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These are the clubs with most expensive squad

Manchester City lead the list of clubs with the most expensive squad in world football

Manchester City have the most expensive squad in football, according to research group CIES Football Observatory.

City spent £215m in the summer transfer market to take the total outlay on their squad to 853m euros (£775m).

That is £3m more than the amount spent by Paris St-Germain, who signed Neymar in the summer for a world record £200m.

Manchester United, who have spent 784m euros (£712m) on their current squad, are third.

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They were top of the table last year, but the value of their squad has only increased by £66m this summer.

The CIES data covers Europe's big five leagues - the top divisions in England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Premier League teams fill six of the top 10 positions and have the highest average squad worth of 287m euros (£261m).

Costliest squads

Club Country Cost (euros)

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All figures from CIES Football Observatory

Manchester City England 853

Paris St-Germain France 850

Manchester United England 784

Chelsea England 644

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Barcelona Spain 628

Real Madrid Spain 497

Juventus Italy 470

Liverpool England 437

Arsenal England 416

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Tottenham England 361

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