With the January transfer window closed, the Premier League can confirm its clubs made a net profit on player transfers in this window of £4.0m.
This is made up of:
Total spend £236.7m
Total sales £240.7m
Net spend -£4.0m / OR a club net profit on player sales: £4.0m
This includes transfer fees committed this January by clubs.
It does not include contingency fees (for example, for appearances, goals, or other performance-related payments).
Premier League January transfer windows
| Season | Spend | Sales | Net spend |
| 2009/10 | £35,959,939 | £28,922,913 | £7,037,026 |
| 2010/11 | £209,290,543 | £132,004,123 | £77,286,420 |
| 2011/12 | £67,403,948 | £42,925,047 | £24,478,901 |
| 2012/13 | £123,393,426 | £50,893,400 | £72,500,026 |
| 2013/14 | £128,774,398 | £101,869,000 | £26,905,398 |
| 2014/15 | £118,190,978 | £81,746,451 | £36,444,527 |
| 2015/16 | £177,502,227 | £68,628,436 | £108,873,791 |
| 2016/17 | £236,681,957 | £240,662,102 | -£3,980,145.04 |