In a recently carried out UEFA report, it showed that Chelsea had ever gathered the most expensive squad at the end of the 2024 financial year.
With astonishing € 1.66 billion (£ 1.39 billion), the blues exceeded the previous record of 1.12 billion GBP in 2020.
The report on the financial and investment landscape of European Club also identified four clubs with cadres worth over 1 billion euros – Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal.
The results continue to underline the financial strength of the Premier League, with nine of the 20 most expensive troops in Europe.
Remarkably, West Ham’s squad was considered more expensive than that of Barcelona and AC Milan.
The report also investigated wage expenditure across Europe and showed that nine English clubs were among the top 20 of the continent based on the overall wage invoices.
According to a new UEFA report 💰, Chelsea’s squad was the most expensive at the end of the 2024 financial year that was ever gathered. 💰 pic.twitter.com/E7U1U3JTSX
– Sky Sports Premier League (@Skysportspl) March 7, 2025
Manchester City recorded the second highest wage costs for € 554 million (€ 464.5 million), with only Paris Saint-Germain issued more for € 658 million.
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin commented on the financial landscape of European football and warned the clubs to remain careful despite responsible player wage management.
He said: “While most clubs are responsible for the management of the gaming lives, other costs rose quickly and exert the company margins more than ever. The clubs have to remain vigilant, as considerable work still has to be done in order to restore the pre -pandemic profitability. “
In 2023, a record investment in stadiums all over Europe was emphasized across Europe in 2023, which exceeds the previous high of € 1.5 billion in 2019 before pandemic.
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Everton and PSG each invested more than EUR 100 million in stadium projects, while 36 clubs granted at least EUR 10 million for stadium improvements – the number of the previous year.
These long -term investments continued until 2024. Early financial reports showed sustainable infrastructure expenditure because the clubs want to maximize the income on the match day.
