It's net spending, I assume

Ie money paid out to other countries' clubs minus money received from other countries' clubs.

Which is an interesting way of looking at things, I think. Demonstrates both the richness of the premier league, and its insatiable appetite for foreign players.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on August 21st 2013 at 13:41:23

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Premiership still spending far more than anyone else (Other Football) - phrankin, Aug 21, 13:24:23
- France = PSG (n/m) (Other Football) - usacanary, Aug 21, 18:11:55
- All this means is English football has no future. (Other Football) - ChengdeCanary, Aug 21, 13:49:50
  - It's sustainable as long as people keep paying up for their Sky subscriptions etc (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 21, 13:51:22
    - half the premiership payouts money was for the UK rights, the other half world rights (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Aug 21, 13:59:14
- linksource? (n/m) (Other Football) - raretek, Aug 21, 13:31:37
  - it was on The Guardian's Transfer Window Live (Other Football) - phrankin, Aug 21, 13:56:36
    - thnaks (n/m) (Other Football) - raretek, Aug 21, 17:44:27
    - Those figures are just plain wrong, Dinamo Moscow spent 45M Euros last Friday.... (Other Football) - Kirrie, Aug 21, 14:12:11
- Can you explain what those figure actually represent? (Other Football) - King, Aug 21, 13:30:30
  - It's net spending, I assume (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 21, 13:41:23
  - I'm guessing it's net spend (Other Football) - mr carra, Aug 21, 13:36:23
    - i.e. Falcao alone balances out Neymar (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Aug 21, 13:38:57
      - That makes more sense (Other Football) - King, Aug 21, 13:44:23
        
        I'm guessing this is where it comes from (you have to read down a little way) (Other Football) - mr carra, Aug 21, 13:50:33
        
        To be fair, he did say Spain's number was net spend. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 21, 13:46:14
  - Also I'm sure G?tze and Alc?ntara alone cost over ?43m for Bayern (n/m) (Other Football) - King, Aug 21, 13:34:14
    - Net Spend ie Spent - Recieved (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Aug 21, 13:57:59
- Gareth bale will soon put premier league into 3rd (Other Football) - jAC, Aug 21, 13:27:12
  - No. Premier league will still be 'top' (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 21, 13:43:50

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