Where Aston Villa ranked in Premier League transfer window spending table amid big Man City shock

ston Villa went into the summer transfer window needing to strengthen for the combined challenges of the Premier League

Aston Villa were always going to make a statement in the summer transfer market, it just wasn’t until Champions League qualification was confirmed just how big in scale it would truly be.

They did have their challenges along the way – Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) being the first hurdle to clear. As painful as Douglas Luiz’s exit was after five faithful years of service, it was remedied by the captures of Ian Maatsen, Samuel Iling-Junior, Enzo Barrenechea, Ross Barkley and Lewis Dobbin.

And that was only the start. Villa welcomed three more names – Jaden Philogene and Cameron Archer returned (briefly), before Amadou Onana, the most expensive of the bunch, was announced as a surprise to many.

Moussa Diaby’s sale to Saudi Arabia finalised the major business to be conducted at Villa Park, and the remaining weeks of the window were rounded off with the tidying of the house – several key loans were confirmed for those in requirement, bringing an end to a lively two-and-a-half months. So without further ado, Birmingham Live analyses where Villa’s spending leaves them amongst rivals in this summer’s financial table