Ok, admit it, who doesn't love to scour the internet for details on just how much money a club has to spend during that crucial first summer transfer window on Football Manager?
Given the game always takes into consideration the amount of money each team has spent during the recent window, it's far from a given that even the biggest clubs in the Premier League possess grand warchests.
Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal dominated the headline for their significant outlays during the summer, meaning that there is relatively loose change available for anybody wishing to take the reins at one of those clubs at the start of their FM26 save.
But there are others with significantly more cash to splash, including Brighton & Hove Albion, who possess a league-high £100 million for the person willing to take over the managerial hotseat at the Amex Stadium.
Whichever challenge in the Premier League tickles your fancy most, we've compiled a full list of starting budgets for all 20 clubs, together with those all important salary restrictions.
Check them out below...
FM 26 Premier League transfer budgets - full list by club
Club: | Transfer Budget (£): | Wage Budget (£) - Per Week |
Arsenal | £23.7m | £4.5m |
Aston Villa | £1.5m | £3.15m |
Bournemouth | £2.3m | £1.63m |
Brentford | £55.1m | £1.58m |
Brighton | £100m | £1.58m |
Burnley | £1m | £1.37m |
Chelsea | £16.4m | £4.46m |
Crystal Palace | £39.8m | £1.39m |
Everton | £13.3m | £1.95m |
Fulham | £2.4m | £2.04m |
Leeds United | £4.7m | £1.51m |
Liverpool | £41.2m | £5.06m |
Manchester City | £47.3m | £5.19m |
Manchester United | £12.9m | £3.86m |
Newcastle United | £45.5m | £2.87m |
Nottingham Forest | £5m | £2.49m |
Sunderland | £7.8m | £1.73m |
Tottenham | £57.8m | £3.61m |
West Ham United | £4.6m | £2.13m |
Wolves | £30.6m | £1.6m |
Which Premier League club has the biggest transfer budget in FM26?
Brighton & Hove Albion possess the biggest starting budget in Football Manager 26, with £100 million available to spend during the summer window ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.
Tottenham Hotspur are are second on the list with a £57.8 million million kitty available, slightly more than the £55.1 million on offer at Brentford for anybody fancying the challenge of replacing Thomas Frank in West London.
