According to statistics from Transfermarkt, MU is the largest net spender in Europe over the past decade. But obviously if you look at the performance on the pitch, the Red Devils are showing that buying too much is not necessarily a good thing.
In fact, MU is the biggest net spender in Europe in the last 10 seasons, reaching €1.29bn. But success is not proportional to the amount that MU has bought. So far, it has been 10 years since the Old Trafford team has not won the Premier League. They are also often eliminated early in the Champions League, even many seasons have to attend the Europa League. Based on this statistic, it can be seen that MU in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era bought indiscriminately but was not professionally effective. Van Gaal, Mourinho or Solsa all brought in a lot of rookies, but not all of them shined.
This summer, MU spent more than €100m to bring in 2 rookies, Mason Mount and Andre Onana. According to British media, the Red Devils are closing in on Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund, who costs no less than €70m.
Next to MU is Man City, the team has a net spending of €1.01bn in the past 10 seasons. There’s no denying The Citizens bought a lot, but they were also very successful on the pitch. Under the leadership of Pep Guardiola, the Etihad Stadium team has dominated English football. Last season, they won the “treble”, in which they won the Champions League for the first time and continued to dominate the English Premier League.
The next positions in the list of European net spenders are Arsenal (€1bn), PSG (€960m), Chelsea (€720m), Barca (€596m), Newcastle (€575m), AC Milan (€523m) and Tottenham (€523m).
Notably, Real Madrid is only ranked 18th in the list of the highest net spenders in Europe, with €250m. In recent years, Los Blancos have changed their transfer policy. They work hard to hunt for young talent and each summer market only brings back 1 quality contract.
