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United spend club-record £72m in transfer window
Manchester United's signing of Marcos Rojo took their expenditure this summer to £72 million, making it a club-record outlay for any transfer window.
The Argentina defender arrived from Sporting Lisbon for £16m, following on from the arrivals of £28.8m midfielder Ander Herrera and £27m left-back Luke Shaw.
And it meant United have now spent more than they did in 2007, when they bought Anderson, Nani and Owen Hargreaves, loaned Carlos Tevez and forked out £62m.
United have also spent £195m in the last five transfer windows and broke their club record to sign Juan Mata for £37.1m pounds in January 2014. Their net spend over the same time stands at a staggering £181.5m.
In contrast, Chelsea's total outlay in the last five transfer windows currently stands at £286.6m, though their net spend is less than half of that figure at £135.8m.
Premier League champions Manchester City, on the other hand, have a net spend of £145.3m and total outlay of £208.7m.
Over the same period, Arsenal have spent £160.8m but have a net spend of just £82.9m. Liverpool's net spend is slightly higher at £83.6m, having splashed £199.1m in all.
Manchester United's most expensive transfer windows:
Window |
Spent (£) |
Bought |
Loaned |
Summer 2014 |
£72m |
Herrera, Shaw, Rojo |
|
Summer 2007 |
£62m |
Anderson, Hargreaves, Nani, Kuszczak |
Tevez |
Summer 2011 |
£53m |
De Gea, Jones, Young |
|
Summer 2001 |
£50m |
Veron, Van Nistelrooy, Carroll |
|
Summer 2012 |
£43m |
Van Persie, Kagawa, Powell, Henriquez |
|
Summer 2004 |
£40m |
Rooney, Heinze, Smith |
|
Winter 2014 |
£37m |
Mata |
|
Summer 2008 |
£37m |
Berbatov, Rafael, Fabio |
|
Summer 2002 |
£31m |
Ferdinand, Ricardo |
|
Summer 1998 |
£29m |
Yorke, Stam, Blomqvist |
|
Summer 2013 |
£28m |
Fellaini |
|
Summer 2010 |
£26m |
Smalling, Hernandez, Bebe |
|
Summer 2003 |
£26m |
Ronaldo, Kleberson, Djemba-Djemba, Howard, Bellion |
|
Summer 2009 |
£24m |
Valencia, Diouf, Obertan |
|
Summer 2006 |
£18m |
Carrick |
Window |
Spent (£) |
Bought |
Loaned |
Summer 2014 |
72 million |
Herrera, Shaw, Rojo |
|
Summer 2007 |
62 million |
Anderson, Hargreaves, Nani, Kuszczak |
Tevez |
Summer 2011 |
53 million |
De Gea, Jones, Young |
|
Summer 2001 |
50 million |
Veron, Van Nistelrooy, Carroll |
|
Summer 2012 |
43 million |
Van Persie, Kagawa, Powell, Henriquez |
|
Summer 2004 |
40 million |
Rooney, Heinze, Smith |
|
Winter 2014 |
37 million |
Mata |
|
Summer 2008 |
37 million |
Berbatov, Rafael, Fabio |
|
Summer 2002 |
31 million |
Ferdinand, Ricardo |
|
Summer 1998 |
29 million |
Yorke, Stam, Blomqvist |
|
Summer 2013 |
28 million |
Fellaini |
|
Summer 2010 |
26 million |
Smalling, Hernandez, Bebe |
|
Summer 2003 |
26 million |
Ronaldo, Kleberson, Djemba-Djemba, Howard, Bellion |
|
Summer 2009 |
24 million |
Valencia, Diouf, Obertan |
|
Summer 2006 |
18 million |
Carrick |
Window |
Spent (£) |
Bought |
Loaned |
Summer 2014 |
72 million |
Herrera, Shaw, Rojo |
|
Summer 2007 |
62 million |
Anderson, Hargreaves, Nani, Kuszczak |
Tevez |
Summer 2011 |
53 million |
De Gea, Jones, Young |
|
Summer 2001 |
50 million |
Veron, Van Nistelrooy, Carroll |
|
Summer 2012 |
43 million |
Van Persie, Kagawa, Powell, Henriquez |
|
Summer 2004 |
40 million |
Rooney, Heinze, Smith |
|
Winter 2014 |
37 million |
Mata |
|
Summer 2008 |
37 million |
Berbatov, Rafael, Fabio |
|
Summer 2002 |
31 million |
Ferdinand, Ricardo |
|
Summer 1998 |
29 million |
Yorke, Stam, Blomqvist |
|
Summer 2013 |
28 million |
Fellaini |
|
Summer 2010 |
26 million |
Smalling, Hernandez, Bebe |
|
Summer 2003 |
26 million |
Ronaldo, Kleberson, Djemba-Djemba, Howard, Bellion |
|
Summer 2009 |
24 million |
Valencia, Diouf, Obertan |
|
Summer 2006 |
18 million |
Carrick |