Recently, the well-known media "Transfer Market" listed the top 20 transfer spendings of major clubs in the world from the 2019-2024 season, and in this list, British clubs have achieved dominance, with as many as 10 teams on the list. In Saudi Arabia, which has opened the golden yuan model in recent years, there are also 3 clubs in it, some old giants such as Real Madrid and Barcelona are not ranked high, and Inter Milan is not on the list.
Below, let's take a look at how many of these big clubs are ranked:
19. Real Madrid 174 million. 20. Barcelona: 159 million
After encountering the epidemic, the two heroes of the Western Super League suddenly changed from spending money to the cultivation system. A rising star in global procurement, cultivating Vinicius, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Valverde, Militão, Camavinga, Tchouameni, and relying on the development system of 'Galaxy Battleship' to reach the Champions League final again.
A digging La Masia academy, relying on Yamal, Pedri, Gavi, Fermin, Balde, Kubasi, and Giu, has built a skeleton in the next generation of dream teams.
Compared with the two companies, Real Madrid is obviously better during this period, not only 3 league titles, but also two finals of the Champions League, 1 championship. Barça, on the other hand, was heavily indebted because of the poor planning of former president Bartomeu. Fortunately, after two years of hard work by the new president Laporta, with the new sponsorship agreement with NIKE coming into effect next year and the completion of the stadium renovation, Barcelona is not far off again.
12. AC Milan 256 million. 17, Juventus 200 million Inter Milan did not make the list
The top three in Serie A, only two on the list. AC Milan has unexpectedly achieved net transfer fee domination, and in the past five years, they have bought new stars such as Leao, Te'o, Tomori, and Maignan, but few have transferred more than 50 million euros. The reason why the transfer fee is so high may be related to the free departure of stars such as Calhanoglu, Kessie, and Donnarumma, who should bring more than 150 million euros to Milan according to the normal market price.
As for Juventus, the double impact of the introduction of Cristiano Ronaldo and the epidemic has plunged its finances into a trough. If there is no parent company EXOR to inject more than 400 million euros before and after, I am afraid that the net transfer expenditure of 200 million euros will be difficult to achieve.
It is worth mentioning that this season's Serie A champion Inter Milan, they have relied on transfer fees in the past 5 years, netting more than 100 million euros, just Lukaku, Achraf, Onana, Icardi 4 transactions, Inter Milan got 300 million transfer fees. Under the double pressure of the epidemic and the parent company Suning, Inter Milan not only earned the transfer fee by relying on excellent management, but also won the Serie A championship twice in the past five years, reached the Champions League final once, and reached the League Cup final once.
1. Chelsea 784 million euros. 2 Manchester United 694 million euros. 3. Arsenal 640 million euros. 9 Manchester City, 380 million euros. 11 Liverpool 260 million euros
The four giants of the Premier League are in different situations. Chelsea and Manchester United dominate the table, but there is a lot of irony, and the two clubs are now unable to even finish in the top four of the Premier League. Chelsea have won at least one more Champions League title in the past five years, but Manchester United has only received nearly 800 million transfer expenses from three managers.
Third-placed Arsenal is worth the money, with the introduction of big names such as Rice, Odegaard, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus have given them the courage to challenge Manchester City, and for at least the next five years, this young Arsenal team will have the quality of a first-class team in Europe.
Of course, the most commendable are Manchester City and Liverpool, with spending of 380 million and 260 million euros, not only winning the championship in the Premier League, but also winning a Champions League title each, which can be said to be a good investment.
The three clubs in Saudi Arabia are Neymar's 7th Riyadh Crescent for 437 million euros. Ronaldo played for the 15th Riyadh victory of 213 million, and the 18th Jeddah allergy 192 million euros. It's a pity that although Saudi Arabia has invested a lot, in this year's AFC Champions League, they have failed to win the championship with a luxurious lineup.
Perhaps, the positive cases of Manchester City, Inter Milan and Real Madrid, as well as the negative examples of Saudi Arabia, Chelsea and Manchester United, tell us that the charm of football is precisely because it is not entirely determined by money.