Top 20 European football clubs with the most expensive squads in the 2017 financial year, according to UEFA

Top 20 European football clubs with the most expensive squads in the 2017 financial year, according to UEFA
If you’re going to get to the top of elite European football, you’re going to need to spend plenty of money in the transfer market.It’s no surprise 16 of the top 20 clubs who had the highest total squad cost for the 2017 financial year were in the Champions League this season.10

Neymar is the world’s most expensive footballer after being signed by Paris Saint-Germain for 198million.

UEFA, European football’s governing body, have released their benchmarking report for 2019 allowing us to peruse information about the top sides’ accounts.One element UEFA has analysed is how much the clubs have spent on players in their quests for glory.So, which European teams had splashed the most cash on the squad by the end of the 2017 financial year? Find out below. 20. Benfica Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 228million (200.05m)19. Borussia Dortmund Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 233million (204.44m)10

Borussia Dortmund spent 8million on English wonderkid Jadon Sancho in 2017.

18. Everton Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 244million (214.09m)17. Monaco Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 265million (232.52m)16. Atletico Madrid Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 278million (243.92m)15. Tottenham Hotspur Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 280million (245.68m)10

Davinson Sanchez joined Spurs for 42.5million in 2017.

14. Napoli Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 290million (254.45m)13. AC Milan Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 330million (289.55m)12. Roma Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 344million (301.83m)11. Liverpool Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 390million (342.19m)10

In 2017, Mohamed Salah joined Liverpool for what now looks like a bargain 36.9million.

10. Inter Milan Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 394million (345.70m)9. Bayern Munich Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 415million (364.13m)10

Former Barcelona ace Thiago Alcantara moved to Bayern Munich for 25million in 2013.

8. Barcelona Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 429million (376.41m)7. Arsenal Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 508million (445.73m)10

Alexandre Lacazette cost Arsenal 46.5million in 2017.

6. Paris Saint-Germain Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 525million (460.65m)5. Juventus Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 529million (464.16m)10

In 2015, Paulo Dybala cost Juventus 32million

4. Chelsea Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 531million (465.91m)3. Manchester United Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 751million (658.94m)10

Paul Pogba become the most expensive player ever in 2016 when he signed for Manchester United in an 89million deal.

2. Real Madrid Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 790million (693.16m)10

Former Tottenham ace cost Real Madrid 86million in 2013

1. Manchester City Squad cost for the 2017 financial year = 800million (701.94m)10

Ederson was signed by Manchester City for 35million in 2017.

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