Man Utd have biggest transfer overspend among top clubs in last decade

WASTE: Manchester United had the greatest overspend on transfers compared to players’ estimated value in Europe’s big five leagues over the last decade, a new study has found. Pic: Ian Hodgson/PA

Manchester United have racked up the biggest overspend on transfer fees in the last decade among clubs in Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues, according to a new study.

The Red Devils’ outlay on 33 transfers between July 2012 and November 2021 was 238 million euro (£209m) greater than the estimated total value of those players prior to their transfer under a statistical model developed by the CIES Football Observatory.