Money talks.

With Elliott Anderson, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Enzo Fernandez and company arriving, Manchester City produced the costliest transfer window in football history this summer, spending 526 million euros.

It is the clearest sign yet of the huge spending trend that has defined English football in recent years.

Here is the top 10 list of the most expensive transfer windows in history, club by club:

10) Newcastle - Summer 2026 transfer window - 301 million euros spent

9) Chelsea - Winter 2023 transfer window - 330 million euros spent

8) Real Madrid - Summer 2019 transfer window - 331 million euros spent

7) PSG - Summer 2023 transfer window - 350 million euros spent

6) Al-Hilal - Summer 2023 transfer window - 353 million euros spent

5) Tottenham - Summer 2026 transfer window - 366 million euros spent

4) Chelsea - Summer 2026 transfer window - 407 million euros spent

3) Chelsea - Summer 2023 transfer window - 448 million euros spent

2) Liverpool - Summer 2025 transfer window - 483 million euros spent

1) Manchester City - Summer 2026 transfer window - 526 million euros spent

Chelsea certainly do enjoy opening the chequebook.