haaland football kit kids United signed Robin van Persie from Arsenal for €28m (￡24m/$32m) ahead of the 2012-13 season, which proved to be a masterstroke as he fired the club to their 13th Premier League crown.
The club’s subsequent big-money additions have been far less successful, though, with Ferguson’s successor David Moyes adding Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata for a combined €77m (￡65m/$88m).
Manchester United’s net spend is the highest of any club in Europe’s top five leagues over the last ten seasons.They’ve spent just over €1 BILLION, according to the CIES Football Observatory ? pic.twitter.com/PzEzlgfEQz
— GOAL (@goal) February 7, 2022
Louis van Gaal then invested €71m (￡60m/$81m) in Angel Di Maria, who spent only one season at Old Trafford, and €40m (￡34m/$46m) in Anthony Martial among a whole host of other signings that ultimately failed to deliver success.
A club record €105m (￡89m/$120m) fee was later paid out for bellingham kit Paul Pogba’s return from Juventus under Jose Mourinho and Romelu Lukaku joined the club for €89m (￡75m/$102m) while United’s last permanent boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer oversaw a €95m (￡80m/$109m) deal for Harry Maguire and a €86m (￡73m/$98m) Jadon Sancho coup.