Comparing the transfer spends of Chelsea vs. Arsenal

Jose Mourinho has claimed Arsenal are “more than ready to be title contenders” after spending heavily in the transfer market.

Here is a comparison between the spending of Mourinho’s Chelsea and Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal over the last two years.

CHELSEA

2013/14:

Andre Schurrle £18million
Marco van Ginkel £8million
Cristian Cuevas £1.7million
Willian £32million
Isiah Brown £209,000*
Christian Atsu £3.5million
Nemanja Matic £21million
Mohamed Salah £11million
Kurt Zouma £12.5million

2014/15:

Cesc Fabregas £30million
Diego Costa £32million
Mario Pasalic £3million*
Felipe Luis £15.8million
Loic Remy £8.5million
Juan Cuadrado £23.3million

2015/16:

Asmir Begovic £8million
Nathan £4.5million*
Danilo Pantic £1.25million*

Total: £234.259million.

ARSENAL

2013/14:

Mesut Ozil £42.5million
Matt Macey £100,000*

2014/15:

Alexis Sanchez £35million
Mathieu Debuchy £12million
David Ospina £3million
Calum Chambers £16million
Danny Welbeck £16million
Krystian Bielik £2.4million
Gabriel Paulista £11.2million

2015/16: Petr Cech £10million

Total £148.2million

*Reported fee

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