10 most expensive squads in football - 2017

#5 FC Barcelona

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For a club that once prided itself on La Masia, Barcelona's identity has changed considerably ever since Joan Laporta's reign ended and Sandro Rosell and Josep Bartomeu took over. Barcelona now have the most expensively assembled squad in La Liga - giving a new meaning to the phrase mes que un club.

Despite the fact that Ousmane Dembele's €50 million add-on fee hasn't been considered, and the departure of Neymar, Barcelona have still seen an increase of €143 million this year to have a squad that took €628 million to assemble.

It would stand to reason then, that adding that to the power of the €0 million Lionel Messi, Barcelona ought to be favourites to win La Liga. Whether that reflects on the pitch, is another thing entirely...

Here are the 5 most expensive players in Barcelona's current squad:

#1 Ousmane Dembele - €105 million

#2 Luis Suarez - €81.72 million

#3 Paulinho - €40 million

#4 Andre Gomes - €35 million

#5 Arda Turan - €34 million