Anyone can cherry pick purchases from certain transfer windows to make it look like he had loads of dosh to splash,
But that does not tell the whole story as you well know.
players were sold to fund most those purchases
compare what the top 5-6 have had to spend since the premiership began around the same time as moyes joined Everton
Look at the over all picture and it becomes much more clear
From 1993 to the present day
Everton
Players in
£243,245,500
Players out
£183,954,000
Net Total
£38,659,500 (over 10 years)
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Man City
Players in
£703,180,000
Players out
£221,553,000
Net Total
£481,627,000
(over 10 years)
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Chealsea
Players in
£841,440,000
Players out
£248,475,000
Net Total
£592,965,000
(over 10 years)
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Man united
Players in
£531,150,000
Players out
£317,740,000
Net Total
£213,410,000
(over 10 years)
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Arsenal
Players in
£393,390,000
Players out
£363,174,000
Net Total
£30,216,000
(over 10 years)
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Tottenham
Players in
£473,550,000
Players out
£306,017,500
Net Total
£167,532,500
(over 10 years)
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All the above does not include undisclosed transfers.
check this table out for the last 5 seasons which shows even further the lack of investment moyes has had to play with
This Transfer League Table is a record of the amount of money spent in transfer fees by English Premier League Football Clubs over the last five seasons.
The table also shows new investment which club owners have made available to their club managers. The new investment can be seen season by season on the Club page from the Teams Transfer menu.
The "Purchased" column in this table shows the money spent on players in transfer fees by all the English Premier League for the last five seasons.
The "Sold" column shows the money received by the football club from the sale of players in the same period.
In the Nett" column the total of transfer fees received from the sale of Players is subtracted from the total money spent in transfer fees on purchasing players since 2003.
This Nett figure is the "new investment" made available each season to the manager to buy players.
The "per season" column is the "Nett" total divided by the 5 giving
an average of the money spent in transfer fees by each premiership club each season in the last five Seasons.
Transfer League Table Last Five Seasons | League Tables
