The fact that Premier League clubs spend the most year after year is old news. Hence, no wonder there are as many as seven EPL sides within the TOP 10 clubs with the costliest squads, i.e. squads on whose members’ fees clubs spent the most, according to CIES Football Observatory.Costliest squads* 🌐🥇 #ChelseaFC 🏴 €1.263 billion (record)🥈 #ManUtd 🏴 €1.038 bn🥉 #ManCity 🏴 €1.017 bn* Transfer fees to sign current squad members (with add-ons regardless of effective payment)Top 💯 in @CIES_Football ⚽️ Weekly Post 👉 https://t.co/Rnb8fd4pI3 pic.twitter.com/wXsnSXEK8K— CIES Football Obs (@CIES_Football) September 4, 2024 Chelsea – completely expectedly – top the list. The Blues’ roster is worth the unbelievable €1.263 billion! At the same time, the Stamford Bridge crew is the only team with two players who cost more than 100 million euros – Enzo Fernandez (€121 million) and Moises Caicedo (€116 million).The most expensive midfield duo in football history. £222m – Moises Caicedo x Enzo Fernandez 🔵#TelegraphFootball | #ChelseaFC pic.twitter.com/W7tTI1RDIG— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) August 15, 2023 Man United follow with an approximately €200 million cheaper roster (€1.038 billion). Just a glance at the Red Devils’ most expensive players explains their poor results. Namely, they have splashed out €95 million on Antony – whom the fans label as the worst transfer ever – and former captain Harry Maguire, whose performances were also below average.Man City (€1.017 billion) and Arsenal (€798 million) are the next duo. Comparing the Cityzens results with United’s and Chelsea’s leaves an impression that the team from Etihad Stadium spent reasonably, their most lavish transfers being Jack Grealish’s (€117.5 million) and Josko Gvardiol’s (€90 million). At the same time, the Gunners’ costliest reinforcements, Declan Rice (€116.6 million) and Kai Havertz (€75 million), have somewhat paid off so far.The 6⃣ €𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻+ players in Premier League history 🤑💯 pic.twitter.com/ajhHaznL4L— LiveScore (@livescore) August 15, 2023 Believe it or not, Tottenham – which haven’t won the trophy since 2008 – hold the fifth position with the squad paid €787 million, mostly thanks to the latest addition from Bournemouth Dominic Solanke, who was paid €64.3 million, and the “forgotten” Brazilian Richarlison (€58 million). The first non-English side – PSG – follow at No. 6, although the Saints could have been positioned higher had Kylian Mbappe not moved to Real Madrid. His place as the most lavish player in the PSG’s squad took Randal Kolo Muani, paid €95 million.Transfer recap: Crazy Chelsea and modest Manchester cityLiverpool’s squad cost the Reds €735 million, but their top reinforcement, Darwin Nunez – for whom they splashed out €85 million at Anfield – still has not paid off. Real Madrid (€720 million) appear only in the eighth spot, with Jude Bellingham as the costliest arrival and the only player paid more than €100 million in the current roster.The club with the least experience among the “rich clubs”, Newcastle, hold the penultimate spot (€683 million). The Magpies were bought by the Saudi PIF in 2021 and since have spent significantly more than ever, with Alexander Isak and Sandro Tonali being their most extravagant signatures. Finally, Juventus complete the TOP 10 with the roster paid €626 million. The Old Lady’s most extravagant addition is their forward and top scorer, Dusan Vlahovic, for whom Fiorentina received 83.5 million euros.##NAJAVA_MECA_8316321##
