{"id":287471,"date":"2023-09-13T14:20:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=287471"},"modified":"2023-09-13T14:20:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:20:45","slug":"man-uniteds-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United&apos;s \u00a3989m squad is the most expensive in the WORLD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Man United&#8217;s \u00a3989m squad is the most expensive in the WORLD in stats boffins&#8217; top 100 list, with Chelsea second on \u00a3975m. So where does your Premier League club place &#8211; and which one isn&#8217;t listed?<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manchester United have spent \u00a31bn to assemble their current squad\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eight Premier League clubs feature in the top-10 of big spenders\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United&#8217;s current squad is the most expensive ever assembled ahead of Chelsea and Manchester City, according to new research from the CIES Football Observatory.<\/p>\n<p>Released on Wednesday, CIES&#8217; latest research shows United have spent \u20ac1.15billion (\u00a3989) on their current squad, with just under \u00a3400m gone on transfer fees since Erik ten Hag took over in May of last year.<\/p>\n<p>The figures tallied up by CIES include add-ons regardless of effective payments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman signed Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez and Tyrell Malacia in his first summer at Old Trafford for a combined outlay of over \u00a3120m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He also sanctioned the \u00a385m purchase of Antony, making the Brazilian the third-most expensive player in United&#8217;s history after Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/14\/75384123-0-image-a-44_1694612382014.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United signed Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta for \u00a372m this summer<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/14\/75384143-0-image-a-46_1694612408642.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/14\/75384145-0-image-a-47_1694612408648.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag has also added Mason Mount (left) from Chelsea in a deal worth \u00a360m and signed Andre Onana (right) from Inter Milan for \u00a347m<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>This summer, United have spent \u00a372m on Rasmus Hojlund and have signed Mason Mount from Chelsea in a deal worth up to \u00a360m, while Andre Onana joined from Inter Milan for \u00a347m.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues are close behind United having spent \u00a3975m on players since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital took over from Roman Abramovich 18 months ago.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Blues signed Moises Caicedo from Brighton\u00a0in a deal worth a British record \u00a3115m, breaking the \u00a3105m record they had set in January\u00a0when they signed Enzo Fernandez.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>City round out the top three, having spent on \u00a3900m on assembling their squad, with just under a quarter of the sum invested on four summer signings this year &#8211; Josko Gvardiol, Matheus Nunes, Jeremy Doku and Mateo Kovacic.<\/p>\n<p>Significantly, City have got a much better return on their investment, which has delivered three consecutive Premier League titles and a historic treble last season.<\/p>\n<p>Paris Saint-Germain are the only non-Premier League to squeeze into the top five.<\/p>\n<p>The Ligue 1 champions&#8217; squad is worth a combined \u00a3860m, but the Parisians have spent more than anyone else on their attack with \u00a3480m invested on strikers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/14\/75384321-0-image-a-48_1694612554755.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have spent almost \u00a31bn on players since Todd Boehly took over 18 months ago<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/14\/75384325-0-image-a-49_1694612558851.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Blues set a new British transfer record after signing Moises Caicedo for \u00a3115m in August<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/14\/75384559-12513761-image-a-58_1694613193037.jpg\" height=\"471\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal signed Declan Rice for a club record \u00a3105m this summer\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>TOP-10 MOST EXPENSIVE SQUADS IN THE WORLD<\/h3>\n<p><span>According to data\u00a0from the CIES Football Observatory<\/span><\/p>\n<p>By comparison, Liverpool have forked out more than anyone else on goalkeepers at \u00a363m, while United and Real Madrid lead the market in defenders and midfielders with outlays of \u00a3330m and \u00a3385m respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish giants rank eighth in CIES table with a \u00a3610m investment in their squad, which includes the deal worth up to \u00a3115m to sign Jude Bellingham this summer.<\/p>\n<p>PSG and Real Madrid are the only two European clubs in the top-10, which is otherwise dominated by the Premier League with Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool in fifth, sixth and seventh place respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners have spent \u00a3718m on their squad, including a club record \u00a3105m on Declan Rice this summer, while Spurs have forked out \u00a3713m.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool, meanwhile, have invested just north of \u00a3660m and overhauled their midfield this summer to the tune of a \u00a3150m investment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle and West Ham round up the top-10, with Aston Villa 11th ahead of Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p>All 19 Premier League clubs bar Luton feature in the top-100, which includes clubs from 19 different leagues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/14\/75384327-0-image-a-50_1694612609518.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jude Bellingham signed for Real Madrid in a deal worth up to \u00a3115m this summer\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>MOST EXPENSIVE PREMIER LEAGUE SQUADS\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>According to data from the CIES Football Observatory<\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Luton don&#8217;t feature in the CIES&#8217; top-100 list<\/p>\n<p>Newly-promoted Sheffield United and Burnley are the lowest-spending Premier League clubs with \u00a3128m and \u00a3180m respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Somewhat more surprisingly, high-flying Brighton and Brentford are just ahead of them with outlays below the \u00a3200m mark.<\/p>\n<p>Everton, meanwhile, have spent almost \u00a3360m to assemble their current squad, despite only narrowly avoiding relegation last season.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Serie A and LaLiga have 15 and 12 teams in the top-100, with Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga represented by 11 clubs each.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Juventus are the biggest spenders in Italy with an investment of \u00a3407m, followed by reigning Serie A champions Napoli at \u00a3337m.<\/p>\n<p>AC Milan and Inter Milan follows, with total outlays of \u00a3285m and \u00a3220m respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In Spain, meanwhile, Atletico Madrid are a distant second behind their city rival, with a total squad cost of \u00a3332m.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona are third with a total investment of \u00a3322m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the Saudi Pro League is the most represented among non European leagues with four clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Of that quartet, at 18th on the list\u00a0with a total investment of \u00a3329m Al Hilal are the biggest spender of any club outside European football&#8217;s traditional big five leagues.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi outfit signed Neymar and Malcolm from PSG this summer, while recruiting Aleksandar Mitrovic from Fulham and Ruben Neves from Wolves.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12513761\/Man-Uniteds-989m-squad-expensive-WORLD-stats-boffins-100-list-Chelsea-second-975m-does-Premier-League-club-place-one-isnt-listed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United&#8217;s \u00a3989m squad is the most expensive in the WORLD in stats boffins&#8217; top 100 list, with Chelsea second<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287470,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Man United&amp;apos;s \u00a3989m squad is the most expensive in the WORLD - Sports Love Me<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-world\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Man United&amp;apos;s \u00a3989m squad is the most expensive in the WORLD - Sports Love Me\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Man United&#8217;s \u00a3989m squad is the most expensive in the WORLD in stats boffins&#8217; top 100 list, with Chelsea second\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-world\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sports Love Me\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-13T14:20:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Man-Unitedaposs-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-WORLD.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-world\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-world\/\",\"name\":\"Man United&apos;s \u00a3989m squad is the most expensive in the WORLD - Sports Love Me\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-13T14:20:45+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-13T14:20:45+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-world\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-world\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-world\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Soccer\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/category\/soccer\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Man United&apos;s \u00a3989m squad is the most expensive in the WORLD\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/\",\"name\":\"Sports Love Me\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\",\"name\":\"mediabest\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"mediabest\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Man United&apos;s \u00a3989m squad is the most expensive in the WORLD - Sports Love Me","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-world\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Man United&apos;s \u00a3989m squad is the most expensive in the WORLD - Sports Love Me","og_description":"Man United&#8217;s \u00a3989m squad is the most expensive in the WORLD in stats boffins&#8217; top 100 list, with Chelsea second","og_url":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-world\/","og_site_name":"Sports Love Me","article_published_time":"2023-09-13T14:20:45+00:00","author":"mediabest","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Man-Unitedaposs-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-WORLD.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"mediabest","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-world\/","url":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-world\/","name":"Man United&apos;s \u00a3989m squad is the most expensive in the WORLD - Sports Love Me","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-09-13T14:20:45+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-13T14:20:45+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-world\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-world\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-989m-squad-is-the-most-expensive-in-the-world\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Soccer","item":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/category\/soccer\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Man United&apos;s \u00a3989m squad is the most expensive in the WORLD"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/","name":"Sports Love Me","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609","name":"mediabest","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"mediabest"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287471"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}