Guardiola, the coach who spends the most in signings

According to a study by the CIES Football Observatory, the Real Madrid It is the most expensive staff in Spain, which has cost 902 million euros, of which 305 have been spent this summer with the reinforcements of Hazard, Jovic, Mendy and Militão. The group led by Zinedine Zidane not only leads the ranking at national level, but also enters the podium at European level.

The Manchester City Pep Guardiola has the most expensive workforce on the European scene, exceeding one billion expenses, with a total cost of 1,114 million euros. In second place is Paris Saint Germain, which surpasses Real Madrid by 11 million euros, with a total cost of 913.

Behind the white set are the Manchester United, although far behind the Madrid team, having spent 751 million euros on its workforce, of which 88 have been to take over the services of Harry Maguire, who has become the most expensive defense in history, ahead of Virgil Van Dijk. They are followed by Juventus, in fifth place and Barça in sixth position, which this summer has spent more than 250 million euros, almost half only in the incorporation of Antoine Griezmann for 120 million. Another one that has spent the most in Europe is Atlético de Madrid, which is in the ninth position due to the signing of João Félix.

In addition to the ranking of the most expensive equipment in Europe, the CIES He has also calculated the differences between the team that cost the most and the least of the least in the major European leagues. The gap between the five most important leagues on the European continent, the largest gap between the most valuable and the least, is in Spain: Madrid is 148 times more expensive than the Majorca, which is the cheapest team in the league.

In France the difference is less, but not much, the PSG It is 114 times more expensive than Nimes. In Germany is the template that has cost less than the five major leagues: the Padeborn, with only four million euros, surpassed 85 times by the Bayern Munich. The league in which there is less difference is the Premier League, in which the difference between the Manchester Citand and the Norwich It's 'only' 32 times.