by calculating their net-spend (the amount spent on players minus the amount earned by selling players) in the window.

We rank the Premier League clubs from 1 to 5 with number 1 being the club with the highest net-spend in January.

1) Newcastle United - £93m

Players signed (excluding those on loan):

Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid) 
Chris Wood (Burnley) 
Bruno Guimaraes (Lyon)
Dan Burn (Brighton) 

Players sold (excluding those on loan):

None

2) Liverpool - £49m

Players signed (excluding those on loan):

Luiz Diaz (FC Porto)

Players sold (excluding those on loan):

Tony Gallacher (St Johnstone) 
Morgan Boyes (Livingston)

3) Everton - £31m

Players signed (excluding those on loan):

Vitalii Mykolenko (Dynamo Kiev)
Nathan Patterson (Rangers)
Dele Alli (Spurs)
Billy Crellin (Fleetwood Town)

Players sold (excluding those on loan):

Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) 

4) Aston Villa - £27m

Players signed (excluding those on loan):

Lucas Digne (Everton)
Calum Chambers (Arsenal)

5) Crystal Palace - £10m

Players signed (excluding those on loan):

Killian Phillips (Drogheda United) 
Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz)
Luke Plange (Derby)

Players sold (excluding those on loan):

Jay Rich-Baghuelou (Accrington Stanley)
Ollie Webber (Portsmouth)

*The amounts mentioned above excludes undisclosed transfer fees.

Transfer amounts courtesy: Sky Sports