Get the City transfer window latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox The fact that Manchester City sit top of a new FIFA report of the biggest spenders over the last 10 years is likely to be used as fuel for those arguing that the Blues are spending their way to success.
However, a closer look at the new data released on Monday shows how City have grown into a club who combine canny incoming transfers with clever outgoings through loans or sales.
And while City might have completed more transfers than any other side in the last decade, there have been 22 transfers costing more money than City's highest deal between 2011 and 2020.
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