Man City top PSG as most expensive team in football history

Manchester City put together the costliest squad in football history in terms of transfer fees, according to a CIES Football Observatory study.

The Blues spent €853 million in transfer fees on their current squad, even putting them ahead of big-spenders Paris Saint-Germain, who come in a close second at €850m.

The past off-season saw yet another massive outlay of cash by City, who spent €242m on players including Benjamin Mendy, Kyle Walker, Bernardo Silva, Ederson and Danilo.

PSG, of course, spent even more in the most recent close-season. The French side dropped a whopping €395m in the lead-up to 2017-18, including €222m on Neymar and €180m on Kylian Mbappe.

Manchester United come in third, with English sides making up six of the top 10 costliest squads.

Here's the top 10:

Man City - €853M 

PSG - €850M 

Man Utd - €784M 

Chelsea - €644M 

Barcelona - €628M 

Real Madrid - €497M 

Juventus - €470M 

Liverpool - €437M 

Arsenal - €416M 

Tottenham - €361M

UCJ, UNILORIN.