Football has become a game that see wades of cash flow and even more money is spent when it comes to transfers.
In the last decade, the world transfer record has been broken a couple of times, with Neymar’s move to PSG currently sitting at the top.
However, while the French side recently started spending after getting rich Qatari owners, there are other clubs who have been spending big over the last two decades.
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Now a days, the ambition of every club is measured by the number of world class players it can afford.
Let’s, therefore, take a look at the top 10 highest spenders in the transfer market since the year 2000:
10 – ATLÉTICO MADRID – 331 TRANSFERS – €1.35bn
9 – LIVERPOOL FC – 369 TRANSFERS – €1.48bn
8 – PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN – 266 TRANSFERS – €1.55bn
7 – INTER MILAN – 790 TRANSFERS – €1.58bn
6 – MANCHESTER UNITED – 316 TRANSFERS – €1.78bn
5 – JUVENTUS FC – 761 TRANSFERS – €1.90bn
4 – MANCHESTER CITY – 409 TRANSFERS – €2.05bn
3 – FC BARCELONA – 195 TRANSFERS – €2.06bn
2 – REAL MADRID – 201 TRANSFERS – €2.14bn
1 – CHELSEA FC – 471 TRANSFERS – €2.16bn
