A report by UEFA has revealed that Manchester United’s squad last year was the “most expensive ever assembled” in soccer history. UEFA’s European Club Finance and Investment Landscape report found that the players at Old Trafford at the end of the 2023 financial year had cost a grand total of €1.42 billion ($1.52bn) in transfer fees..…..CONTINUE READING>>>>>>
That broke the record previously held by Real Madrid, whose class of 2020 had cost €1.33bn. United’s pricy 2023 team – which finished third in the 2023/24 Premier League – included the likes of Antony, Harry Maguire, Jadon Sancho and Casemiro.
Those four players each cost United more than €80m. But UEFA’s valuation of United’s 2023 squad did not include Rasmus Hojlund, Mason Mount or Andre Onana.
That trio arrived in the summer of 2023 – after the end of the financial year – for a combined price in excess of €200m. According to UEFA’s report, three other clubs in 2023 had squads that had cost more than €1bn – Manchester City (€1.29bn), Chelsea (€1.08bn) and Real Madrid, (€1.03bn)
Top 10 most expensive squads in 2023…..CONTINUE READING>>>>>>
Manchester United, €1.42 billion
Manchester City, €1.29 billion
Chelsea, €1.08 billion
Real Madrid, €1.03 billion
Paris Saint-Germain, €938 million
Liverpool, €905 million
Arsenal, €890 million
Juventus, €769 million
Tottenham Hotspur, €666 million
Inter Milan, €589 million