10 most expensive squads in football - 2017

#6 Real Madrid

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The only club to have dropped a place in squad value since last season in the top 10, Real Madrid have shown great restraint in the transfer market, something that ought to be giving Florentino Perez nightmares. However, Madrid have spent cleverly, buying up the most promising Spanish talents coming through, to ensure that they have one of the best squads in terms of quality, if not transfer value.

Madrid have spent close to half a billion (€497) to assemble their squad, most of which comes from the fee paid for Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale. James Rodriguez and Alvaro Morata's departure has dropped the value of the squad considerably, with Madrid's squad now €138 million cheaper to assemble than last season.

Curiously enough, Madrid's 7th most expensive player in their history is Vinicius Jr. - and not even present in this Madrid's squad list.

Here are the 5 most expensive players in Real Madrid's squad:

#1 Gareth Bale - €101 million

#2 Cristiano Ronaldo - €94 million

#3 Karim Benzema - €35 million

#4 Mateo Kovacic - €31 million

#5 Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Isco, Theo Hernandez - €30 million