Bournemouth and Brentford Make Bank in the Transfer Window | OneFootball

Below are four of the five clubs that turned a profit from the summer transfer window. The club with the highest revenue, Brighton, was highlighted in our transfer window winner’s article.

Note, overall grades might be low. We’re evaluating this list based on dough.

Bournemouth

Total Spend: $182.2M (8 players)Total Sold: $268.3M (18 total: 7 sold, 2 undisclosed, 7 loaned out, 2 released on free)Net: $86.1MHooligan Grade: B+

It’s absurd to think that a club spending $182M should still be profiting as handsomely as Bournemouth. They were essentially gutted along the defensive line; forced to replace three of their four starters. Even after doing that business, they’ve still managed to win two of their three opening matches. Keeping vibrant winger Antoine Semenyo on the roster is also an accomplishment. Kudos to the Cherries’ backroom for the summer work. Very solid. I suspect the Cherries will have more problems keeping manager Andoni Iraola than any player come the winter window.

Brentford

Total Spend: $114.9M (8 players)Total Sold: $195M (18 total: 4 sold, 3 undisclosed, 7 loaned out, 4 released on free)Net: $80.1MHooligan Grade: C

It must be utterly gut-wrenching to see Bryan Mbuemo and Yoanne Wissa leave, even for a club whose identity is predicated on buying young players, developing them , and selling for profit. Adding insult to injury, Mbuemo and Wissa will be playing against the Bees four times this campaign. Wissa’s departure was particularly acrimonious, ironic given he’s leaving for Newcastle, who had their own saga with Alexander Isak.

What keeps Brentford in “C” territory is locking down Dango Ouattara, securing Caoimhín Kelleher in goal and making a tidy profit. If we were to count managers lured away as part of the transfer window, however, Brentford’s grade would drop to a D-. Losing Thomas Frank (and his key staff) is a blow the club might not survive this season.

Crystal Palace

Total Spend: $61.9M (5 players)Total Sold: $93.2M (19 total: 2 sold, 5 undisclosed, 7 loaned out, 5 released on free)Net: $31.3MHooligan Grade: C+

Palace fans knew Eberechi Eze was leaving. It was only a question of where, when and how much. He will be missed and is essentially irreplaceable, but the club hasn’t collapsed in his absence. Time will tell if Yéremy Pino can hold a candle to Eze’s flame, but based on the few moments he put into the win over Villa, he’s a likely lad.

Palace’s two other signings were both defenders. 19 year old Jaydee Canvot (Toulouse) might be a center-back, but he’s no like-for-like replacement for someone as critical as Marc Guéhi. The Eagles’ grade rose big time with the news that kept Liverpool’s greedy hands off their captain.

Should Palace have signed more given their European commitments this season? Maybe. But only parting ways with one of your talismans is solid business.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Total Spend: $138.5M (7 players)Total Sold: $158.4M (18 total: 4 sold, 6 undisclosed, 4 loaned out, 4 released on free)Net: $19.9MHooligan Grade: D+

Profit is always positive. But losing players like Matheus Cunha and Rayan Aït-Nouri hurts as well. Replacing them will be tough. Wolves were smart to purchase Jørgen Strand Larsen, even if the Norwegian is angry at not being sold to Newcastle. I also believe Jhon Arias is a smart long term investment, even if he needs adjustment time. Trying to fill Aït-Nouri’s shoes will be David Møller Wolfe and Jackson Tchatchoua. The latter has sprinter-level speed, and already has an assist from playing only 118 minutes in two games.

Wolves have been awful in the first three games of the season; the only team without a point. Pinning this on transfers isn’t entirely fair, but it’s true. Wolves sell more than they buy, and it’s hard to win when that’s the case.

Aston Villa

Total Spend: $46.9M (8 players)Total Sold: $57.8M (26 total: 2 sold, 7 undisclosed, 15 loaned out, 2 released on free)Net: $10.9MHooligan Grade: D

It’s a wonder Aston Villa even have a team after a transfer window such as this. If it wasn’t for three deadline day loans for Harvey Elliot, Jadon Sancho and Victor Lindelöf poor ol’ Villa would have 21 players have the door smack their backside on the way out of the grounds. They technically made a profit from the window, but only 4 of the 34 players had hard money attached to their business (to be fair, there were also 7 deals with undisclosed terms).

It’s very challenging to look over what happened in the last two months and see any positives coming from it.