Ddg - 17
DD - 18.5
RV - 34
LM - 47.5
LS - 29.5
CC - 60
CE - 0
BF - 51.2
A - 80
AM - 38.5
MR - 0
starting xi cost: 376.2
TH - 0
AWB - 50
VL - 32
HM - 80
TM - 14
SM - 0
FF - 47
VdB - 35.7
JS - 72.9
WW - 2.6
AG - 0.5
second xi cost: 334.7
Plus Pellestri: 7.65, Sabitzer had no loan fee, and I’m not counting anyone currently out on loan.
Total cost is 710.9. Doesn’t include any add ons because we have no way of knowing how much of those we’ve actually paid.
Given how ETH has turned that squad around, you’d only look at AWB, Maguire, Sancho, and VdB and say we grossly overpaid. Antony maybe too but he has so much time to prove he is worth the money. He looks really good already I believe. Same goes for Sancho. I think he’ll eventually end up being worth the money. At least I hope so.
Previous players who were berated include Fred and Lindelof, but Fred I personally think is the best back up #8 in the league, and in todays money, Lindelof as a reliable back up CB at 32m, is a decent transfer. As many of us knew, many of these players are much better than their first couple of years showed under previous managers.
DDG at 17m is one of the best value transfers in our history. Martinez at 47m is a fecking snip for how good he is and what he brings to the table. Shaw for 30m for what will end up being 10-15 years of service is another great deal. Varane at 34m is incredible. 51m for Bruno is brilliant in todays money. And while 60m for a 29yr old DM might seem like a lot, Casemiro is the most transformational signing in a decade.
It’s been said a lot that we spent money incredibly poorly. History may need to be revised. While we have signed some duds, we’ve also signed a lot of good players but just didn’t know how to coach them or run the club.