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Costliest squads: Chelsea breaks all records

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The 470th CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post presents the 100 teams in the world
having committed the most money in transfer fees to recruit their current squad
members (both permanently or on loan).
Chelsea tops the list with €1.28 billion including add-ons (regardless of their actual
payment) and €1.15 billion without them. These are the highest values ever recorded (see
last year’s rankings). Manchester City and Manchester United complete the podium, with amounts including
add-ons also in excess of €1 billion. Sixth with €772 million, Paris St-Germain is the only non-English team in the top seven. The French outfit ranks just behind Arsenal (€798 m) and Tottenham (€787m), while
outranking Liverpool (€735m). Real Madrid (€720m) and Juventus (€626m) are the only other non-Premier League clubs in the top 10.
Al-Hilal (€485m, 13th) are first among non-big 5 league teams, ahead of three other
Saudi Arabia ’s clubs: Al-Nassr (€270m), Al-Ittihad (€226m) and Al-Ahli (€224m).
Flamengo (€208m) clearly outranks Botafogo (€85m) and Palmeiras (€77m) for
South America
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In total, 19 countries are represented in the top 100, with a maximum of 24 clubs for
England (the 20 Premier League sides and four teams from the Championship).
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About the CIES Football Observatory
The CIES Football Observatory is a research group created in 2005 within the
Swiss-based Centre International d’Étude du Sport (CIES). It specialises in the
statistical analysis of football, in particular in the areas of demographics, transfer
values and performance (technical, tactical, physical).
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About the CIES
The International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) is an independent study centre
located in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It was created in 1995 as a joint venture between
the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the University of
Neuchâtel, the City and State of Neuchatel.
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