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·2 February 2023

Chelsea, Man Utd, Barcelona: What club has spent the most in football history?

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Chelsea went on a crazy spending spree in January.

The Blues signed the likes of Mykhailo Mudryk, Benoit Badashile and Noni Madueke in massive money deals.


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They saved their biggest until last as they smashed the British transfer record to sign Enzo Fernandez on deadline day.

The Argentine put pen to paper on a deal in excess of £105m, surpassing Jack Grealish to become the most expensive player in Premier League history.

In total, Chelsea spent €329.50m in January alone.

But have they spent the most money in football history?

We've listed the 20 football clubs that have spent the most money ever below, using data provided by Transfermarkt.

20. Aston Villa - €1.15bn

19. West Ham United - €1.15bn

18. Everton - €1.19bn

17. AS Monaco - €1.23bn

16. Newcastle United - €1.31bn

15. Bayern Munich - €1.38bn

14. AS Roma - €1.55bn

13. Atletico - €1.69bn

12. Arsenal - €1.70bn

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 22: Takehiro Tomiyasu of Arsenal celebrates with Gabriel following the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on January 22, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

11. Tottenham Hotspur - €1.72bn

10. AC Milan - €1.79bn

9. Paris Saint-Germain - €1.89bn

8. Liverpool - €1.96bn

7. Inter Milan - €2.21bn

6. Manchester United - €2.40bn

5. Manchester City - €2.57bn

4. Real Madrid - €2.57bn

3. Juventus - €2.62bn

2. Barcelona - €2.68bn

1. Chelsea - €3.16bn

LUSAIL CITY, QATAR - DECEMBER 09: Enzo Fernandez of Argentina during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 quarter final match between Netherlands and Argentina at Lusail Stadium on December 09, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Chelsea become first club in football history to spend over €3 billion

Chelsea's crazy spending under Todd Boehly mean they have become the first club to spend over €3 billion.

They have spent almost €500 million than any other club in football history.

Barcelona find themselves second having spent €2.68bn, with Juventus rounding out the podium places.

10 of the top 20 highest-spending football clubs ever are English, highlighting the incredible spending power of the Premier League.

Newcastle are currently 16th but, with the backing of the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, will almost certainly fly up the list in the coming years.

It'll be a long time until they catch up to Chelsea's spending, though...

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