Man City assemble most expensive squad

MANCHESTER City’s league-leading group are most expensive ever assembled

PSG are second after outlay on summer additions Neymar and Kylian Mbappe

Manchester United come in third but there are some surprises on list Everton have 10th most expensive squad, ahead of some European giants

Manchester City’s dominant Premier League leaders are the most expensive squad ever assembled, costing an eye-watering £777million in total.

Pep Guardiola has an embarrassment of riches in every sense, with the £57m January addition of Aymeric Laporte helping to eclipse PSG who are second on the list having spent £713m, according to CIES Football Observatory.

City’s summer spending spree on Kyle Walker (£45m), Ederson (£35m), Bernardo Silva (£43), Danilo (£27m) and Benjamin Mendy (£52m) shot the Sheikh Mansourowned club to new heights.

And the incredible outlay has been backed up by a stellar campaign thus far with City fighting on all fronts and charging away in the title race.

Their fierce rivals Manchester United, who lured Alexis Sanchez to Old Trafford on a bumper pay packet in January, boast the third most expensive squad in world football, costing £661m. And United are among a number of English sides breaking new ground. Even Everton (£323m) have outspent European giants Bayern Munich (£321m).

Sam Allardyce splurged £27m on Cenk Tosun and £20m on Theo Walcott last month with the Toffees looking to climb out of mid-table.