Since the beginning of this century, football as a business has grown by leaps and bounds especially in the amount of transfers. Many clubs have grown both on the marketing side and on the sporting side and this has been a huge income for all the teams. Obviously, there are more powerful teams and they are generally the ones that fight for the most important titles and that is why they look for the best players and are willing to pay huge amounts of money for them.
Next, we review the 10 clubs that have spent the most on transfers so far in the 21st century:
Since 2001 when they are in charge of Daniel Levy, the Spurs have been growing step by step, year after year. Tanguy Ndombélé is the most expensive signing in his history when he arrived from Lyon for €60 million. Purchases by Richarlison, Heung-Min Son and Cuti Romero stand out
Neroazurro is one of the biggest teams in Italy that has always been characterized by having high-ranking players. Players like Ronaldo Nazario, Hernán Crespo or Lautaro Martínez passed but the most expensive purchase was Romelu Lukaku for €74 million. Since 2018 they have a new owner.
Virgil van Dijk (€84.65m) and Darwin Núñez (€80m) are the two most expensive signings in history for the Anfield Road men who have made very successful transfers in recent years. They have important owners among which LeBron James (minority) stands out.
The Parisians were acquired by Oryx Qatar Sports Investments
in 2011 and they have not stopped investing money with the aim of winning the UEFA Champions League. The most expensive signing of him is that of Neymar, which was paid at €222 million, being the most valuable in history.
One of the teams with the most history on this list and one of the ones with the most fans around the world. You have made large investments, especially in recent years, some good and some not so positive. Paul Pogba is the most expensive signing in their history since they acquired him for €110 million from Juventus.
The White House is the most famous team in the world and always intends to have the best players on the market. They have had historic teams like “Los Galacticos” or the “BBC” offense but their most expensive signing has not had a great career in the team and it was Eden Hazard for whom they paid €115 million
La Vecchia Signora has been involved in conflicts in the leadership and has even lost the category but did not stop investing in elite players to the point that they managed to keep Cristiano Ronaldo for €117 million.
The Blaugrana are another team that has been having financial conflicts in recent years but has not stopped signing elite players for huge amounts of money. The most expensive purchase in the club’s history is that of Ousmane Dembélé from Borussia Dortmund for €140 million.
Bolstered by petrodollars, especially in the second decade of this century, the Citizens became one of the best money-based teams in the world and have achieved every goal except the UEFA Champions League. Jack Grealish is the most expensive signing in their history as they paid €117.5 million to Aston Villa.
The Blues were bought by owners for deep pockets twice in this century. First it was Román Abramóvich with whom they got into the elite of European football and now it is Todd Boehly who wants to do the same. They paid €113 million for Romelu Lukaku, making him the most expensive signing in their history.
It should be noted that 5 of the 10 teams that are part of this list play in the Premier League and are generally the teams that play in the tournament. It should be noted that the English league is the most powerful in the world, which is why it has the most audience and the one that collects the most money in television rights, which at the same time is given to the clubs so that they make investments with the aim of continuing to improve. the tournament.
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