Manchester United Break Real Madrid's World Record for the Most Expensive Squad in Soccer History
A report by UEFA has revealed that Manchester United's squad last year was the "most expensive ever assembled" in soccer history.
UEFA's European Club Finance and Investment Landscape report found that the players at Old Trafford at the end of the 2023 financial year had cost a grand total of €1.42 billion ($1.52bn) in transfer fees.
That broke the record previously held by Real Madrid, whose class of 2020 had cost €1.33bn.
United's pricy 2023 team - which finished third in the 2022/23 Premier League - included the likes of Antony, Harry Maguire, Jadon Sancho and Casemiro.
Those four players each cost United more than €80m.
A Manchester United team photo taken in April 2023 before an away game against Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League
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But UEFA's valuation of United's 2023 squad did not include Rasmus Hojlund, Mason Mount or Andre Onana.
That trio arrived in the summer of 2023 - after the end of the financial year - for a combined price in excess of €200m.
According to UEFA's report, three other clubs in 2023 had squads that cost more than €1bn - Manchester City (€1.29bn), Chelsea (€1.08bn) and Real Madrid (€1.03bn).
Top 10 most expensive squads in 2023
- Manchester United, €1.42 billion
- Manchester City, €1.29 billion
- Chelsea, €1.08 billion
- Real Madrid, €1.03 billion
- Paris Saint-Germain, €938 million
- Liverpool, €905 million
- Arsenal, €890 million
- Juventus, €769 million
- Tottenham Hotspur, €666 million
- Inter Milan, €589 million
