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Damning UEFA report lists Man Utd as having the 'most expensive squad EVER' - worth eye-watering £1.21 billion - as staggering fees for Jadon Sancho & Antony take Red Devils past 2020 record set by Real Madrid

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The report, taken by the <a href="https://ecfil.uefa.com/2023" target="_blank">European Club Finances and Investment Landscape</a>, revealed Erik ten Hag's side to be worth £1.21bn ($1.52bn) by the end of the 2023 financial year. This beats the record in place since 2020 set by Real Madrid, whose illustrious team were worth an estimated £1.13bn ($1.42m) combined.

WHAT HAPPENED?

The signings of Antony and Sancho contributed heavily to that final 2023 sum. The Brazilian is<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/antony-biggest-waste-money-premier-league-history-man-utd-cut-losses-85m-flop/bltdfdca9e4c1f5027c" target="_blank"> yet to fully take off since signing for £82m ($103m) in 2022,</a> while the England winger was <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/jadon-sancho-message-borussia-dortmund-marco-reus-assist-bundesliga-return-man-utd/bltad4826a2f2858a32" target="_blank">recently loaned back to Borussia Dortmund</a> after failing to live up to his £73m ($92m) price tag. Other noteworthy costs include £80m ($100m)-man Harry Maguire, signed back in 2019, as well as veteran Casemiro, for whom United splashed out £70m ($88m) in 2022. Indeed, the figures are damning when lined up with United's fortunes on the pitch, with the Red Devils still a long way off being able to challenge for the Premier League and Champions League.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

However, that report does not take into account United's spending after the 2023 financial year, meaning £72m ($90m) Rasmus Hojlund, £55m ($69m) Mason Mount and £47m ($59m) Andre Onana are all omitted from that staggering total.

DID YOU KNOW?

UEFA's report adds that United's eye-watering sum is joined by Premier League rivals Manchester City, Chelsea, as well as European giants Real Madrid, who all topped £1bn ($1.26bn) in squad values for 2023. Todd Boehly's Blues were recently told they <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/how-chlesea-can-splash-out-another350-million-in-upcoming-window-despite-ffp-fears-explained/blt2c04e9b4ca1310b6" target="_blank">could spend up to another £350m ($439m) in the coming window,</a> if the right player sales are sanctioned.

WHAT NEXT?

Damning UEFA report lists Man Utd as having the 'most expensive squad EVER' - worth eye-watering £1.21 billion - as staggering fees for Jadon Sancho & Antony take Red Devils past 2020 record set by Real Madrid | Goal.com

Antony and Jadon Sancho make up a Manchester United squad that was &quot;the most expensive ever assembled&quot; in football, according to a new UEFA report.

Damning UEFA report lists Man Utd as having the &apos;most expensive squad EVER&apos; - worth eye-watering £1.21 billion - as staggering fees for Jadon Sancho &amp; Antony take Red Devils past 2020 record set by Real Madrid