Spending money is not synonymous with success in the world of football. Many teams have had to wait several years to reap the rewards
The 2022/23 season saw beat Manchester City in the Champions League after one investment that exceeded 1,500 million of euros in a decade. It was the triumph of persistence after spending many seasons waiting to reap the fruits of what was sown.
That is one of the few success stories because, if there is something that the world of football does not guarantee, it is that money brings happiness.
Chelsea: 464.1 million euros and 12 in the Premier
If we base ourselves on the last transfer market, corresponding to the 2023/24 season, we find that Chelsea was the team that spent more money in additions long.
The London team spent a whopping 464.1 million euros and their twelfth position in the Premier League speaks for itself about the erratic nature of the club’s sporting planning. The ‘blues’ have chained two consecutive markets, being the club that spends the most after also being protagonists last winter.
A short distance away we find a Paris Saint Germain that, after spending 349.5 million, has left its tongue hanging out In this edition of the Champions League. The French club has performed at a fairly weak level in the European elite, despite leading a Ligue 1 where there is no team that can overshadow it. In fact, its great rival, Olympique Lyonnais is bottom of the competition.
Completing the podium of the European clubs that spent the most money we find a Tottenham that spent 248.6 million in signings to not improve Their results in recent years have been in fifth position in the Premier League. The Spurs made selective, but expensive, signings from the five major European Leagues, failing to materialize the investment in points.
Manchester City spent a whopping 241.1 million to reinforce the squad of the current European champion resulting in this bet being unsuccessful for the moment. The citizens are having their worst performance in the Premier League in recent years, marching in fourth position after only getting 33 points out of a possible 48.
He top-5 rounds it off Arsenal that, for the moment, It looks like everything options after managing to go first in the group in the Champions League and are second in the Premier. The Gunners spent 235 million euros in the summer, making this expenditure have had a real impact on the team.
The opposite of them is a Manchester United that once again exceeded 200 million in investment to make a fool of themselves in Europe, where he has been left out of all the competitions at the first opportunity. The ‘red devils’ are not even a shadow of that team that was always in the running for the Champions League at the beginning of the century.
In Arabia they are consistent
A new player emerged last summer with the appearance of petrodollars on the market. The arrival of CR7 to the competition opened the minds of many players accepting to join the Saudi League, although with an important toll. The one who spent the most was the current leader of the competition, Al-Hilal, with 353.2 million in additions.
Behind them, we find that both the Al-Ahli and Al-Nassr broke the piggy bank to seek a better result in their competition. The former spent 194 million on incorporations, while the latter spent 165.1. Curiously, there are no setbacks or surprises here, the three that have spent the most are the first three and, in this order, in the Saudi league classification.