Top 10 most expensive squads in Europe

#2 Real Madrid: €634m

Europe has been conquered twice, but can the rule Spain again?

Of course, Real Madrid makes this list. No list would be complete without the Spanish club that lives and dies by the hefty transfer fee. Since 2000, Los Blancos always broke the transfer record themselves – until this summer.

Gareth Bale (€101m), Cristiano Ronaldo (€94m) and James Rodriguez (€75m) are their top three signings at the moment. While the capital club have struggled to stamp their authority in La Liga, they have managed to go all the way in Europe twice in the last three years. What made their continental conquests even sweeter was the fact that they beat derby rivals Atletico Madrid in the final on both occasions.

Other players in the squad who cost more than €30m include Karim Benzema (€35m), Danilo (€31.5m), Mateo Kovacic (€31m), Fabio Coentrao, Isco, Pepe, Alvaro Morata,Luka Modric and Toni Kroos (all €30m each).

The cost of Real’s squad has increased by €47m since last season.