Football managers who’ve spent most since 2004: Arsenal boss ahead of Guardiola, Chelsea’s Mourinho with £849m

2) Carlo Ancelotti – £709m

Given that he’s managed Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, it makes sense to see Carlo Ancelotti rank high on this list, with some of his notable signings including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Fernando Torres and James Rodriguez.

1) Jose Mourinho – £849m

No one will be surprised at this, with Jose Mourinho spending much of the last decade signing some of the biggest names in world football at Chelsea and Real Madrid. Among his biggest buys are Didier Drogba, Andriy Shevchenko, Mesut Ozil, Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas in a career where he has enjoyed transfer budgets to the envy of everyone in the world.