Market value vs transfer fee: These clubs have overpaid for new signings over the last 10 years
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CIES study Market value vs. fee: These clubs have paid too much for new signings in the last 10 years. The top 10 transfer fee wasters at a glance.
That CIES Football Observatory repeatedly conducts studies on the world of professional football. The latest research has been devoted to the transfer spending of clubs from the top 5 leagues in Europe. Which Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 clubs paid too much for their new signings when comparing transfer fee and player market value? The transfer period of the last ten years was compared.
As an example: If player XY is signed for a transfer fee of 100 million euros, but his market value is only 60 million euros, the investment was 40 million euros above the estimated value. This sum is then included in the assessment.
Not surprisingly, Manchester United tops this list. There is also a club from the Bundesliga in the top 10.
Only clubs with at least ten transfers with a fee since July 2012 were included in the list. The triggering of exit or purchase option clauses were not taken into account.
10. BVB
rated transfers: 28
Transfer fee paid: €550m
Market value of the new arrivals: €473 million
Overpaid: €77m (16%)
9. FC Everton
rated transfers: 29
Transfer fee paid: €747m
Market value of the new arrivals: €650 million
Overpaid: €97m (15%)
8. Rennes Stadium
rated transfers: 33
Transfer fee paid: €369m
Market value of the new arrivals: €255 million
Overpaid: €114m (45%)
7. Arsenal
rated transfers: 33
Transfer fee paid: €980m
Market value of the new arrivals: €851 million
Overpaid: €129m (15%)
6. Chelsea
rated transfers: 36
Transfer fee paid: €1.334 billion
Market value of the new entrants: €1.119 billion
Overpaid: €135m (11%)
5. Real Madrid
rated transfers: 19
Transfer fee paid: €833m
Market value of the new arrivals: €685 million
Overpaid: €148m (22%)
4. Aston Villa
rated transfers: 44
Transfer fee paid: €577m
Market value of the new arrivals: €428 million
Overpaid: €149m (35%)
3. PSG
rated transfers: 31st
Transfer fee paid: €1.010 billion
Market value of the new arrivals: €848 million
Overpaid: €162m (19%)
2. Juventus
rated transfers: 36
Transfer fee paid: €1.031 billion
Market value of the new arrivals: €797 million
Overpaid: €234m (29%)
1. Manchester United
rated transfers: 33
Transfer fee paid: €1.594 billion
Market value of the new entrants: €1.356 billion
Overpaid: €238m (18%)
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