Football supporters always love to see their clubs invest heavily into strengthening their team’s chances, whether it's winning a league title, fighting for Europe, avoiding relegation or competing for promotion.
It is widely viewed that the more you spend, the better you should be performing. But that is not always the case, as we have seen with Nottingham Forest so far. Despite 22 permanent players being brought in for over £100m, Forest find themselves rock bottom of the Premier League after 11 games.
Every point in England’s top-flight is vital, so here's how much each point has cost Premier League clubs this season based on the amount of money they invested in the summer, running from least to most expensive.
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Leicester City
Total spend: £15.30 million
Points: 11
Position: 17th
Pounds per point: £1.39m
AFC Bournemouth
Total spend: £24.21 million
Points: 13
Position: 14th
Pounds per point: £1.86m
Crystal Palace
Total spend: £31.14m
Points: 13
Position: 13th
Pounds per point: £2.39m
Brighton & Hove Albion
Total spend: £43.02 million
Points: 15
Position: 9th
Pounds per point: £2.86m
Fulham
Total spend: £55.26m
Points: 18
Position: 7th
Pounds per point: £3.07m
Brentford
Total spend: £45.45m
Points: 14
Position: 11th
Pounds per point: £3.24m
Arsenal
Total spend: £118.86m
Points: 28
Position: 1st
Pounds per point: £4.25m
Manchester City
Total spend: £122.5m
Points: 26
Position: 2nd
Pounds per point: £4.7m
Liverpool
Total spend: £77.22m
Points: 16
Position: 8th
Pounds per point: £4.82m
Aston Villa
Total spend: £62.55m
Points: 12
Position: 15th
Pounds per point: £5.2m
Southampton
Total spend: £66.06m
Points: 12
Position: 16th
Pounds per point: £5.5m
Newcastle United
Total spend: £122.4m
Points: 21
Position: 4th
Pounds per point: £5.8m
Everton
Total spend: £76.68m
Points: 13
Position: 12th
Pounds per point: £5.9m
Tottenham Hotspur
Total spend: £152.91m
Points: 23
Position: 3rd
Pounds per point: £6.64m
Manchester United
Total spend: £214.22m
Points: 20
Position: 6th
Pounds per point: £10.7m
Leeds United
Total spend: £99.13m
Points: 9
Position: 18th
Pounds per point: £11.01m
West Ham United
Total spend: £163.8m
Points: 14
Position: 10th
Pounds per point: £11.7m
Chelsea
Total spend: £251.09m
Points: 21
Position: 5th
Pounds per point: £11.96m
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Total spend: £122.94m
Points: 9
Position: 19th
Pounds per point: £13.66m
Nottingham Forest
Total spend: £141.26m
Points: 9
Position: 20th
Pounds per point: £15.7m
