After signing Antoine Semenyo for €72 million, Manchester City pushed their Guardiola-era transfer spending up another notch: the Citizens’ total outlay under Pep has now surpassed the €2 billion mark.
Since Guardiola took charge of City in the summer of 2016, the club has remained consistently active in the transfer market. And the numbers show that, in terms of investment scale, no coach has matched him so far — over this period, no manager has spent that much with a single club.
Interestingly, Diego Simeone is next — Atlético spent around €1.22 billion in that time. Third place belongs to Antonio Conte: €1.19 billion. In other words, even in this “billion-euro league” the competition is fierce, yet Guardiola still stays one step ahead.
There aren’t many coaches who have managed to spend more than €1 billion at a single club over this period — only three:
- Pep Guardiola (Manchester City),
- Diego Simeone (Atlético),
- Mikel Arteta (Arsenal).
If you look at Guardiola’s career overall, the picture becomes even more explosive: the clubs he has coached have spent a total of €2.58 billion on transfers. By this metric, Pep is the outright leader among all managers.
The next names on the list are just as big:
- José Mourinho — €1.99 billion,
- Carlo Ancelotti — €1.8 billion,
- Massimiliano Allegri — €1.6 billion,
- Diego Simeone — €1.55 billion.
The conclusion is simple: in elite football, big money means big responsibility. City are spending more, so expectations rise too. Now fans have one main question: what trophies will these billions turn into on the pitch?
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