Man Utd, Man City And PSG Have Each Spent Over $1Billion Net On Transfers In 10 Years
Some serious number-crunching by the CIES Football Observatory has revealed which 20 European clubs have made the biggest outlays on transfers over the last decade.
Released this week, the data shows that since the summer of 2012, Manchester United have had a higher net spend than any other club.
Despite this, the Old Trafford outfit have only won the Premier League once since 2012.
That is in no small part due to the dominance of five-time Premier League champions Manchester City, who sit second on the list.
According to the CIES data, which "includes eventual add-on fees", United have spent €1.545b on transfers during the period in question. It is claimed they have received €470m back, leaving them with a net spend of €1.075billion ($1.230billion).
City's €1.699b minus €715m, leaves them with a net spend of €984m ($1.126billion).
Paris Saint-Germain are the only other club said to be out of pocket by over a billion US dollars. Their figures show a spend of €1.445b, receipts of €504m and an overall net outlay of €941m ($1.077b).
| Rank | Club | Net Spend In Euros |
|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester United | 1.075 Billion |
2 | Manchester City | 984 Million |
3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 941 Million |
4 | Barcelona | 650 Million |
5 | Arsenal | 583 Million |
6 | Juventus | 561 Million |
7 | AC Milan | 432 Million |
8 | Everton | 429 Million |
9 | Aston Villa | 424 Million |
10 | Chelsea | 413 Million |
11 | Inter Milan | 385 Million |
12 | West Ham | 374 Million |
3 | Bayern Munich | 363 Million |
14 | Liverpool | 347 Million |
15 | Newcastle | 339 Million |
16 | Tottenham | 336 Million |
17 | Crystal Palace | 292 Million |
18 | Leicester | 275 Million |
19 | Brighton | 248 Million |
20 | Wolves | 247 Million |
Real Madrid did not make the top 20. The Spanish giants were 25th on the list, with a net spend of €179m