Top 20 most expensive football squads

Eight Premier League teams make it into the ranking of the 20 most expensively assembled squads currently playing

If there is one thing that rings true across the entire footballing world, it is that you have to spend money to win trophies.Being able to splash the cash is even more imperative across Europe's top leagues, where last season's champions were some of the richest teams on the planet.

Transfer fees continue to get higher and higher, and it surely won't be long until Neymar is no longer the world's most expensive player.

Signing one player for almost £200million was always going to raise eyebrows, but that only plays a small role in building a strong team.

The truly rich teams can make standout signings like that while also spending a good £30 or £40million on every player they bring to the club.

When you are spending that kind of cash every year the value of your squad increases remarkably fast, but just who has the most expensively assembled squad currently playing?

The CIES Football Observatory have gone through every team in each of Europe's top five leagues to determine just how much has been spent on building their current squad.

We have used this data to present the 20 most expensive squads currently around, and you can see the results below…

20. Borussia Dortmund – squad assembled for €264m

19. Leicester City – squad assembled for €276m

18. Roma – squad assembled for €295m

17. Napoli – squad assembled for €296m

16. Milan – squad assembled for €302m

15. Atletico Madrid – squad assembled for €330m

14. Monaco – squad assembled for €331m

13. Internazionale – squad assembled for €339m

12. Bayern Munich – squad assembled for €380

11. Everton – squad assembled for €385m

10. Tottenham Hotspur – squad assembled for €393m

9. Arsenal – squad assembled for €428m

8. Real Madrid – squad assembled for €447m

7. Juventus – squad assembled for €532m

6. Chelsea – squad assembled for €673m

5. Barcelona – squad assembled for €691m

4. Liverpool – squad assembled for €705m

3. Manchester United – squad assembled for €786m

2. Paris Saint-Germain – squad assembled for €788m

1. Manchester City – squad assembled for €976m