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Manchester City revealed to be the most expensive football team
By PA Sport
Last updated: 17/01/19 23:55
According to a report from UEFA, Premier League clubs continue to earn and spend more money than the rest of Europe.
The report of the European Club Footballing Landscape, the tenth edition of its badysis of the financial health of the clubs of its 55 member badociations, shows that the largest English teams have the highest incomes and salaries.
In 2017, the total revenue of the Premier League clubs amounted to 5.3 billion euros, almost double that of the La Liga (2.5 billion) and the Bundesliga (2, £ 4 billion) and considerably more than Series A (£ 1.9 billion). and Ligue 1 (£ 1.4 billion).
United topped the list for total revenue of £ 593m for 2017, less than £ 1m more than Real Madrid, although Old Trafford is expected to fall in the 2018 list .
Thirteen Premier League clubs are in the top 30, which is mainly due to the television money, which accounts for 54% of total club revenue.
The total payroll of the Premier League in 2017 was £ 2.6 billion, by far the highest in Europe. Despite the decline in the pound sterling against the euro, Spain and Germany are the two highest paying countries.
Manchester City has the most expensive football team
Nine of the top 20 taxpayers play in the Premier League: Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Crystal Palace, Leicester and Southampton.
City is also the most expensive team in history.
Pep Guardiola's team, who won a record Premier League title last season and hopes to see Liverpool off this year, cost £ 702m.
Their record purchase of Riyad Mahrez in the summer of just over £ 60 million allowed them to beat Real Madrid, whose team cost £ 693 million in total.
Manchester United are third in the list and these three teams cost 40 to 50% more to climb than Chelsea in fourth place.
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