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Biggest Spending Football Clubs in History

This list features football clubs that have spent the most money on player acquisitions in football history.

RANK

CLUB

EXPENDITURE

1

Chelsea

$3.24 billion (€2.78 billion)

2

Manchester City

$2.28 billion (€1.96 billion)

3

Manchester United

$2.27 billion (€1.95 billion)

4

Paris St-Germain

$2.21 billion (€1.90 billion)

5

Juventus FC

$2.06 billion (€1.77 billion)

6

FC Barcelona

$1.94 billion (€1.67 billion)

7

Tottenham Hotspur

$1.64 billion (€1.41 billion)

8

Arsenal

$1.63 billion (€1.40 billion)

9

Atlético Madrid

$1.44 billion (€1.24 billion)

10

Liverpool

$1.44 billion (€1.24 billion)

11

Bayern München

$1.40 billion (€1.20 billion)

12

Real Madrid

$1.35 billion (€1.16 billion)

13

West Ham United

$1.28 billion (€1.10 billion)

14

Milan AC

$1.25 billion (€1.07 billion)

15

Internazionale

$1.25 billion (€1.07 billion)

16

Aston Villa

$1.21 billion (€1.04 billion)

17

Everton

$1.20 billion (€1.03 billion)

18

AS Monaco

$1.19 billion (€1.02 billion)

19

Newcastle United

$1.18 billion (€1.01 billion)

20

SSC Napoli

$1.17 billion (€1.00 billion)


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References

CIES Football Observatory (2024) Monthly Report 97: Global economic analysis of the transfer market (2015–2024). Available at: https://football-observatory.com/MonthlyReport97 (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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