Benfica, Ajax, Porto the experts: 2000s net-spend table includes no Premier League clubs

These 20 are the best in the world when it comes to buying players and flipping them for profit. Here is the ranking of the clubs with the lowest net spend since the summer of 2000.

Figures are via , which deals in Euros. Converting into sterling makes no sense and would frankly take too much effort.

The are here

 

20) Empoli (Italy)
Expenditure: €109.86m
Income: €343.29m
Net spend: €233.42m

Empoli s record sale is Guglielmo Vicario, who joined Tottenham for €20million last summer. They would be 23rd without that transfer.

 

19) Gremio (Brazil)
Expenditure: €100.36m
Income: €335.89m
Net spend: €235.53m

Gremio broke the €100m spending mark this summer, spending on …