- Mar 18, 2005
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There was a time in my youth when Chris Sutton was sold for £5m to Blackburn. There was outrage at the time at a non-international player going for such a fee.
Then the Premiership exploded and very average players started going for £10m+.
Now there's a new wave of TV money and the Premier League club have money to burn.
Looking for value is hardly done anymore though we seem to be an exception to this.
At the moment there are still certain countries known for getting value. Buying from France and Holland are two destinations where buying internationals and highly touted players where it seems you can still get value, though there are obvious risks with these signings.
But as it is so widely known how much money PL clubs have will these destinations stop being cheap for PL clubs buying?
Money is really out of control in football. Fans still regularly talk about how certain players aren't worth £20m but it's a different world now. Clubs are using TV money to buy, they are not selling to buy.
Then the Premiership exploded and very average players started going for £10m+.
Now there's a new wave of TV money and the Premier League club have money to burn.
Looking for value is hardly done anymore though we seem to be an exception to this.
At the moment there are still certain countries known for getting value. Buying from France and Holland are two destinations where buying internationals and highly touted players where it seems you can still get value, though there are obvious risks with these signings.
But as it is so widely known how much money PL clubs have will these destinations stop being cheap for PL clubs buying?
Money is really out of control in football. Fans still regularly talk about how certain players aren't worth £20m but it's a different world now. Clubs are using TV money to buy, they are not selling to buy.