Manchester United top Europe's net spending table over past 10 years - in pictures

Premier League clubs fill 14 of top 20 places in transfers chart

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  1). Manchester United - net spend €1,075m: Jadon Sancho, right, cost Manchester United €86m

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  2) Manchester City - net spend €984m: Jack Grealish came to Manchester City for €124m. Getty

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  3). PSG - net spend €941m: Achraf Hakimi, right, was a €71m buy for PSG. AFP

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  4). Barcelona: net spend €650m: Ferran Torres set Barcelona back €49.5m. Getty

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  5). Arsenal - net spend €583m: Ben White was brought to Arsenal for €61m. Reuters

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  6). Juventus - net spend €561m: Dusan Vlahovic cost Juve €86m. AP

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  7). AC Milan - net spend €432m: Fikayo Tomori was a €30m buy for Milan. Reuters

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  8). Everton - net spend €429m: Vitaliy Mykolenko joined Everton for €30m. PA

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  9). Aston Villa - net spend €424m: Aston Villa's Emiliano Buendia cost €40m. AP

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  10). Chelsea - net spend €413m: Romelu Lukaku was a €118m signing for Chelsea. AFP

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  11). Inter Milan - net spend €385m: Inter Milan's Denzel Dumfries, left, was a €13m buy. AP

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  12). West Ham - net spend €374m: Kurt Zouma was brought in by West Ham for €36m. AFP

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  13). Bayern Munich - net spend €363m: Bayern paid out €45m for Dayot Upamecano. Getty

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  14). Liverpool - net spend €347m: Liverpool's Luis Diaz was a €47m recruit. AP

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  15). Newcastle - net spend €339m: Newcastle United's new signing Bruno Guimaraes after his €45m move. PA

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  16). Tottenham - net spend €336m: Tottenham's Emerson Royal arrived for €26m. AP

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  17). Crystal Palace - net spend €292m: Marc Guehi was a €25m investment for Crystal Palace. Getty

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  18). Leicester - net spend €275m: Leicester's Patson Daka arrived for €32m. AFP

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  19). Brighton - net spend €248m: Brighton's Enock Mwepu, right, cost the club €25m. AP

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  20). Wolves - net spend €247m: Rayan Ait-Nouri cost Wolves €12m. Getty

Clubs from Europe’s top five leagues have been ranked in order of net transfer spending over the past 10 years.

Fourteen Premier League clubs make the top 20, including Manchester United and Manchester City, who sit at the top of the pile in first and second spots, respectively.

United have a net spend of more than €1 billion for the decade, while City have shelled out €984 million on balance.

The big-spending teams completing the top five are Paris Saint-Germain (€941m net), Barcelona (€650m) and Arsenal (€583m).

Other Premier League clubs in the top 20 include Everton (€429m), Aston Villa (€424m), Chelsea (€413m), West Ham (€374m), Liverpool (€347m) and Newcastle (€339m).

According to the report by the CIES Football Observatory, Spanish giants Real Madrid sit way down the table with a miserly net spend of just €179m, having laid out €1,163bn but recouped €984m in sales.

To see a list of the top spending European clubs over the past decade, check out the photo gallery above.