This is the most expensive soccer team ever fielded, and it's cost the team an eye-watering $720 million

• Manchester City fielded the most expensive team in soccer history as it beat Brighton 3-1 on October 22.

• According to CIES Football Observatory, the transfer costs of the players on the field were worth an eye-watering $720 million.

• Below is the full line-up, plus how much City paid for each player.

Goalkeeper – Ederson

Age: 29

Cost: $41 million (from Benfica, 2017)

Defender – Manuel Akanji

Age: 27

Cost: $18 million (from Borussia Dortmund, 2022)

Defender – Rúben Dias

Age: 25

Cost: $74 million (from Benfica, 2020)

Defender – Aymeric Laporte

Age: 28

Cost: $67 million (from Athletic Bilbao, 2017)

Defender – João Cancelo

Age: 28

Cost: $67 million (from Juventus, 2019)

Midfielder – Rodri

Age: 26

Cost: $65 million (from Atlético Madrid, 2019)

Midfielder – Kevin De Bruyne

Age: 31

Cost: $79 million (from Wolfsburg, 2015)

Midfielder – Bernardo Silva

Age: 28

Cost: $52 million (from AS Monaco, 2017)

Forward – Riyad Mahrez

Age: 31

Cost: $70 million (from Leicester City, 2018)

Forward – Erling Haaland

Age: 22

Cost: $62 million (from Borussia Dortmund, 2022)

Forward – Jack Grealish

Age: 27

Cost: $121 million (from Aston Villa, 2021)

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