Manchester United have the biggest negative transfer spend of any club with over £1bn spent on Antony, Paul Pogba and Jadon Sancho

Manchester United are waiting for their first league title since 2013 but have another crown at the moment, something that will not please fans.

Transfer prices have skyrocketed in recent years to the point where it is common to see deals worth more than £100m a year.

As one of the richest clubs in the world, United have signed some of the world's biggest players, but also for the highest fees.

However, getting them out the door has often proven near impossible, with many choosing to leave with a free transfer or surprisingly low fees.

This has certainly been the case for Donny van de Beek, who United have made a step forward for. Massive £35m hit When he joined Girona.

But while the midfielder will now be regarded as a huge flop at Old Trafford, he is certainly not the worst signing.

Paul Pogba joined United for a world record fee in 2016 when he signed from Juventus for £89m, but ended up leaving the club just six years later for nothing.

The Frenchman made 226 appearances for the Red Devils, but never really showed his talent as injuries plagued his later years.

Romelu Lukaku He signed for United in 2017 for an initial fee of £75m, plus £15m in add-ons that were paid at the end, from Everton but lasted only two seasons, although they managed to recoup much of their fee with a £73m sale to Inter de Milan.

However, by using that money two years later, Jadon Sancho was signed from Borussia Dortmund for £73m, but could well be on his way out for a fraction of that fee after spending the second half of last season. on loan to his former club.

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United have signed several players for big fees over the past 10 years who have then left for little or no money, including Fred, Juan Mata, Eric Bailly and Nemanja Matic.

A study by the CIES Football Observatory reveals that United is the club with the worst record over the last ten years.

CIES analysed the 100 most active clubs since 2014 in the transfer window to find their net spending on transfers (incoming signings minus outgoings).

The study found that United had a negative net spend of £1.18 billion on Pogba, Antony and Harry Maguire His most expensive transfers ever included.

Erik the HagHis first summer in charge of the club saw a huge transfer spend with Antony, Casemiro and Lisandro Martínez for around £200 million in total.

Meanwhile, their biggest sale that year was James Garner to Everton, who left for £15m, which was actually a decent deal in the grand scheme of exits at Old Trafford.

This is because United have struggled to sell players over the years, which also contributes to their negative net transfer spend.

Over the past 10 years, they have paid huge sums for Lukaku, Angel di Maria (£44m) and Daniel James (£25m), but only the latter has made a profit for the club.

United's biggest sale came thanks to Cristiano Ronaldowhen he joined real Madrid for a world record £80m, but this was in 2009.

One of the first tasks the new regime will work on is reducing the wage bill before moving on to the transfer window with the sporting director. Dan Ashworth willing to find United some gems rather than spend big money on signings.

The last decade at Old Trafford has been financially reckless and plagued by poor decisions. Mr. Jim Ratcliffe We must make the next decade different.

And fix that leaky roofalso.