Top 10 biggest spenders of 21st Century revealed with Premier League clubs dominating likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona
CHELSEA are the biggest spenders of the 21st century with six Premier League clubs ranking in the top ten.
It is perhaps little surprise the Blues take top spot having spent more than £1billion since Todd Boehly took over just last year.
But they have raised more money from player sales than any club, with £1.7bn brought in.
That means Chelsea are only £90million worse off than the next highest spenders, Manchester City, despite splashing out £750m more on signings than the Citizens since the turn of the century.
City have spent £2.35bn since 2000 with much of their outlay coming post the Abu Dhabi takeover in 2008.
They have also sold big and collected £855m in sales, giving them a net spend of £1.45bn, just ahead of rivals Manchester United.
United and Paris Saint-Germain have spent more than a billion on transfers since the new millennium, splashing out on the likes of Harry Maguire and Kylian Mbappe respectively.
However PSG’s expenditure is less than Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona, who have both spent more than £2bn on players in the last 23 years.
But their transfer income means Real rank fifth on the list and Barcelona seventh – only Chelsea have brought in more money than the Spaniards.
Arsenal rank in between that pair at sixth with an outlay of £852m – the Gunners spent more than £200m this summer alone and around £574m since Mikel Arteta took charge in December 2019.
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The North London outfit have also raised the least amount in player sales of the top ten, with an income of around £695m since 2000.
The Premier League have dominated spending in recent years, with Tottenham and Liverpool’s inclusion making it six clubs in the top ten rankings.
AC Milan rank ninth with 781 players leaving the Rossoneri since 2000 – more than any club in the top ten.