The ten biggest transfer budgets in the Premier League.
With the arrival of the new Football Manager 15 game, it’s time to take a closer look at the ins and outs of what will be available to users as they look to take charge of their favoured clubs. Here, we focussed on the Premier League rich list, and which half are the lucky ones with healthy transfer budgets. This takes everything into account from wage bill, wage budget and how much of the fee has been made available by the chairman.
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10. Everton
Balance: £24.7m
Current wages: £1.1m
Wage budget: £1.2m
Transfer budget: £5m
% available: 100%
Net debt: £53m
Where Villa only released half of their transfer budget, the Toffees will give you all of it with no questions asked. However, with just £100,000 going spare on the wage bill, you may need to jettison some bodies if you want to make any significant improvements, though the funds available will give you enough to secure one player with a very healthy wage demand.
9. Leicester City
Balance: £5.7m
Current wages: £609k
Wage budget: £648k
Transfer budget: £9m
% available: 75%
Net debt: £12.4m
The Foxes have released some significant funds for their return to the Premier League, and ever the shrewd businessmen have released just three quarters of it in case of emergency.
8. Manchester City
Balance: £89m
Current wages: £2.4m
Wage budget: £2.4m
Transfer budget: £10m
% available: 100%
Net debt: –
City surprisingly have very little to spend in comparison to other versions of the game, though in truth there is very little modification required. However, if you wish, you could still garner a few million from selling a few of the fringe players.
7. Crystal Palace
Balance: £3.4m
Current wages: £632k
Wage budget: £682k
Transfer budget: £10m
% available: 80%
Net debt: £3.1m
The Eagles strangely make it into the top ten and show themselves to have a relatively healthy balance. There is significant leg room to bring in one major player, or reinforce the squad with a few more new faces to add strength in depth.
6. Southampton
Balance: £32.6m
Current wages: £820k
Wage budget: £920k
Transfer budget: £14m
% available: 100%
Net debt: –
The Saints have been boosted by their sale of their best players over the summer and have released a fair chunk for you to bring one one key player that could keep the club in and around the top five.
5. Liverpool
Balance: £52.3m
Current wages: £1.8m
Wage budget: £1.9m
Transfer budget: £15m
% available: 100%
Net debt: £217m
Still flush from the sale of Luis Suarez, the Reds have released the entirety of their funds to reinvest in order to keep them pushing for the title. Will you be able to handle an injury to Daniel Sturridge better than Brendan Rodgers, though?
4. Tottenham Hotspur
Balance: £83.7m
Current wages: £1.4m
Wage budget: £1.6m
Transfer budget: £20m
% available: 100%
Net debt: £298m
Spurs have made huge funds available as they attempt to play catch up to the rest of the top five after falling out of it since cashing in on Gareth Bale. Room to spend big on someone and pay them appropriately as there is £200,000 overspill on the wage bill.
3. Arsenal
Balance: £268m
Current wages: £1.9m
Wage budget: £2.2m
Transfer budget: £47.5m
% available: 100%
Net debt: –
The Gunners are sitting on a huge pile of cash in the game as they are in real life, and it’ll be up to you to make the necessary additions. We recommend you start with the defence and do what Arsene Wenger failed to do over the summer.
2. Chelsea
Balance: £106m
Current wages: £2.3m
Wage budget: £2.7m
Transfer budget: £50m
% available: 100%
Net debt: –
Perennial moneybags Chelsea are heavily stocked yet again. Though, in truth, there probably aren’t many players that you will need to improve what will already be one of the strongest on the game.
1. Manchester United
Balance: £124.3m
Current wages: £2.5m
Wage budget: £2.9m
Transfer budget: £60m
% available: 100%
Net debt: £270m
United have seen an injection of cash catapult them up to the top of the list and ready to spend heavily on some defenders…hopefully.