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Football Manager 2021 Transfer Budgets

FM21 list of clubs with the biggest transfer budgets in Football Manager 2021 who are able to spend the most transfer fees on players.

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Which team has the biggest transfer budget in Football Manager 2021?: R. Madrid have the biggest transfer budget at the start of FM2021.

Biggest Transfer Budgets in FM21

This is a list of the clubs with the highest transfer budgets to spend on players in Football Manager 21. If you manage any of these clubs you'll be sure to have enough cash to buy nearly any player you want.

Of course you'll also need big wages to sign top players, check out our list of teams with the biggest wage budgets in FM 21 as well to compare.

If you decide to manage one of these teams you're also going to want to check out our best players lists including best FM21 Wonderkids

Name	Balance	Budget	Wage	Avg Age	Avg Att	Training	Newgens	Yth Recruitment	Rating	Potential
R. Madrid Spanish First Division \| Spain	£120m	£55m	£0	26.57	69,000	Superb	Superb	Limited	87	90
FC Bayern München Bundesliga \| Germany	£402m	£55m	£0	24.45	90,000	Superb	Excellent	Limited	84	86
AFC Ajax Eredivisie \| Holland	£114m	£46m	£0	19.37	53,441	Superb	Excellent	Limited	79	83
Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1 Uber Eats \| France	£437m	£41m	£0	21	47,496	Excellent	Excellent	Limited	84	86
Manchester United English Premier Division \| England	£212m	£37m	£0	20.84	73,393	Best	Superb	Limited	83	86
Arsenal English Premier Division \| England	£147m	£25m	£0	20.51	60,280	Superb	Excellent	Limited	82	86
Chelsea English Premier Division \| England	£76m	£25m	£0	20.86	40,563	Best	Best	Limited	83	87
Dinamo Moscow Russian Premier League \| Russia	£8m	£23m	£0	21.91	14,000	Excellent	Good	Limited	74	78
Zebre Italian Serie A \| Italy	£53m	£23m	£0	20.53	39,500	Superb	Great	Limited	86	89
A. Bilbao Spanish First Division \| Spain	£29m	£23m	£0	26.08	42,000	Superb	Excellent	Limited	80	83
Hertha Berlin Bundesliga \| Germany	£65m	£22m	£0	24.14	47,400	Excellent	Great	Limited	78	82
FC Internazionale Milano Italian Serie A \| Italy	£44m	£21m	£0	20.2	65,800	Superb	Excellent	Limited	84	87
K Racing Club Genk Belgian Pro League A \| Belgium	£49m	£18m	£0	19.57	17,100	Superb	Superb	Limited	73	80
Fussballclub RB Salzburg Austrian Premier Division \| Austria	£56m	£18m	£0	23.22	9,862	Superb	Excellent	Limited	76	81
RB Leipzig Bundesliga \| Germany	£54m	£18m	£0	21.27	41,000	Excellent	Excellent	Limited	80	85
Wolverhampton Wanderers English Premier Division \| England	£26m	£18m	£0	20.34	31,360	Excellent	Great	Limited	79	84
Liverpool English Premier Division \| England	£153m	£17m	£0	20.7	53,143	Best	Excellent	Limited	86	89
Newcastle United English Premier Division \| England	£71m	£17m	£0	21.53	48,248	Average	Average	Limited	78	82
Manchester City English Premier Division \| England	£158m	£16m	£0	20.15	54,219	Best	Superb	Limited	86	89
AC Milan Italian Serie A \| Italy	£32m	£16m	£0	19.04	53,957	Superb	Excellent	Limited	83	87
Napoli Italian Serie A \| Italy	£33m	£16m	£0	21.53	31,408	Excellent	Good	Limited	83	86
S.S. Lazio Italian Serie A \| Italy	£27m	£16m	£0	20.57	42,393	Superb	Great	Limited	83	85
AS Roma Italian Serie A \| Italy	£32m	£16m	£0	19.45	38,622	Superb	Excellent	Limited	83	87
Atalanta Italian Serie A \| Italy	£23m	£15m	£0	19.73	19,535	Excellent	Superb	Limited	82	85
Atlanta United F.C Major League Soccer \| United States	£38m	£14m	£0	25.25	52,510	Superb	Good	Limited	73	78
PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie \| Holland	£69m	£14m	£0	19.37	33,356	Superb	Excellent	Limited	77	82
AS Monaco Ligue 1 Uber Eats \| France	£133m	£14m	£0	19.55	7,195	Excellent	Great	Limited	79	84
Villarreal Spanish First Division \| Spain	£23m	£14m	£0	27.21	17,500	Excellent	Excellent	Limited	82	85
Stade Rennais FC Ligue 1 Uber Eats \| France	£46m	£14m	£0	20.19	24,937	Excellent	Excellent	Limited	77	79
Olympique Lyonnais Ligue 1 Uber Eats \| France	£85m	£14m	£0	19.51	48,635	Excellent	Excellent	Limited	79	83
OGC Nice Ligue 1 Uber Eats \| France	£33m	£14m	£0	19.61	19,717	Excellent	Great	Limited	77	82
LOSC Lille Ligue 1 Uber Eats \| France	£23m	£14m	£0	20	33,689	Excellent	Good	Limited	78	81
Tottenham Hotspur English Premier Division \| England	£323m	£13m	£0	20.66	59,384	Best	Superb	Limited	83	85
Leganés Spanish Second Division \| Spain	£50m	£12m	£0	26.31	10,000	Good	Adequate	Limited	74	78
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Hana 1Q K LEAGUE 1 \| South Korea	£12m	£12m	£0	27.38	13,937	Excellent	Great	Limited	72	75
Real San Sebastián Spanish First Division \| Spain	£47m	£12m	£0	25.19	28,900	Superb	Excellent	Limited	82	84
ACF Fiorentina Italian Serie A \| Italy	£21m	£11m	£0	19.18	31,135	Great	Great	Limited	80	83
Beşiktaş A.Ş. Turkish Super League \| Turkey	£24m	£11m	£0	24.29	32,000	Great	Average	Limited	77	81
Burnley English Premier Division \| England	£62m	£11m	£0	20.63	20,260	Excellent	Good	Limited	77	81
U.S. Sassuolo Italian Serie A \| Italy	£17m	£10m	£0	19.29	12,453	Good	Good	Limited	79	83
Toronto FC Major League Soccer \| United States	£31m	£10m	£0	25.59	25,048	Superb	Great	Limited	70	73
Crystal Palace English Premier Division \| England	£35m	£10m	£0	21.32	25,060	Good	Good	Limited	77	81
CF Monterrey Mexican First Division \| Mexico	£15m	£10m	£0	21.36	40,124	Great	Great	Limited	76	79
Tigres de la UANL Mexican First Division \| Mexico	£18m	£9m	£0	22.93	41,257	Great	Good	Limited	76	79
Los Angeles Football Club Major League Soccer \| United States	£39m	£9m	£0	23.93	24,000	Excellent	Good	Limited	71	76
FC Krasnodar Russian Premier League \| Russia	£33m	£9m	£0	21.27	25,200	Excellent	Excellent	Limited	77	79
Feyenoord Rotterdam Eredivisie \| Holland	£69m	£9m	£0	19.98	40,285	Excellent	Excellent	Limited	76	80
Spartak Moscow Russian Premier League \| Russia	£56m	£9m	£0	21.26	30,940	Great	Great	Limited	75	79
VfL Wolfsburg Bundesliga \| Germany	£61m	£9m	£0	24.55	27,333	Great	Great	Limited	78	81
Borussia Mönchengladbach Bundesliga \| Germany	£48m	£9m	£0	23.97	51,847	Great	Good	Limited	78	81
Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga \| Germany	£81m	£9m	£0	23.58	85,000	Superb	Excellent	Limited	81	86
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga \| Germany	£61m	£9m	£0	21.51	29,093	Excellent	Great	Limited	79	82
Zenit St. Petersburg Russian Premier League \| Russia	£92m	£9m	£0	21.69	48,120	Average	Good	Limited	78	80
Ulsan Hyundai Hana 1Q K LEAGUE 1 \| South Korea	£11m	£9m	£0	26.49	9,152	Excellent	Excellent	Limited	71	74
Hellas Verona Italian Serie A \| Italy	£12m	£9m	£0	20.06	18,098	Good	Good	Limited	78	82
Slavia Prague Czech First Division \| Czech Republic	£17m	£8m	£0	21.33	13,000	Excellent	Excellent	Limited	75	77
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Bundesliga \| Germany	£91m	£8m	£0	23.82	26,000	Superb	Great	Limited	78	80
Parma Calcio 1913 Italian Serie A \| Italy	£13m	£8m	£0	19.79	16,158	Excellent	Average	Limited	78	81
Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga \| Germany	£78m	£8m	£0	21.48	46,650	Great	Good	Limited	77	81
Dynamo Kyiv Ukrainian Premier League \| Ukraine	£12m	£8m	£0	19.66	13,107	Superb	Great	Limited	74	79
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukrainian Premier League \| Ukraine	£39m	£8m	£0	20.39	15,679	Superb	Excellent	Limited	77	81
LA Galaxy Major League Soccer \| United States	£42m	£8m	£0	24.93	23,205	Best	Great	Limited	69	74
CD Guadalajara Mexican First Division \| Mexico	£8m	£8m	£0	22.24	25,733	Excellent	Great	Limited	73	78
Inter Miami CF Major League Soccer \| United States	£41m	£8m	£0	25.9	25,000	Great	Good	Limited	73	77
Dalian Professional Chinese Super League \| China PR	£22m	£8m	£0	23.53	32,853	Average	Adequate	Limited	66	71
Bologna FC 1909 Italian Serie A \| Italy	£13m	£7m	£0	19.9	22,900	Excellent	Good	Limited	78	83
Cádiz Spanish First Division \| Spain	£3m	£7m	£0	27.54	15,000	Great	Great	Limited	76	78
Beijing FC Chinese Super League \| China PR	£20m	£7m	£0	23.43	41,800	Good	Average	Limited	69	73
West Ham United English Premier Division \| England	£3m	£7m	£0	21.28	59,896	Great	Good	Limited	79	82
Austin FC Major League Soccer \| United States	£43m	£7m	£0		20,500	Good	Average	Limited	70	72
AS Saint-Etienne Ligue 1 Uber Eats \| France	£13m	£7m	£0	20.09	24,677	Excellent	Great	Limited	75	79
Udinese Italian Serie A \| Italy	£12m	£7m	£0	21.03	20,315	Great	Good	Limited	78	82
Olympique de Marseille Ligue 1 Uber Eats \| France	£22m	£7m	£0	20.18	51,932	Excellent	Great	Limited	79	83
Sparta Prague Czech First Division \| Czech Republic	£7m	£7m	£0	21.86	11,000	Excellent	Excellent	Limited	73	77
A. Madrid Spanish First Division \| Spain	£12m	£7m	£0	26.21	56,000	Excellent	Excellent	Limited	85	87
Guangzhou Chinese Super League \| China PR	£19m	£7m	£0	24.4	45,795	Good	Adequate	Limited	70	73
New York City FC Major League Soccer \| United States	£31m	£7m	£0	25.04	21,107	Superb	Great	Limited	72	75
Shenzhen Chinese Super League \| China PR	£18m	£6m	£0	24.09	16,302	Adequate	Below Average	Limited	67	71
AZ Alkmaar Eredivisie \| Holland	£25m	£6m	£0	19.59	15,205	Superb	Excellent	Limited	75	80
CD Cruz Azul Mexican First Division \| Mexico	£14m	£6m	£0	23.07	34,547	Excellent	Good	Limited	75	78
Seattle Sounders FC Major League Soccer \| United States	£29m	£6m	£0	25.93	40,247	Great	Good	Limited	71	73
Cagliari Italian Serie A \| Italy	£12m	£6m	£0	20.05	15,399	Great	Good	Limited	78	81
Alavés Spanish First Division \| Spain	£9m	£6m	£0	26.92	14,600	Good	Good	Limited	77	80
FC Seoul Hana 1Q K LEAGUE 1 \| South Korea	£7m	£6m	£0	25.22	17,061	Great	Good	Limited	68	70
Daegu FC Hana 1Q K LEAGUE 1 \| South Korea	£7m	£6m	£0	23.49	10,734	Great	Good	Limited	67	70
U.C. Sampdoria Italian Serie A \| Italy	£13m	£6m	£0	19.89	20,612	Superb	Good	Limited	78	82
Charlotte Football Club \| United States	£23m	£6m	£0		25,000	Poor	Basic	Limited	19	21
Elche Spanish First Division \| Spain	£623k	£6m	£0	28.17	16,000	Great	Good	Limited	75	78
Torino Italian Serie A \| Italy	£13m	£6m	£0	19.74	21,385	Great	Great	Limited	78	82
Football Club København 3F Superliga \| Denmark	£32m	£6m	£0	21.55	17,000	Great	Excellent	Limited	76	80
Suwon Samsung Bluewings Hana 1Q K LEAGUE 1 \| South Korea	£8m	£6m	£0	25.54	8,841	Excellent	Excellent	Limited	70	75
Barcelona Spanish First Division \| Spain	£28m	£5m	£0	25.24	75,000	Superb	Superb	Limited	86	90
Brighton and Hove Albion English Premier Division \| England	£-9m	£5m	£0	20.66	30,426	Superb	Great	Limited	78	83
VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga \| Germany	£76m	£5m	£0	22.97	48,000	Excellent	Great	Limited	75	79
Norwich City Sky Bet Championship \| England	£89m	£5m	£0	21.22	25,785	Great	Great	Limited	78	82
Daejeon HanaCitizen Hana 1Q K LEAGUE 2 \| South Korea	£10m	£5m	£0	24.51	1,977	Average	Average	Limited	67	70
Fenerbahçe A.Ş. Turkish Super League \| Turkey	£40m	£5m	£0	26.13	37,500	Great	Good	Limited	78	80
CF América Mexican First Division \| Mexico	£11m	£5m	£0	22.89	28,067	Excellent	Great	Limited	75	79
Cangzhou Mighty Lions Chinese National First Division \| China PR	£6m	£5m	£0		11,731	Below Average	Basic	Limited	61	63
Espanyol Spanish Second Division \| Spain	£25m	£5m	£0	25.39	20,100	Superb	Excellent	Limited	77	81

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