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FULL LIST: Top 10 most expensive football squads in 2025/2026

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Gilbert Ekugbe

Chelsea FC have emerged as the most expensively assembled squad in world football heading into the 2025/26 season, with its team built at a transfer cost exceeding €1.1 billion, according to industry estimates.

They are narrowly ahead of Manchester City FC, who also cross the €1 billion threshold, placing both Premier League giants in a category of their own when it comes to squad-building investment.

Years of aggressive recruitment and squad reshaping have pushed both clubs to the top of the global spending hierarchy.

According to a post obtained from Planet Football’s website on Saturday, these are the clubs with the most expensive net spend on players in the 2025/2026 season.

Chelsea FC – €1.18bn

Manchester City FC – €1.1bn

Liverpool FC – €990.4m

Manchester United FC – €947.5m

Arsenal FC – €924.1m

Tottenham Hotspur FC – €870.2m

Paris Saint-Germain FC – €822.5m

Newcastle United FC – €724.5m

Real Madrid CF – €710m

Juventus FC – €523.3m

The rankings are based on Transfermarkt’s estimates of total transfer fees paid to assemble current squads.

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