Man Utd spend most on transfers in 10 years

According toCIESThe Premier League is the league that spends the most money on transfers with a total of 24.1 billion USD in the past 10 years.

Of which, Man Utd spent 1.37 billion USD. In the summer of 2024 alone, the Old Trafford team spent 251 million to recruit Manuel Ugarte, Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui. Last year, they also spent a similar amount to bring in Andre Onana, Mason Mount and Rasmus Hojlund.

Chelsea came in second with a $1.26 billion spend. Although the Blues have been big spenders under Roman Abramovich, most of the money has come since Todd Boehly became co-owner in 2022. Under the American billionaire, Chelsea have signed 40 players and let go of 38.

PSG came in third with $1.04 billion, having brought in stars like Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos. The remaining two clubs in the top five were Arsenal (838 million) and Tottenham (749 million).

Man City is only sixth with $741 million, but has had more success than the teams above. Under the leadership of Pep Guardiola, the Etihad Stadium owner has won six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four League Cups, three Community Shields, one Champions League, one UEFA Super Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup.

The remaining clubs in the top 10 are AC Milan (667 million), Newcastle (660 million), Barca (633 million) and Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal (586 million). Al Hilal is the current Saudi Pro League champion and currently has many stars such as goalkeeper Bono, defender Kalidou Koulibaly, Joao Cancelo, midfielder Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and strikers Malcom, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Neymar.

Liverpool ranked 17th with $385 million, behind even the "underdogs" such as Bournemouth (403 million), Aston Villa (549 million) and West Ham (577 million). European giants Juventus and Bayern Munich spent $554 million and $446 million respectively over the past decade.