Jose Mourinho tops list of biggest spending managers in the Premier League over the last ten years ahead of Arsene Wenger
United and Gunners bosses head the list which includes the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson, Roberto Mancini and Andre Villas-Boas
JOSE MOURINHO tops the list of managers for spending the most money in the Premier League over the past ten years.
The current Manchester United boss, who has had two previous spells at Chelsea has spent £473,950 - which is £22.795 more than Arsene Wenger.
A surprise name on the list is Tony Pulis who has been a journeyman as a boss in England's top flight as he edges David Moyes and Mauricio Pochettino on the list.
Whilst three Manchester City bosses, in the shape of Roberto Mancini, Mark Hughes and Manuel Pellegrini all make the top ten of 's findings.
Here is the top ten
10. Tony Pulis (£209.5million)
The West Brom boss is a surprise inclusion on the list but his big spending in recent windows has fired him into the top ten.
Over the past few seasons at the Hawthorns he has brought in the likes of Nacer Chadli for £13m, Salomon Rondon £12m and Jack Livermore for £10m.
Pulis has worked for the likes of Stoke, Crystal Palace and West Brom in the Premier League.
9. Andre Villas-Boas (£253.79million)
Despite struggling to hold down a job in the Premier League, AVB had two high-profile roles at both Tottenham and Chelsea following his success with Porto.
Whilst in charge at White Hart Lane, the Portuguese boss had the opportunity to spend all the money following the £86m sale of Gareth Bale.
Villas-Boas brought in the likes of Roberto Soldado (£26.4m), Paulinho (£17m) and Erik Lamela (£30m).
Whilst he also brought in stars to Stamford Bridge after signing Juan Mata (£26m) and Romelu Lukaku (£20m).
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8. Roberto Mancini (£267.2million)
The Italian's four-year spell at Manchester City meant he had time to dip into their bottomless pit of cash at the Etihad.
Mancini's heavy spending did result in glory as he guided the club to the Premier League title, before going to guide City to the Premier League title, the FA Cup.
His spell also made sure City qualified for the Champions League for the first time in 2011, after finishing third in the league.
Stand out signings from Mancini's era include the arrivals of Sergio Aguero (£35m), Yaya Toure (£24m) and Samir Nasri (£24m).
7. Louis van Gaal (£290.15million)
The former Manchester United boss was criticised after spending big during his two-year reign at Old Trafford.
Despite spending nearly £300m, the Dutchman struggled to win over all the fans and left after winning the FA Cup in 2o16.
Stand-out signing Angel Di Maria was brought in by Van Gaal for £59.7m but he departed the following year to join Paris Saint-Germain for £44m.
6. Sir Alex Ferguson (£292.59million)
The Manchester United legend spent just over £2.5m more than LVG over the last ten years in the Premier League.
The Scotsman never shied away from spending big money to keep his side on top of the tree and move with the times.
One of his biggest flops was Anderson, who turned out to be one of Fergie's most expensive signings costing him around £26m.
5. Mark Hughes (£338million)
The current Stoke boss was one of the first few managers to benefit from City's cash rich owners.
He dramatically signed Robinho in spectacular fashion on deadline day for £32.5m whilst also bringing in Carlos Tevez for £25.5m.
Despite his heavy spending, he was sacked from his role after just 18 months in 2009.
4. Brendan Rodgers (£351.677million)
The Welshman had spells at both Swansea and Liverpool in the Premier League but the majority of his spending was during his time at Anfield.
Rodgers was ridiculed for some signings, especially the transfer of Lazar Markovic, worth £20m.
But signings he did bring in were Christian Benteke (£32.5m), Nathaniel Clyne (£12.5m), Roberto Firmino (£29m), Dejan Lovren (£20m) and Adam Lallana (£25m) - who are all part of the first-team nowadays.
3. Manuel Pellegrini (£353.702million)
The Chilean was replaced by Pep Guardiola last summer but despite his success at the Etihad, which included a league title, he forked out a shed load of money in the process.
Kevin De Bruyne (£54m) and Fernandinho (£30m) have proved to be worth every penny of their price tags.
But the same cannot be said for some of Pellegrini's other signings with the likes of Eliaquim Mangala (£31m) and Wilfried Bony (£28m) failing to meet expectation.
2. Arsene Wenger (£457.155million)
Arsene Wenger has been slammed during his spell as Arsenal boss for being afraid to splash the cash.
But as frustration has grown at the Emirates he has gone on to spend big money with the arrivals of Alexis Sanchez (£33m) and Mesut Ozil (£42.5m).
Other big money signings in the last ten years include Andrey Arsharvin and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - who both signed for £15m.
1. Jose Mourinho (£473.950million)
It's no surprise to see the Special One as the biggest spender over the past ten years in the Premier League, but it was last summer's signings which boosted him to the top.
The record signing of Paul Pogba (£89m) as well as the arrivals of Eric Bailly (£30m) and Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£30m) meant he surpassed Wenger.
Whilst Mourinho also spent big whilst he was at Chelsea with signings of Diego Costa (£32m), Willian (£30m) and Cesc Fabregas (£27m).
