Biggest spenders over the last decade

[EastUpperDK82]

Manchester United have spent a record £1.19bn more on transfers over the past decade than they have recouped through player sales, according to a new study.

Since 2014 United have spent about £1.67bn on new players, and brought in about £481m, says Swiss-based research institute, CIES Football Observatory.

Chelsea are second with a negative net spend of £883m, followed by French side Paris St-Germain with £863m.

Arsenal (£745m) and Manchester City (£732m) complete the top five.

The figures used in the study include fixed transfer fees, fee-paying loans and any add-ons regardless of whether they have actually been paid.

Number 8: Tottenham Hotspur
1.264M€... 655M€... (-609M)

Demo-economic analysis of player transfers (2014-2023) - CIES Football Observatory

This Monthly Report analyses the financial flows of football transfers on a global scale during the decade between 2014 and 2023. It presents the (...)

football-observatory.com

 

[FibreOpticJesus]

Manchester United have spent a record £1.19bn more on transfers over the past decade than they have recouped through player sales, according to a new study.

Since 2014 United have spent about £1.67bn on new players, and brought in about £481m, says Swiss-based research institute, CIES Football Observatory.

Chelsea are second with a negative net spend of £883m, followed by French side Paris St-Germain with £863m.

Arsenal (£745m) and Manchester City (£732m) complete the top five.

The figures used in the study include fixed transfer fees, fee-paying loans and any add-ons regardless of whether they have actually been paid.

Number 8: Tottenham Hotspur
1.264M€... 655M€... (-609M)

Demo-economic analysis of player transfers (2014-2023) - CIES Football Observatory

This Monthly Report analyses the financial flows of football transfers on a global scale during the decade between 2014 and 2023. It presents the (...)

football-observatory.com

How much of that did dear Danny piss away?

 

[muppetman]

How much of that did dear Danny piss away?

and is that comparable to other teams or we the only team who make bad transfers?

 

[FibreOpticJesus]

and is that comparable to other teams or we the only team who make bad transfers?

At the top end priced players I think we are up there. But yeah we were not the only ones. But we have sold our shit for not a lot. Others seem to get a beeter return.

 

[Led's Zeppelin]

At the top end priced players I think we are up there. But yeah we were not the only ones. But we have sold our shit for not a lot. Others seem to get a beeter return.

I’m far from convinced that’s true.

I’m sure some have done better, others worse. Most transfers are at least in part a gamble. The best players in the world could get crocked in their first game.

The fault, in my view, is not who we have bought, but more to do with the timing.

Not buying when we most need to strengthen being the obvious example.

 

[FibreOpticJesus]

I’m far from convinced that’s true.

I’m sure some have done better, others worse. Most transfers are at least in part a gamble. The best players in the world could get crocked in their first game.

The fault, in my view, is not who we have bought, but more to do with the timing.

Not buying when we most need to strengthen being the obvious example.

Because of the players brought for high prices whom we could not flog for Levy price.

 

[Led's Zeppelin]

Because of the players brought for high prices whom we could not flog for Levy price.

Partly.

But at the time we bought those players, most of us were excited about them. We mostly believed we’d done well to get them.

So the real fault isn’t the purchases we have made. , because every club makes some bad purchases. Or good purchases that don’t work out.

The big problem is not enough good ones. So both the team and the books suffer.

 

[DogsOfWar]

How much of that did dear Danny piss away?

It was pretty much a 5 year period between 2016 and 2021 under Poch.
Various club record players such as Sissoko, Sanchez, Ndombele, and GLC who weren't worth a wank.

Going on his past track record I'm fairly sure Danny would have preferred cheaper alternatives so I'd suspect Mauricio was the main culprit.