MANCHESTER UNITED have made the worst loss on players sales over the past decade out of all 20 clubs currently in the Premier League.
The Red Devils have spent an incredible £747.55million on players who have subsequently been moved on and only brought in £345.75m in return.
That's an overall net loss of more than £400m and a profit/loss percentage of -53.75 per cent.
Former Man Utd defender Rio Ferdinand is the biggest financial loss incurred by any Premier League team over the past ten years (all stats according to BettingOdds.com).
The centre-back cost Man Utd £41.4m from Leeds in 2002 (after add-ons) as he became – at the time – the most expensive British footballer in history.
But after 12 years with the Red Devils he left in 2014 when his contract expired, meaning United received no money for him as he joined QPR on a free.
Meanwhile, rivals Manchester City have made a huge £421.25m loss over the same period, but their profit/loss percentage is lower than their local rivals.
The study does not take into account the players who retired at their respective clubs.
Of the 20 sides currently in England's top flight, Leeds have the best record of buying and selling players for profit over the past decade.
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Marcelo Bielsa's side have spent just £31m on sold players and received £81.41m in return – a 162.7 per cent profit.
Of the conventional top six – Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham – it's Spurs who have made the most from moving players on at 20.6 per cent.
A great deal of that comes down to the £77.67m the Lilywhites made on the sale of Gareth Bale back in 2013.
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