Top 20 biggest spending clubs of the last decade revealed including Man Utd, Chelsea, Man City and Liverpool

The top 20 biggest spending clubs in world football over the last decade have been revealed.

Over the years, Premier League clubs have often spent big money to lure some of the world’s best players to England.

However, in recent transfer windows, the rise of the Saudi Professional League has thrown a spanner in the works.

Big names such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante, Roberto Firmino, Neymar and Riyad Mahrez have all been tempted by the big-money contracts presented to them by Saudi Arabian clubs.

A recent report by CIES, the Football Observatory, has revealed the biggest spending clubs over the last decade.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Premier League side Chelsea ranked top of the pile having spent €2.78 billion since 2015.

This summer, the Blues spent big again as they brought in the likes of Pedro Neto, Joao Felix, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Filip Jorgensen, Omari Kellyman, Mike Penders, Aaron Anselmino, Renato Veiga, Caleb Wiley, Marc Guiu, Jadon Sancho and Tosin Adarabioyo.

Quite a way behind Chelsea are reigning English champions Manchester City, who have a total spending of €1.96 billion.

Another Premier League side, in the shape of Manchester United, rounded off the top three with a spending of €1.95 billion.

Away from the English top flight, the likes of Paris Saint Germain, Juventus, Barcelona, Real Madrid and AS Monaco all made the list.

CIES

Here are the top 20 biggest spending clubs over the last decade:

1. Chelsea - €2.78 billion
2. Manchester City - €1.96 billion
3. Manchester United - €1.95 billion
4. Paris Saint Germain - €1.90 billion
5. Juventus - €1.77 billion
6. Barcelona - €1.67 billion
7. Tottenham Hotspur - €1.41 billion
8. Arsenal - €1.40 billion
9. Atletico Madrid - €1.24 billion
10. Liverpool - €1.24 billion
11. Bayern Munich - €1.20 billion
12. Real Madrid - €1.16 billion
13. West Ham United - €1.10 billion
14. AC Milan - €1.07 billion
15. Inter Milan - €1.07 billion
16. Aston Villa - €1.04 billion
17. Everton - €1.03 billion
18. AS Monaco - €1.02 billion
19. Newcastle United - €1.01 billion
20. SSC Napoli - €1 billion