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Man United's £989m squad is the most expensive in the WORLD in stats boffins' top 100 list, with Chelsea second on £975m. So where does your Premier League club place - and which one isn't listed?

Manchester United's current squad is the most expensive ever assembled ahead of Chelsea and Manchester City, according to new research from the CIES Football Observatory.

Released on Wednesday, CIES' latest research shows United have spent €1.15billion (£989) on their current squad, with just under £400m gone on transfer fees since Erik ten Hag took over in May of last year.

The figures tallied up by CIES include add-ons regardless of effective payments.

The Dutchman signed Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez and Tyrell Malacia in his first summer at Old Trafford for a combined outlay of over £120m.