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Contrary to Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United currently own squads worth much less than the money they used to spend to recruit stars.
Lukaku is currently playing for Inter Milan on loan. Photo: Sports Illustrated
Accordingly, Chelsea has spent £ 880 million to have the current players, but Transfermarkt site values this squad at only about £ 756 million, which means a loss of up to £124 million. This is the team with the heaviest losses of the 20 teams in the English Premier League (EPL) This helps to explain why in recent weeks, club owner Todd Boehly has sold many redundant players, after being aggressive. shopping for a series of stars in the past two transfer windows, including Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk and Wesley Fofana. Many players inherited by the American owner have dropped dramatically, for example, striker Romelu Lukaku was bought for a club record price of £ 2 million in 97,5, but now Transfermarkt is valued at only £ 2021 million. .
Similarly, Man United is also pushing away many players to have money for coach Erik ten Hag to continue rebuilding the force. The "Red Devils" have spent nearly £830 million on the squad but are now only £715 million according to Transfermarkt's valuation, or a difference of £115 million. Defenders Harry Maguire and midfielder Jadon Sancho are on the list of players whose value has plummeted in recent seasons, to less than £40 million per person, after each made the club "pocket" 80 million respectively. £73 million to recruit.
Wolves and Sheffield United also have squad values that are less than invested. However, the respective losses of 20,5 million pounds and 1 million pounds of these two teams are still "modest" than Chelsea and Man United.
While Chelsea and Man United are on top of Transfermarkt's rating list, Arsenal are at the top. Arsenal's current force is valued at £ 915 million, although the team used to spend about £ 572 million to own a star. This statistic reflects the ingenuity of the transfer market but also shows the progress of "homegrown" players, such as Bukayo Saka, which has not cost Arsenal anything but is currently worth up to £ 102 million. In addition, Martin Odegaard and William Saliba are among the players that have increased in value after helping the "Gunners" finish second in the EPL last season.
The squad that Manchester City once cost only £852 million to build is now valued at more than £1 billion, thanks to winning three trophies last season including the EPL, FA Cup and Champions League. But in terms of uniqueness, the case of Liverpool is the most interesting. Despite disappointing performance and losing tickets to the Champions League, Liverpool's squad still increased by 3 million pounds, more than Man City.
