Man Utd Reigns as World's Priciest Squad | Premier League Clubs Dominate Rankings
Man Utd leads the world in squad investment with £9917m spent; Chelsea is second Premier League clubs dominate the top 10, including Man City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, Newcastle, and West Ham Surprisingly, Luton is the only Premier League club absent from the top 100
According to a recent report by the CIES Football Observatory, Manchester United have invested more funds in building their current team than any other football club worldwide. The report states that the players currently present at Old Trafford have been acquired for a staggering £991.7m, slightly surpassing the £977.9m expenditure of their Premier League counterparts, Chelsea.
Manchester City is ranked third in terms of squad value, with a total cost of £898.5m. They are followed by Paris Saint-Germain (£862.3m), Arsenal (£720.9m), Tottenham (£714.9m), Liverpool (£664m), Real Madrid (£610.5m), Newcastle (£570m), and West Ham (£435.5m).
Furthermore, the report highlights the breakdown of expenditure in different positions and reveals that only PSG has allocated more funds than Manchester United towards their current forwards.
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Manchester United spent a whopping £72m on Rasmus Hojland during the summer transfer window. Additionally, the Red Devils invested a staggering £330.3m on their existing defenders, surpassing all other clubs in terms of expenditure in that area, despite facing difficulties with their backline. It is worth noting that only Liverpool have spent a larger sum on goalkeepers.
Real Madrid invested a staggering £115 million solely on Jude Bellingham to revamp their midfield during this summer transfer window. Please note that the Football Observatory data only includes transfer fees for the players currently in the squad, with loan fees and potential add-ons not taken into account. It is important to mention that there might be variations in values compared to our figures.
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Italy's Serie A holds the second position in terms of overall representation in the rankings, boasting a total of 15 teams. Following closely behind are Europe's other renowned 'big five' leagues: Spain's La Liga with 12 teams, and both France's Ligue 1 and Germany's Bundesliga with 11 teams each.
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Four teams from the Saudi Pro League reached joint-sixth position, tying with the EFL Championship, following a highly eventful summer transfer window. These clubs are all owned by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, which also owns Newcastle. Transfermarkt figures reveal that they spent a total of £685.3m on new players for this season.
