[Football] Man Utd: negative spend of 1bn euros in last 10 years

[Stat Brother]

The study revealed that the Red Devils have spent 1.545bn euros on transfers, making 470m euros back in player sales.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60290406

 

[Westdene Seagull]

They of course mean Man U spent over a billion POUNDS !

 

[nicko31]

Think you mean positive spent don't you?

 

[Titanic]

And the Albion have 248m Euro net transfer spend in the same time.

 

[The Optimist]

And the Albion have 248m Euro net transfer spend in the same time.

Wow

 

[Titanic]

if only we had a dullard with all these facts and figures at their fingertips... we might then know how this relates to other clubs in the EPL and Euroland.

 

[Titanic]

or you can find it for yourself here:

https://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/b5wp/2021/wp367/en/

 

[Washie]

And the Albion have 248m Euro net transfer spend in the same time.

Half of that time was spent in the championship, so would be nearly half a billion in 10 years.

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

Half of that time was spent in the championship, so would be nearly half a billion in 10 years.

I don't think it works like that.

 

[Stat Brother]

or you can find it for yourself here:

https://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/b5wp/2021/wp367/en/

Everton really is a basket case.

 

[keaton]

Think you mean positive spent don't you?

Yes, I don't really understand the terminology.
It probably makes sense in accounting but confuses the issue in this instance

 

[Gazwag]

And what have they won in that time

Premier League 2013
FA Community Shield 2013
FA Cup 2016
FA Community Shield 2016
League Cup 2017
Europa League 2017

Its not what you spend it who spends it

 

[Gazwag]

Think you mean positive spent don't you?

Yes negative spend is incorrect as to me that says Profit when clearly is a massive loss, I would say excess spend

 

[knocky1]

A lot of the billion was spent in buying the players as brands. Pogba's shirt sales raised £190m in his first 3 weeks at the club being an example. It's a positive spend in many ways.

 

[Gazwag]

And the Albion have 248m Euro net transfer spend in the same time.

In 2002 who would have ever believed that we could be 19th in a table like that just 20 years later, I had to go to 2003/04 to find the first player after 2002 who we paid for and that was £180,000 for Leon Knight

 

[Swansman]

I've heard they'll be fine as soon as they get rid of Ole...

 

[Stat Brother]

In 2002 who would have ever believed that we could be 19th in a table like that just 20 years later, I had to go to 2003/04 to find the first player after 2002 who we paid for and that was £180,000 for Leon Knight

Certainly beats the hell out of having to drink a tonne of fizzy pop.

 

[Weststander]

or you can find it for yourself here:

https://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/b5wp/2021/wp367/en/

Everton, Newcastle, Spuds and Villa spent similar net cash outflow on players as Liverpool, yet won Jack sh@t.

Manure spent 3x as much.

Shows the importance of genuinely cerebral owners with a long term strategy, and getting a world class manager.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

In 2002 who would have ever believed that we could be 19th in a table like that just 20 years later, I had to go to 2003/04 to find the first player after 2002 who we paid for and that was £180,000 for Leon Knight

Interesting how similar our data are to Palace's. I seem to recall a Dullard graphic from a couple of years ago suggesting they pay much higher wages, though.

 

[MJsGhost]

It's interesting (well, to me anyway) to see that it's Italian and French clubs making the most profit on transfers by a distance.

15 of the top 20 clubs sorted by transfer profit are French or Italian, with Lille (€349m) and Lyon (€247m) leading the way.