Man Utd, Liverpool, PSG, Real Madrid: World's 25 most expensive squads revealed in study
Manchester United have spent heavily in the past decade.
And it was more of the same in the summer transfer window.
Antony, Casemiro, Martin Dubravka, Christian Eriksen, Tyrell Malacia and Lisandro Martinez all arrived at the club in the past few months, costing a total of €216m.
But do United now have the costliest squad in world football?
CIES Football Observatory have looked at the 25 most expensive squads in the world based on transfer fees.
View how much clubs have spent to assemble their current squads below… (figures include add-ons)
25. RB Leipzig – €277m
24. Bayer 04 Leverkusen – €280m
23. Southampton FC – €281m
22. Internazionale Milano FC – €286m
21. AS Monaco – €332m
20. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC – €366m
19. SSC Napoli – €387m
18. BV 09 Borussia Dortmund – €388m
17. Everton FC – €388m
16. Leicester City FC – €392m
15. Aston Villa FC – €397m
14. West Ham United FC – €423m
13. Juventus FC – €473m
12. Newcastle United FC – €481m
11. FC Bayern München – €499m
10. Club Atlético de Madrid – €502m
9. Tottenham Hotspur FC – €519m
8. Arsenal FC – €534m
7. FC Barcelona – €626m
6. Real Madrid CF – €721m
5. Liverpool FC – €777m
4. Paris St-Germain FC – €847m
3. Chelsea FC – €881m
2. Manchester United FC – €1,001m
1. Manchester City FC – €1,064m
Man City take top spot, ahead of their fierce rivals, Man United.
The two Manchester giants have both spent over €1 billion on their current squads.
Chelsea take third after their mega summer spending spree, which saw them break the record for the most money spent in a single transfer window.
PSG find themselves in fourth, with Liverpool rounding out the top five.
Bayern Munich don’t even make the top 10 – having spent €499m on their current squad – while Inter Milan are in 22nd.
