Southampton have submitted their annual accounts, which show a pre-tax loss of £53.9m for 2024-25.
Saints finished 20th in the Premier League during the period, with just 12 points, and were relegated back to the Championship.
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Their fate was confirmed with seven games left to play, which was the earliest a team has ever dropped out of the division in the league’s history.
Across the year, the club’s revenue increased by 86% to £158m and their wage bill also increased, by 43% to £116m, with the total wages amounting to 73% of the overall revenue.
That season their player signings came to £90m, with the likes of Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Flynn Downes joining permanently, having been on loan the previous campaign.
Some of the club’s other notable additions included Aaron Ramsdale, Cameron Archer and midfielder Mateus Fernandes.
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Their player sale profits came to £29m, with Carlos Alcaraz and Sekou Mara notable figures to leave the club that season.
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