A report into the spending of clubs in Europe's top five leagues over the last decade, released last September, made for predictably grisly reading for Manchester United.
The CIES Football Observatory report revealed no club had a more considerable net spend than United between the summer windows of 2012 and 2021, clocking in at an eye-watering €1billion.
No club has had less bang for their buck than United in that period, given nine of the 10 years, it covers are in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, where silverware has become increasingly hard to come by.
