Chelsea have recouped more player sales than any other club over the past 10 seasons, signing significantly more players than Premier League rivals such as Arsenal and Manchester United.
The Blues have been known to spend a considerable amount of money in recent years under managers Roman Abramovich and Todd Boley, but they have made significant profits with the assets of their star players and highly-rated academy graduates to make ends meet. ing.
Since the 2013-14 season, Chelsea have spent around €2.5 billion on player acquisitions, bringing their total net spending over the past decade to just over €1 billion.
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Manchester United's net spending (€1.3 billion) is higher than any other club over the past 10 seasons, largely due to player sales of just €483 million, which is around €1 billion more than Chelsea. One example is the lack of euros.
The Red Devils are outside the top 25 and outside of the top 36 for transfer fees, but they have earned more than Arsenal, who are 43rd in player sales over the past 10 seasons, having earned just €419 million over the past 10 seasons. is.
In other respects, it is noteworthy that Benfica is one of only seven clubs whose player turnover exceeded 1 billion euros in the last ten years. The Portuguese giants topped the net expenditure chart for the period with a profit of €638 million, after making huge profits from high-profile sales such as Joao Félix, Enzo Fernandes and Darwin Nuñez. Are standing.
The complete top 25 by numbers via Transfermarkt is below.
1. Chelsea – 1.4 billion euros
2. Benfica – 1.26 billion euros
3. Monaco – 1.21 billion euros
4. Juventus – 1.17 billion euros
5. Barcelona – 1.09 billion euros
6. Atletico Madrid – 1.07 billion euros
7th Borussia Dortmund – 1.03 billion euros
8. Ajax – 990 million euros
9. Real Madrid – 978 million euros
10. Rome – 970 million euros
11. Porto – 873 million euros
12. Inter – 846 million euros
13. Man City – €803 million
14th Lyon – 783 million euros
15. Liverpool – €769 million
16th Sevilla – 769 million euros
17th Sporting Lisbon – 763 million euros
18th place Lille – 737 million euros
19th place Atalanta – 728 million euros
20th Paris Saint-Germain – 713 million euros
21st place Napoli – 705 million euros
22. Tottenham – €699 million
23. Southampton – €693 million
24. RB Leipzig – €655 million
25th place Bayern Munich – 646 million euros
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