Top Ten Highest Transfer Spending Managers In Football

The game of football has come far ahead since its inception. Today it is impossible to imagine a club would survive without having a balance of their own developed players and transfers. For example, Barcelona, whose famed La Masia academy produced so many talents, still splurged an excessive amount of money on Luis Suarez, Neymar, Ousmane Dembele, Phillipe Coutinho, Antoine Griezmann and many more. 

Now buying players requires money. Buying good players requires good money, and buying one of the best requires much more money. And in modern football, the transfer fees are only increasing with big clubs spending the most.

This means that some managers who have spent most of their careers at top clubs will have paid a significant amount on transfers. This is because these managers always want the best players most suited to their philosophy. And in the modern game, every position has become necessary. It means investing in every position, which significantly raises the transfer fees for a club.

So, who are the top ten highest spending managers in football?

Highest spending managers in football history

Pep Guardiola – €1.73 billion 

Well, the first name on the list is not surprising, with current Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola atop the list. The Catalan has spent his entire managerial career at top clubs. Guardiola has signed 50 players in his tenure.

And with the addition of Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund and Kalvin Phillips from Leeds, Guardiola’s expenditure on transfer has gone up considerably.

Guardiola has also extended his contract with the club till 2025, so expect that transfer spending to increase considerably.

Biggest transfer: Jack Grealish (€117 million)

Smallest transfer: Pablo Marí (€200…