Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Just been watching the Everton v Swansea game and couldn't believe it when the commentator said that Everton paid £45 million for Gylfi Sigurdson (not saying he is not a decent player but £45 million). Got me thinking of other players who left clubs for stupid money. Another player i thought of was Fellani of Man UTD. Who else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Col Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Andy Carroll - £35M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 18 minutes ago, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said: Just been watching the Everton v Swansea game and couldn't believe it when the commentator said that Everton paid £45 million for Gylfi Sigurdson (not saying he is not a decent player but £45 million). Got me thinking of other players who left clubs for stupid money. Another player i thought of was Fellani of Man UTD. Who else? Apparently he cost more (£28m ?) than the entire Atletico Madrid team that won La Liga 3-4 seasons ago. Astonishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 Poster nightmare,,,,,,,,,just scored an excellent goal. Still not £45 million tho...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said: Poster nightmare,,,,,,,,,just scored an excellent goal. Still not £45 million tho...... It was a screamer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMcoolJ Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said: Poster nightmare,,,,,,,,,just scored an excellent goal. Still not £45 million tho...... 😂. He's just scored an absolute cracker! Still, totally agree with you on the price tag. Silly money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 1 minute ago, fringo said: It was a screamer. I should learn to keep my opinions to myself..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 1 minute ago, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said: I should learn to keep my opinions to myself..... Na, it's part of the fun and your initial point is true. Maybe not the best first example for tonight though. Unlucky timing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 2 minutes ago, fringo said: Na, it's part of the fun and your initial point is true. Maybe not the best first example for tonight though. Unlucky timing. Yeh, timing wasn't great......ah well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Allan Hutton. Unbelievable what he went for. Shows the stupidity of that league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 13 minutes ago, Ormond said: Allan Hutton. Unbelievable what he went for. Shows the stupidity of that league. I'd beg to disagree with you there Mr O. Top European defender for a few years. If he'd been English he'd have gone for even more . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis_trap Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 It is not just the premier league... £7.5 million for Sone Aluko. Decent player for Aberdeen and Rangers - but..... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4834824/Sone-Aluko-joins-Reading-7-5m.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 19 minutes ago, Haggis_trap said: It is not just the premier league... £7.5 million for Sone Aluko. Decent player for Aberdeen and Rangers - but..... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4834824/Sone-Aluko-joins-Reading-7-5m.html And he didn’t even need to pay any of that himself!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Ross McCormack shifted about bottom end EPL and championship sides for some amount of dosh. Now in Australia I believe after “gategate”. Steven Fletcher gone for some money too. Jonny Evans was linked with a big move a few months back for mental money, but then defenders who can actually defend are pretty rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiderAlba Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Carroll and Fellani have already been mentioned but some others from recent years ...... Ángel Di María - Real Madrid to Man Utd - £59,700,000 John Stones - Everton to Man City - £50,000,000 Fernando Torres - Liverpool to Chelsea - £50,000,000 Andriy Shevchenko - Milan to Chelsea - £30,800,000 Roberto Soldado - Valencia to Tottenham - £26,000,000 Juan Sebastián Verón - Lazio to Man Utd - £24,300,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 8 hours ago, sbcmfc said: Jonny Evans was linked with a big move a few months back for mental money, but then defenders who can actually defend are pretty rare. The second part of that sentence doesn't explain the first part! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 38 minutes ago, Fairbairn said: The second part of that sentence doesn't explain the first part! I can’t even remember the figure, but it seemed expensive for a 30 year old, pretty ordinary centre half from West Brom. However unlike David Luiz and his ilk, Jonny Evans is a bit more of an old fashioned defender who actually defends first, rather than being a selfish show pony. Perhaps if his name was Juan I’d overlook it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 2 hours ago, SpiderAlba said: Carroll and Fellani have already been mentioned but some others from recent years ...... Ángel Di María - Real Madrid to Man Utd - £59,700,000 John Stones - Everton to Man City - £50,000,000 Fernando Torres - Liverpool to Chelsea - £50,000,000 Andriy Shevchenko - Milan to Chelsea - £30,800,000 Roberto Soldado - Valencia to Tottenham - £26,000,000 Juan Sebastián Verón - Lazio to Man Utd - £24,300,000 Comparing Carroll and Fellani with most of that list is ridiculous. Torres is one of the finest strikers of his generation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiderAlba Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 32 minutes ago, Parklife said: Comparing Carroll and Fellani with most of that list is ridiculous. Torres is one of the finest strikers of his generation! At Atlético Madrid and Liverpool aye he was great. At Chelsea (after paying £50,000,000 for him) he was pish, they'd have been better off getting Kevin Kyle or Jon Daly in. This thread is about obscene transfer fees in the EPL. So I named a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 5 minutes ago, SpiderAlba said: At Atlético Madrid and Liverpool aye he was great. At Chelsea (after paying £50,000,000 for him) he was pish, they'd have been better off getting Kevin Kyle or Jon Daly in. This thread is about obscene transfer fees in the EPL. So I named a few. Yeah, i agree the fee was huge but they legitimately believed that they were buying the best striker in Europe. I'm just trying to put it in to context and think it's a bit unfair to start a thread with mentions of Carroll, Fellaini and Sigurdsson and then mention truly world class players like Di Maria, Torres, Schevchenko and Veron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasMc1973 Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Torre Andre Flo, 12 million of taxpayers money wasted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 1 hour ago, JasMc1973 said: Torre Andre Flo, 12 million of taxpayers money wasted... Nah we got about 7 million of that back...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 1 hour ago, JasMc1973 said: Torre Andre Flo, 12 million of taxpayers money wasted... 4 minutes ago, Fairbairn said: Nah we got about 7 million of that back...... To be fair, Flo wasnt actually that bad for Rangers, he just couldn’t live up to the price tag and expectations. Theres a couple of players mentioned who had ridiculous prices put on their head that they were then judged against. Torres to Chelsea, Carrol to Liverpool and Flo to Rangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Bra Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 £35 million for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 Some clubs have money to burn...... Manchester United have wasted more money than any other team in the Premier League, research has found. A transfer review by the Prime Time Sport consultancy released at the Soccerex global convention in Manchester found that £474.81m worth of players signed by Premier League clubs over the last three seasons were used in 50 per cent or less of the total minutes of their club's season. At the top of the list of culprits were United, with a total of £117.61m, followed by Tottenham Hotspur £100.81m. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3225400/Manchester-United-wasted-money-expensive-flops-Premier-League-joins-throwing-cash-drain.html#ixzz51k4bI8E9 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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