Spurs and Liverpool (financial comparison)

So, some Liverpool fans here told me yesterday that Spurs have 'outspent' Liverpool - and that is the reason Spurs have become significantly better.

Think it's time to clear this up once and for all.

Official Club Accounts (10-11).

Turnover:

Liverpool - £184m

Tottenham - £163m

Wages:

Liverpool - £135m

Tottenham - £91m

Wages as percentage of turnover:

Liverpool - 73%

Tottenham - 56%

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Transfers (last 3 seasons):

Liverpool expenditure ( season 12-13) 37.488.000 £

Liverpool outgoing transfers - 9.196.000 £

Tottenham expenditure (season 12-13) - 59.840.000

Tottenham outgoing transfers - 59.294.400 £

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Liverpool expenditure (season 11-12) 57.486.000 £

Liverpool outgoing transfers - 20.209.200 £

Tottenham expenditure (season 11-12) - 7.436.000 £

Tottenham outgoing transfers - 38.060.000 £

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Liverpool expenditure (10-11) 85.822.000 £

Liverpool Sales - 89.320.000 £ (Torres )

Tottenham expenditure (10-11) 22.968.000 £

Tottenham Sales - 2.582.800 £

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Liverpool Expenditure last 3 seasons - £179m

Liverpool Sales Last 3 seasons - £118m

Difference + 61m


Tottenham Expenditure last 3 seasons £88m

Tottenham Sales last 3 Seasons £99m

Difference. - £11m


Overall. - Liverpool spent £72m (net) more overall

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Conclusions:

Liverpool have spent millions more on wages. Fact

Liverpool spend a higher proportion of turnover on wages. Fact

Liverpool have spend more on transfers (over double in the last 3 years). Fact

Liverpool has spent more net wise. Fact


Ultimately


Liverpool have spent vastly more than Spurs ,and gotten worse by comparison. Fact.

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Sources

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/may/19/football-club-accounts-debt#data

http://www.transferleague.co.uk/premiership-transfers/liverpool-transfers.html

Think that should just about the end of this 'debate'. No-where to hide.