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Guardiola leads: Top 5 Biggest Spending Coaches of the Last Decade

In recent years, player valuations have skyrocketed even for unproven or 2nd tier talents. With clubs enjoying increased revenues from broadcast rights, sponsorships, fan engagement and prize money , they’re now more willing than ever to meet hefty transfer demands to satisfy managerial visions.

Some managers have influenced their clubs to spend hundreds of millions to assemble competitive teams.

Here's a look at the top 5 managers who’ve spent the most on transfers in the past 10 year based on cumulative outlay.

Top 5 Biggest Spending Managers - Last 10 Year

Other Managers

Famous managers like Unai Emery (€1.12B on 59 player) and Mauricio Pochettino ( €1.03B on 34 players) and Mikel Arteta (€1.02B on 31 player) and Erik ten Hag (€979.5M on 52 player) and Jürgen Klopp ( €954.8M on 32 player) ranking 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10th respectively.

As transfer fees continue to climb , managers play crucial role in shaping spending trends and these 10 have led the charge in modern football’s billion euro era.