Tag: transfer fee

  • 5 Reasons Why Manchester City Didn’t Overpay Liverpool for Raheem Sterling

    5 Reasons Why Manchester City Didn’t Overpay Liverpool for Raheem Sterling

    So Manchester City paid Liverpool £49 million for Raheem Sterling. So What? The weird uproar spreading through the Internet about this transfer is ignoring some basic facts and guidelines that make the price a very reasonable one.

  • 10 Biggest Spenders in the Summer Transfer Window

    10 Biggest Spenders in the Summer Transfer Window

    Of the top 10 biggest spending clubs in Europe this summer, only one team (AS Roma) come from the Italian Serie A. Three are Spanish Clubs (Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid) and the other six, as you might expect, are from the Premier League (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and even Southampton).

  • 10 Most Expensive Signings in the Summer Transfer Window

    10 Most Expensive Signings in the Summer Transfer Window

    As always, the list of the 10 most expensive summer signings is mostly filled with Premier League teams making the purchasing, as Manchester United dominate the list with three (Luke Shaw, Ander Herrera, Angel di Maria), joined by Arsenal (Alexis Sanchez), Everton (Romelu Lukaku) and Manchester City (Eliaquim Mangala), but giants like PSG (David Luiz), Real Madrid (James Rodriguez) and Barcelona (Luis Suarez) weren’t afraid of spending as well.

  • 10 Most Expensive Football Transfers in Summer 2013

    Even though the English Premier League is the richest in the world, only one signing among the top 10 most expensive football transfers of the summer in 2013 was made by an English club, while Paris Saint-German and Monaco (both with two signings) make it look like the French league is much stronger than it really is.

  • Tottenham Hotspur, the Team That Can’t Stop Signing Players

    Tottenham Hotspur, the Team That Can’t Stop Signing Players

    The biggest spenders in the Premier League this season are Tottenham, a team that won’t even be in the Champions League. After Paulinho, Nacer Chadli, Roberto Soldado, Etienne Capoue, Erik Lamela and Vlad Chiriches, it seems they’re still not done, with Christian Eriksen of Ajax coming next.

  • Real Madrid & Gareth Bale – On the Verge Of Becoming an Official Signing

    Real Madrid & Gareth Bale – On the Verge Of Becoming an Official Signing

    It’s not over yet, but it seems that announcing Gareth Bale has signed with Real Madrid is right around the corner, with Real Madrid and Tottenham finally agreeing on a fee that just happens to be the biggest sum of money ever paid for a footballer.

  • Real Madrid – How Much Will Gareth Bale & Luis Suarez Cost

    Real Madrid – How Much Will Gareth Bale & Luis Suarez Cost

    As always, Real Madrid are attached to the most expensive of transfers available on the market, but maybe this time, with Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez being their targets, while Tottenham & Liverpool are quite reluctant to sell, it’s going to cost a bit more than anyone initially expected.

  • FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi & Neymar Are Now Something to Look Forward to

    FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi & Neymar Are Now Something to Look Forward to

    The wait is over, and the best player who has yet to play in a European league has now jumped that hurdle, as Barcelona & Santos have come to agreement on the transfer of Neymar from Brazil to Spain, meaning that the huge expectations for next season just got greater with the prospect of watching the young star playing on the same team with Lionel Messi.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo, More Expensive Than Alaska

    Cristiano Ronaldo, More Expensive Than Alaska

    In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska for $120 million in today’s money. Still less than what Real Madrid paid for Cristiano Ronaldo.

  • Neymar – How Much is he Worth Now?

    Nothing has really changed during the Olympic games. Neymar was an excellent player before them and regardless of whether Brazil win the Olympic gold by beating Mexico in the final or finish with silver, the young striker is the biggest name in Brazilian football at the moment and its most sought after talent.