Chelsea were the most spendthrift club but the Blues also recorded table-topping returns for cash received from player sales with £153.3m.
Manchester City replenished the club’s coffers with a cool £146.9m – boosted by Atletico Madrid shelling out £82m for Julian Alvarez – followed by Aston Villa (£136.4m), Crystal Palace (£98.3m), Arsenal (£97.5m), Manchester United (£94.7m) and Wolves (£94m).
In contrast, newly promoted sides Ipswich (£1m), Leicester (£30m) and Southampton (£40.4m) – along with West Ham (£32.5m) – were among the clubs to receive the least from sales.