Premier League champions Manchester City are the first team in football history to spend more than €1 billion to assemble their squad, a study has shown.
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French champions Paris Saint-Germain were second having spent €913 million and Spain's Real Madrid were third with €902m.
Manchester United (€751m) have the second-most expensive squad in the Premier League followed by Champions League winners Liverpool (€639m).
This study follows a report from Deloitte which showed European clubs from the "big five" leagues spent over €5bn during the summer transfer window for the first time.
The top 10 clubs to spend the most on current squad:
1. Manchester City (€1.014bn)
2. Paris Saint-Germain (€913m)
3. Real Madrid (€902m)
4. Manchester United (€751m)
5. Juventus (€719m)
6. Barcelona (€697m)
7. Liverpool (€639m)
8. Chelsea (€561m)
9. Atletico Madrid (€550m)
10. Arsenal (€498m)
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https://www.espn.com/soccer/manchest...on-squad-study
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