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David Dubas-Fisher-MEN & David Byrom

Man City's summer business takes decade spend to £1.4bn but Chelsea close £40m gap

Manchester City's summer transfer business sees them retain their place as the Premier League's biggest spenders over the last decade.

Key signings included Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres at the Etihad this summer as City spent almost £150m on transfer fees.

That took City's spending over the last decade to £1.421bn - the highest in the Premier League.

Yet City's spending has almost been matched by Chelsea.

Had City not made a move for Dias late in the window, then Chelsea would have been named the highest spenders over the last decade instead.

Chelsea's big summer of spending means they are just £41m shy of City over the last decade.

Kai Havertz, Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell all moved to Stamford Bridge this summer for sizeable transfer fees as Frank Lampard's side shelled out around £222m for new signings.

That took their cumulative spending over the last decade to a total of £1.38bn.

Manchester United round off the top three and are the only other club in the Premier League to have spent £1bn on transfers in the last decade.

The Old Trafford club have spent £1.09bn on transfer fees.

Liverpool are fourth in the list, having spent £909m on transfers in the last decade, while Arsenal round out the top five with £789m spent on new signings.

City and Chelsea have always occupied the top two spaces for spending in the last decade, with a period between 2012 and 2016 seeing them evenly-matched in terms of transfer fees.

Premier League cumulative spend // 2010-2020

Manchester City // £1,421,400,000

Chelsea // £1,380,559,000

Manchester United // £1,090,930,000

Liverpool // £909,900,000

Arsenal // £789,065,000

Everton // £707,240,000

Tottenham Hotspur // £626,150,000 

Leicester City // £472,250,000

Aston Villa // £469,150,000

West Ham United // £452,250,000

Southampton // £415,550,000

Newcastle United // £408,180,000

Wolverhampton Wanderers // £337,345,000

Crystal Palace // £231,895,000

Brighton & Hove Albion // £228,815,000

West Bromwich Albion // £215,070,000

Fulham // £204,080,000

Leeds United // £159,285,000

Burnley // £151,000,000

Sheffield United // £132,150,000

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