They say you have to speculate to accumulate, but things don't always work out that smoothly.
According to the European Football Index, for example, despite spending over £88 million on players, Graham Potter has actually decreased the value of his Brighton squad by £94 million during his time in charge.
Click and scroll through to see the full set of figures, and how he compares to his Premier League rivals:
Click and scroll through to see the full set of figures, and how he compares to his Premier League rivals:
13. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - Manchester United
Starting Squad Value: £627,500,000 Current Squad Value: £731,880,000 Players Signed: £260,350,000 Players Sold: £86,560,000 Effective Profit: -£69,410,000 (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) Photo: Clive Brunskill
14. Dean Smith - Aston Villa
Starting Squad Value: £125,130,235 Current Squad Value: £242,910,000 Players Signed: £217,310,000 Players Sold: £6,090,000 Effective Profit: -£93,440,235 (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) Photo: Clive Mason
15. Graham Potter - Brighton
Starting Squad Value: £204,525,000 Current Squad Value: £173,210,000 Players Signed: £88,600,000 Players Sold: £25,290,000 Effective Profit: -£94,625,000 (Photo by Rui Vieira / various sources / AFP) Photo: RUI VIEIRA
16. Steve Bruce - Newcastle United
Starting Squad Value: £280,193,000 Current Squad Value: £239,990,000 Players Signed: £100,490,000 Players Sold: £32,328,000 Effective Profit: -£108,365,000 (Photo by Adam Davy - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool