2) Manchester United – £778.7m
It’s fair to say that United’s scattergun approach to player recruitment since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson has led them to waste a lot of money in the transfer market.
However, over the last couple of years since the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the restructuring of the scouting department, they have begun to invest more wisely. The arrival of Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo for under £140m this summer is a case in point.
