As of 2024, Chelsea's squad cost over 1.26 billion euros to assemble, representing the most expensive squad in world soccer. Despite this, the Blues have not won a league title since 2017. Two other teams had squads that cost at least one billion euros: Manchester United and Manchester City.
Soccer clubs that have spent the most money building their squads as of 2024
(in million euros)
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CIES Football Observatory. (September 4, 2024). Soccer clubs that have spent the most money building their squads as of 2024 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1413998/most-expensive-soccer-squads-worldwide/
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Soccer clubs that have spent the most money building their squads as of 2024 (in million euros) [Graph], CIES Football Observatory, September 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1413998/most-expensive-soccer-squads-worldwide/
