# Top 10 highest-earning football clubs in the transfer market since summer 2016

URL: https://technosports.co.in/top-10-highest-earning-football-clubs-in-the-transfer-market-since-summer-2016/  
Published: 2021-02-12  
Updated: 2021-02-12  
Author: Rahul Roy

Most of the elite clubs in Europe are backed by wealthy owners who spend a lot on their club. Running a football club is not an easy job and to keep the club at the top requires some heaving funding.

[CIES Football Observatory](https://football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/b5wp/2020/wp324/en/) has researched about the clubs of Europe’s top 5 leagues who have earned the most in the transfer market since summer 2016. The list is headed by Ligue 1 club AS Monaco and followed by Italian giants Juventus.

Let’s take a look at the top 10 highest-earning football clubs in the transfer market since summer 2016:

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/964411.jpg)

## 10. Liverpool

Earned: €474M  
Spent: €603M  
Balance: -€129M  
League: Premier League (England)

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Olympique-Lyonnais.png)

## 9. Olympique Lyonnais

Earned: €499M  
Spent: €348M  
Balance: +€151M  
League: Ligue 1 (France)

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/realmadrid-1024x662.jpg)

## 8. Real Madrid

Earned: €570M  
Spent: €661M  
Balance: -€91M  
League: La Liga (Spain)

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Roma.0-1024x683.jpg)

## 7. AS Roma

Earned: €571M  
Spent: €537M  
Balance: +€34M  
League: Serie A (Italy)

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Atletico-madrid-1024x576.jpg)

## 6. Atletico Madrid

Earned: €611M  
Spent: €715M  
Balance: -€104M  
League: La Liga (Spain)

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/thumb2-borussia-dortmund-4k-bundesliga-bvb-logo.jpg)

## 5. Borussia Dortmund

Earned: €659M  
Spent: €582M  
Balance: +€77M  
League: Bundesliga (Germany)

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Chelsea_wallpaper_with_logo_1920x1200-1024x640.jpg)

## 4. Chelsea

Earned: €660M  
Spent: €968M  
Balance: -€308M  
League: Premier League (England)

![Can FC Barcelona Rebuild Under Koeman?](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/barcelona.png)

## 3. FC Barcelona

Earned: €700M  
Spent: €1171M  
Balance: -€471M  
League: La Liga (Spain)

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Juventus-Logo-1024x640.jpg)

## 2. Juventus FC

Earned: €750M  
Spent: €999M  
Balance: -€249M  
League: Serie A (Italy)

![](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/as-monaco-1024x569.jpg)

## 1. AS Monaco

Earned: €758M  
Spent: €626M  
Balance: +€132M  
League: Ligue 1 (France)