But where do Sunderland rank in the list given the club have in and out of the top division since the league began?
Simply scroll down and click through the pages to find out where Sunderland rank in the Premier League all-time biggest spenders on wages and transfers.
![Total amount of money spent whilst in the Premier League on wages and transfers since it began: £5198m](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA3MGE1MjYwLTg0ZDQtNGUyMS1hMjY2LTA3ZDU2YzkyYjEwMjoxNTNmNjg5Zi1iZjUzLTRkYzMtOWJlZC03Njg5MDMzNTY5ZWM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. CHELSEA
Total amount of money spent whilst in the Premier League on wages and transfers since it began: £5198m Photo: Pool
![Total amount of money spent whilst in the Premier League on wages and transfers since it began: £4737m](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRiYTdiMzU3LTdhNzEtNDc1NC1iYzAxLTY4Yjk5ZjlhMzk4NjplZmI4YjY2MC0yNWYzLTRhYTYtOTNhZC1iMTI2YWEwYzc4NDY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. MANCHESTER UNITED
Total amount of money spent whilst in the Premier League on wages and transfers since it began: £4737m Photo: Charlotte Tattersall
![Total amount of money spent whilst in the Premier League on wages and transfers since it began: £4342m](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmNmYzUxOWY2LTc2NjktNGUwZi1iNGZkLTk4MWYwMDU1MDc3NTplNGUxNTBhZC1kOGI3LTQzZGQtYjQwMS0wYTU4ZjdiMmY5NDU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. MANCHESTER CITY
Total amount of money spent whilst in the Premier League on wages and transfers since it began: £4342m Photo: Laurence Griffiths
![Total amount of money spent whilst in the Premier League on wages and transfers since it began: £4081m](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjMyOWUxYjMxLTAzM2YtNDQ1MC1iNWU5LTkyZWNhNjIwZjUxYzphZjkyNGJkNS0zNmE1LTQ2OWQtYWMzZS0wYjVhNDRlMjU4OGY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. LIVERPOOL
Total amount of money spent whilst in the Premier League on wages and transfers since it began: £4081m Photo: Pool