Ownership rules in European top leagues have evolved significantly since the early 2000s. Wealthy owners have entered the football scene, reshaping the game's dynamics.
Notable examples include Chelsea, Manchester City, and PSG, challenging traditional giants like Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Bayern Munich. These clubs have established themselves both domestically and in Europe. Here are the top 10 transfer spenders in XXI century.
Chelsea - €2.779bn
Man City - €2.474bn
Barca - €2.309bn
Juventus - €2.291bn
Man United - €2.254bn
Real Madrid - €2.154bn
PSG - €1.783bn
Liverpool - €1.745bn
Inter - €1.725bn
Tottenham - €1.574bn
Bayern Munich, however, hold only the 15th position with €1.249bn transfer spending. Here's how people reacted to this rating.
Manu: This is why people need to appreciate Bayern more
ᴍᴜɴɪ̂𝕏: Bayern built different..🔥🔥
Iss Craig: Chelsea need to get arrested prosecuted demoted to league one and liquidated
UzUmaki: The spending margin of Man city and Man utd is very identical but Man utd fans will say that man city are achieving success because of oil money
Novasco: Juventus paying that much to end like this… nah am tired of this club
Seki: People say Pep gets too much money but plenty of other managers get the same budget and don’t achieve anywhere near the same level of success. GOAT 🐐
Madridsmo: And then they cry about Saudi spending money. Hypocrisy much??
The Premier League has been a dominant force in spending in recent years, and the inclusion of Tottenham and Liverpool makes it five clubs in the top ten rankings.