According to Prime Time Sport’s Soccerex Transfer Review, Manchester United embarked on the second most expensive summer spending spree in history, paying out 196 million euros ($253.8million) to bring in Angel Di Maria, Luke Shaw, Ander Herrera, Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind and Radamel Falcao. That total has only ever been topped by the 265 million euros ($342 million)Real Madrid spent in 2009 as it acquired the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka.
This year, Spanish giant Barcelona was the second biggest spender behind United, with LuisSuarez the club’s costliest arrival in a 157 million-euro ($202.7 million) spending spree, followed by Liverpool ($192.4 million) and Real Madrid ($155 million).
Meanwhile, Real($145.9 million), Atletico Madrid ($99.4 million), Barcelona ($102 million), Chelsea ($121.3 million), Liverpool ($118.8 million) and Manchester City ($80 million) all brought in club record sums forthe sale of players. According to the report, some clubs were forced to be net sellers due to UEFA’s financial fairy play regulations.