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Hammers outperform in squad spend table

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West Ham had the eighth-most expensive squad for the Premier League 2020/2o21 season costing £299m to assemble.

Beyond Everton who spent £498m and finished tenth West Ham were the club to spend the most money outside the traditional top six clubs.

Manchester City spent the most with £978m and finished champions, Manchester United spent the second most £851m and finished second in the Premier League table, Chelsea spent £822m and finished fourth while Liverpool spent £634m and finished third.

Arsenal who spent the fifth most with £616m will be disappointed with their eight-place finish.

The Hammers outperformed them spend finishing sixth place.

Tables provided by Football finance guru Kieran Maguire who said  “Total cost of squads at end of 19/20 was £7,428,000,000, up £691m on previous summer. Manchester City could have the first £1bn squad cost following purchase of Jack Grealish.”

In comparison, Maguire published the 2019/2020 season figures which show West Ham were behind Everton, Leciester City and Southampton in terms of spend on the squad spending £255m.

Hopefully, these graphs will go some way to dispel some of the myths that West Ham have not invested in the squad.

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