Premier League Top 6 Cost of Squads

[basskadet]

Off the back of 'Arry's comments earlier, I decided to do a little digging and figure out how much each team has shelled out for their currently registered Premier League squad. The figures exclude players out on loan, but they include some players who may not have featured yet, so long as they are able to feature:

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR:

BRAD FRIEDEL	Free
HEURELHO GOMES	£9m
CARLO CUDICINI	Free
BENOIT ASSOU-EKOTTO	£3.5m
MICHAEL DAWSON	£4m
WILLIAM GALLAS	Free
LEDLEY KING	Free
YOUNES KABOUL	£5m
SEBASTIEN BASSONG	£8m
VEDRAN CORLUKA	£8.5m
KYLE WALKER	£3m
AARON LENNON	£1m
JAKE LIVERMORE	Free
TOM HUDDLESTONE	£2.5m
LUKA MODRIC	£16.6m
NIKO KRANJCAR	£2m
GARETH BALE	£6m
STEVEN PIENAAR	£3m
DANNY ROSE	£1m
RAFAEL VAN DER VAART	£8m
SANDRO	£6m
ROMAN PAVLYUCHENKO	£13.8m
JERMAIN DEFOE	£15m
EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR	Loan
GIOVANI DOS SANTOS	£4.7m
BEN ALNWICK	£900k
SCOTT PARKER	£5m
TOTAL:	£126.5m

ARSENAL:

MANUEL ALMUNIA	£2.5m
LUKASZ FABIANSKI	£2M
WOJCIECH SZCZENY	Free
VITO MANNONE	£350k
BACARY SAGNA	£6M
PER MERTESACKER	£10m
THOMAS VERMAELEN	£10m
LAURENT KOSCIELNY	£10m
ANDRE SANTOS	£6.2m
SEBASTIEN SQUILLACI	£4m
JOHAN DJOUROU	Free
CARL JENKINSON	Free
KIERAN GIBBS	Free
ABOU DIABY	£2m
THOMAS ROSICKY	£8.8m
MIKEL ARTETA	£10m
AARON RAMSEY	£5M
ALEX SONG	£1M
JACK WILSHERE	Free
ANDREI ARSHAVIN	£15m
EMMANUEL FRIMPONG	Free
YOSSI BENAYOUN	Loan
FRANCIS COQUELIN	Free
JU-YOUNG PARK	£3m
ROBIN VAN PERSIE	£2.75m
THIERRY HENRY	Loan
THEO WALCOTT	£9.1m
ALEX OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN	£12m
GERVINHO	£10.6m
MAROUANE CHAMAKH	Free
TOTAL:	£134.8m

LIVERPOOL

BRAD JONES	£2.3m
PEPE REINA	£6m
DONI	Free
GLEN JOHNSON	£17.5m
JOSE ENRIQUE	£6.3m
DANIEL AGGER	£5.8m
FABIO AURELIO	Free
MARTIN SKRTEL	£6.5m
JAMIE CARRAGHER	Free
STEVEN GERRARD	Free
MAXI RODRIGUEZ	Free
STUART DOWNING	£20m
JAY SPEARING	Free
LUCAS LEIVA	£6m
CRAIG BELLAMY	Free
MARTIN KELLY	Free
JONJO SHELVEY	£1.7m
CHARLIE ADAM	£7m
DIRK KUYT	£9m
LUIS SUAREZ	£23m
ANDY CARROLL	£35m
JOHN FLANAGAN	Free
JORDAN HENDERSON	£16m
SEBASTIEN COATES	£7m
DANNY WILSON	£2m
TOTAL:	£171.1m

MANCHESTER UNITED:

LINDEGAARD	£3.5m
KUSZCZAK	£2.15m
DE GEA	£18.9m
EVRA	£5.5m
JONES	£17m
FERDINAND	£27.55m
EVANS	Free
SMALLING	£10m
RAFAEL	£2.5m
FABIO	£2.6m
VIDIC	£7m
ANDERSON	£15m
GIGGS	Free
PARK	£4m
CARRICK	£18.6m
NANI	£13.5m
YOUNG	£17m
WELBECK	Free
HERNANDEZ	£6m
ROONEY	£27m
BERBATOV	£30.75m
OWEN	Free
MARCHEDA	Free
SCHOLES	Free
CLEVERLY	Free
FLETCHER	Free
VALENCIA	£16m
DIOUF	£2m
TOTAL:	£246.55m

CHELSEA:

PETR CECH	£7m
ROSS TURNBULL	Free
HENRIQUE HILARIO	Free
ALEX	£5.7m
BRANISLAV IVANOVIC	£9m
DAVID LUIZ	£26m
JOHN TERRY	Free
ASHLEY COLE	£5m
PAULO FERREIRA	£13.2m
JOSE BOSINGWA	£16.2m
MICHAEL ESSIEN	£24.4m
ORIOL ROMEU	£4.35m
RAMIRES	£18.3m
FRANK LAMPARD	£11m
JOHN OBI-MIKEL	£16m
RAUL MEIRELES	£12m
JOSH McEACHRAN	Free
RYAN BERTRAND	Free
FLORENT MALOUDA	£13.5m
JUAN MATA	£23.5m
DIDIER DROGBA	£24m
FERNANDO TORRES	£50m
ROMELU LUKAKU	£20m
SALOMON KALOU	£8m
DANIEL STURRIDGE	£4m
NICOLAS ANELKA	£15m
TOTAL:	£326.15

MANCHESTER CITY:

COSTEL PANTILIMON	£6m
JOE HART	£1.5m
GUNNAR NIELSEN	Free
STUART TAYLOR	Tribunal
VINCENT KOMPANY	£6.7m
ALEKSANDER KOLAROV	£17m
GAEL CLICHY	£7m
JOLEON LESCOTT	£22m
STEFAN SAVIC	£9m
NEDUM ONUHA	Free
MICAH RICHARDS	Free
KOLO TOURE	£16m
PABLO ZABALETA	£6.5m
GARETH BARRY	£12m
OWEN HARGREAVES	Free
ADAM JOHNSON	£7m
NIGEL DE JONG	£16m
JAMES MILNER	£26m
SAMIR NASRI	£22m
DAVID SILVA	£25m
YAYA TOURE	£24m
MARIO BALOTELLI	£24.5m
EDIN DZEKO	£27m
SERGIO AGUERO	£38m
CARLOS TEVEZ	£25.5m
WAYNE BRIDGE	£12m
TOTAL:	£350.1

Now, I'm not sure whether that exercise throws up any real surprises, but it is still quite interesting. Despite all the praise Wenger receives for assembling a squad of players for a minimal amount, our current squad cost less even than Arsenal's. We spent exactly half of what United spent on their current squad and we have the same points tally after 20 games played, we've virtually spent a 3rd of City and are just 3 points behind them.

Liverpool are 3rd in the list, but a large majority of their expense was accumulated in the last 2 windows and they are 6th in the League right now but Chelsea are the real embarrassment. Over £300m spent on a squad that are 8 points off a team that spent just £125m. Oh dear


. . . and that doesn't even take into account player wages, which we would come out with the least spent by quite some margin.

Pretty impressive really and both Harry & Levy ought to take huge plaudits for such an achievement. We have, essentially, destroyed the commonly held belief that in order to challenge at the top end of the table, you have to spend well in excess of £150m.

[PhildoVT]

To be fair, I think you need to include Bentley in our squad cost, given that he's only on loan because he wasn't good enough for us. Still pretty impressive though

[FightingCock]

As much as I hate to admit it Spurs and Arsenal are very alike.

The only difference is they're shite.

[StPaulSpur]

I did some digging on this for a Run of Play piece I wrote. Transfer money spent since 2008 (this is only money spent, this is not factoring in money made back through sales) :

2008 (stats off each team’s 2008/2009 wiki page, each transfer cost listed is than sourced to at least one site)
Arsenal: 32
Chelsea: 24
Liverpool: 38
Man City: 122
Man Utd: 30
Spurs: 102


2009 (stats from wiki)
Arsenal: 10
Chelsea: 25
Liverpool: 41
Man City: 118
Utd: Three undisclosed fees for Valencia, Obertan and Mame Biram Diouf
Spurs: 28 million


2010 (stats from wiki)
Arsenal: 12
Chelsea: 100
Liverpool: 82
Man City: 143
Man Utd: Five undisclosed transfer fees for Vermijil, Smalling, Hernandez, Bebe and Lindegaard
Spurs: 18.5


2011 (stats from Football : English Premier League transfers in 2011/2012 season)
Arsenal: 60.7
Chelsea: 78.7
Liverpool: 69.1
Manchester City: 82
Manchester Utd: 57.7
Spurs: 5.6


Cumulative spending for each club since 2008:
Arsenal: 114.7
Chelsea: 227.7
Liverpool: 230.1
Manchester City: 465 (!)
Manchester United: 87.7 (equally !)
Spurs: 154.1


The big things that jump out to me when I look at this is that a) Damion Commoli is a huge wildcard on the spending question. If you take away his spending from Spurs and Liverpool, the top 6 break down into a predictable grouping as far as spending goes: The oilball clubs are the top two, United and Liverpool are next, Arsenal and Spurs are bottom. But when you add in his spending, Liverpool jumps up to Chelsea levels and we end up 4th. Another point: SAF, somehow, still doesn't get enough credit for what a phenomenal manager he is. He's wrung trophies out of a team assembled very cheaply as far as transfer costs go. Yes, their wages are higher, but the fees they pay for players are incredibly low. If we're talking about "winning the right way" then the real model of that in England isn't Spurs or Arsenal, but United. They've won trophies with good academy players, a lot of players purchased cheaply while still young or not-as-well-known, and occasionally have splashed out big dollars in recent years. (SAF's success with this year's squad is really mind-boggling. Their central midfield and central defense are non-existent at this point and they're still 2nd in the Prem.)

But yes, if you take away DC's spending in 2008, Spurs look very, very frugal. Esp. compared to the oilball clubs and Liverpool.

* Yes, I don't include the undisclosed fees in compiling United's spending. But even with those added on, they're still probably under 130 million, which puts them lower than us in terms of 2008-2011 spending.

[THFCWill]

It's funny how the pedo has spent the most money on the defense and it's still shit LOL.

[The Cryptkeeper]

22M for Lescott....wow.

[jonspurs]

26 milion on Luiz!?

****ing hell LOL

[Musashi]

Luiz was considered one of the best CB prospects in Europe during his time at Benfica, and he certainly look to be the part when he first started out at Chelsea. I think he has the tools to be very good, like Kaboul when he just joined us. He needs time to learn and mature. If not, I think he can be converted into a holding mid. He'll still be better than Mikel for sure.

I also agree we should factor in Bentley in our costs.

[mattyvw]

22M for Lescott....wow.

David moyes is a footballing god for that piece of business.

[ToDareIsToDo14]

We have, essentially, destroyed the commonly held belief that in order to challenge at the top end of the table, you have to spend well in excess of £150m

Personally I don't think we've shattered this belief. The thing is we've taken time to assemble this squad, by taking a risk on young players, such as Bale, Lennon, Dawson, Walker, Kaboul etc. and our success has come over time. In order to go from a mid-table club to challenging for the league title in a short period of time you have to spend big. Where were City finishing in the seasons we finished 5th under Jol? We had already started to build a base for where we are now, while they still had the likes of Trevor Sinclair playing for them. Don't think any of their current players were playing for City back then, apart from maybe Hart and Richards in the youth teams.

I think it's great what we have achieved on a smaller budget, but it's taken time and patience.

[The Cryptkeeper]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

100% agree with this.

This squad has been built over a number of years with fiscal forethought and long term success in mind.

We are now beginning to reap the rewards.

COYS.

[boo]

yeah, all this recent talk of spurs expenditure is kind of hiding the facts behind the bucks:-

Total: 2006 to 2011 (not including January 2011 transfers) £in / £out / £net (-/+)

[1] Manchester City: £471.284.000 / £94.402.000 / -£376.882.000
[2] Tottenham: £317.460.000 / £153.252.000 / -£164.208.000
[3] Liverpool: £246.686.000 / £174.894.000 / -£71.792.000
[4] Chelsea: £222.332.000 / £140.417.000 / -£81.915.000
[5] Manchester United: £204.515.000 / £174.275.000 / -£30.240.000
[6] Arsenal: £100.034.000 / £135.276.000 / +£35.242.000

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['Nixspur]

But again, that flatters Chelsea, as they had some absurd spending in the earliest of the Abramovich years, 03-06, plus it doesn't cover their window last winter which was abnormally large as well.

It's all a rich tapestry.

[skiathospurs]

You also have to reckon on the resale/current value of squads.Obviously $ity players have no resale value cos they just loan em out .No doubt we have some prestige players with high value tags (modders,bale inparticular),arse RVP&song aside not so much,relatively we look fine with spend-sale with current value of our squad.Citeh i would suggest have negative equatiy.

[basskadet]

I also agree we should factor in Bentley in our costs.

That completely misses the point of this exercise as Bentley cannot and has not featured for us this season. I could've included Joe Cole for Liverpool, Yossi Benayoun for Chelsea, Emmanuel Adebayor for City and so on, but I didn't as none of them have contributed to the season that their parent club is having & some of them are actually contributing to other teams (including ourselves in Manny's case) in the same competition!!

I know that, technically, Bentley has only been on loan to West Ham and now that he's back at Spurs (albeit injured) he could still play for us, he has not been REGISTERED as a Premier League player for Spurs this season and has never been part of our 25 man squad nor is he under 21 anymore.

Every other player on all the lists is part of these teams' registered 25-man Premier League squad or is under 21 and has featured at some point in the League.

yeah, all this recent talk of spurs expenditure is kind of hiding the facts behind the bucks:-

Total: 2006 to 2011 (not including January 2011 transfers) £in / £out / £net (-/+)

That may be (although many of those Spurs fees you quoted are WAY off!!) but this exercise was really for the 2011/12 team that have us competing for the title against squads that have been assembled for far more money.

Using expenditure between 2006-2011 is just irrelevant in this case as it conveniently misses out the money spent in this last summer window, where we spent f-all and everyone else spent hundreds of millions!! considering we are talking about the season directly after that window, it kind of warrants inclusion!

Besides, Harry was only even at the club since October 2008, so most of that spending took place under a different regime. It doesn't look great for Comolli to be honest. Most of the high expenditure at Spurs, where we paid way over the odds for average players, occurred during the Comolli years and we were never really much better than average, certainly not enough to justify the money spent over that period. Now he's at Liverpool and most of the money they've spent has come since his arrival! Not only that, but they've now similarly overspent on average players and look no better than a 6th place team!!

Also, it's easy to say this has been spent here and that has been spent there but when evaluating a squad and it's current successes, the only relevant information in this particular argument is how much that specific squad cost. How much we paid for Peter Crouch, for example, does not matter as he has not been part of the team that has us pushing for the title against other squads who cost much more.

More important still is the overall cost, which would include each players' wages over the course of their contract. That is where Spurs truly come out on top as we know we spend significantly less on wages than our rivals and we always have done.