Premier League Big Six and the other 14 clubs
Wednesday
Premier League wealth concentration has reached a new transfer peak, with the traditional Big Six increasingly buying leading players from the other 14 clubs. The Athletic counted 23 such moves across the past 14 months at a combined cost near £1.2bn.
The trend accelerated from 11 moves last summer to 13 across the 2025-26 season, a record under the study’s methodology. Selling clubs gain major transfer income, but repeatedly losing their best players risks widening the competitive gap further.