Stats: Which clubs have spent the most in transfer fees in the last 10 years?

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With transfer prices of players skyrocketing every year, it doesn't seem much of a surprise when top teams pay big to land their targets. Over the past few years, teams and their rich owners have pumped millions in order to buy desired players in the hope of landing more trophies.

This injection of money hasn't necessarily translated to more silverware, with some teams reaping the rewards of their buys and others looking to offload their expensive failures.

In the following table, we look at the transfer expenditure and the number of trophies won by some of the top teams in Europe over the course of the past ten years, from the 2005-06 season to the 2014-15 season.

Real Madrid top the list of teams who have spent the most money, followed by Manchester City and then Chelsea. With regards to the number of trophies won, Barcelona lead with a staggering 23 trophies won in the past ten seasons alone. Bayern Munich are second with 19 trophies while Manchester United and Inter Milan are tied at third with 15.

The team who have spent the most and have the least to show for it on this list are Tottenham Hotspur, who have won only one trophy, and have spent about £100 million in total (accounting for the difference between money spent and earnings).

Juventus have seen the most influx and departure of players, with 475 having come to the club, and 427 have left the club. Bayern Munich are the club who have signed the least number of players in the last 10 years, indicating the stability that exists at the club. It also talks about how good a youth network and how they look to fast-track the progress of promising youngsters and integrate them with the senior squad.

This list clearly proves that money does not necessarily equate to silverware won.

Note: Only major trophies and cups have been taken into consideration.

S.No	Club	Expenditure (£ M)	Earnings (£ M)	Arrivals / Departures	Trophies won
1	Real Madrid	828.87	376.25	115 / 112	10
2	Manchester City	728.58	218,33	332 / 321	5
3	Chelsea FC	639.15	356.81	381 / 362	13
4	Liverpool FC	560.69	364.42	306 / 302	4
5	FC Barcelona	551.25	228.19	105 /103	23
6	Manchester United	539.01	210.32	337 /340	15
7	Tottenham Hotspur	477.02	370.88	388 / 381	1
8	Juventus FC	427.73	258.95	475 / 427	8
9	Inter Milan	400.00	293.48	445 / 407	15
10	Atletico Madrid	391.32	317.77	195 / 187	7
11	Paris Saint-Germain	386.50	86.47	153 / 156	11
12	Bayern Munich	345.52	154.53	94 / 94	19
13	Arsenal FC	330.35	260.19	306 / 298	4
14	AC Milan	327.18	279.36	412 / 390	11
15	AS Roma	314.37	230.46	399 / 375	3

Stats courtesy Transfermarkt.com