Highest spending managers: How Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp stack up in transfer fees

Transfer fees have skyrocketed in recent years with the likes of Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho all in control of huge sums – but which managers have spent the most during their careers?

Premier League clubs spent a record £2.36billion this summer, smashing the previous record total of £1.92bn that was splurged last summer.

Chelsea were responsible for more than £400m of this year’s outlay, with the Blues spending big on the likes of Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia and Cole Palmer. But which managers have spent the most on transfers over the course of their careers?

Well, German football website Transfermarkt has the answers, with the likes of Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Roma head coach Jose Mourinho all making the top ten. Here, Mirror Football brings you the list in full…

Unsurprisingly, Guardiola is top of the list having spent his entire managerial career at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City. The majority of his big spending has come at Abu Dhabi-backed City, with a whopping £1.27bn spent on new signings since his arrival in 2016.