The financial power of English clubs was largely thanks to Premier League contracts worth in excess of £8 billion over three years.
However, clubs from the Ligue 1 in France, La Liga in Spain, and Germany's Bundesliga all competed for the top spot, along with one of the very best from England.
Here’s the least od top 20 European players’ transfer income during 20 years.
Monaco – €1.08 billion
Porto – €1.04 billion
Juventus – €1.07 billion
Real Madrid – €1.02 billion
Chelsea – €989.84 m
Inter – €959.79 m
Barcelona – €922.99 m
Liverpool – €912.17 m
Benfica – €904.25 m
Roma – €866.65 m
Atletico Madrid – €865.41 m
Totteham – €770.23 m
Milan – €671.98 m
Borussia Dortmund – €659.50m
Sevilla – €656.49m
Arsenal – €631.96m
Manchester United - €601.18m
Manchester City – €513.95m
PSG – €473.17m
Bayern Munich – 3 € 86.28m