A list of the most expensive Premier League signings adjusted for inflation shows Alan Shearer's move to Newcastle is now worth £222m.
From pitching billionaire bosses to big TV deals, transfers have exploded since the turn of the century.
Jack Grealish's highly publicized £100m transfer from Aston Villa to Manchester City is one of the biggest in recent times alongside Enzo Fernandez at Chelsea [£106.8m] and Antony to Manchester United [86 million pounds].
But what about transfers from the '90s? Last year, The Athletic published a fascinating report based on a football inflation calculator by football financier Kieran Maguire and his colleague Jason Laws from the University of Liverpool. Advertisement
For example, Roy Keane's move from Nottingham Forest to United was confirmed at £3.75m in 1993, but if you factor in inflation the move is now worth £94.2m, according to the calculator.
Other examples include Stan Collymore's £8.5m transfer from Nottingham Forest to Liverpool, a deal that broke the UK transfer record set by Andy Cole earlier in the year. Now the Collymore move will be worth £133m.
So who else is on the list?
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Alan Shearer joining Newcastle United from Blackburn for a then-record £15m fee would now be worth £222m - surpassing current record holder Neymar, who joined PSG for £190m in 2017. Image credits:
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Manchester United have a strong presence, with Juan Sebastian Veron, Rio Ferdinand, Paul Pogba, Wayne Rooney, Dwight Yorke and Ruud van Nistelrooy all in the top 15.
This is a complete, accurate list as of May 2022.
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1. Alan Shearer - Blackburn Rovers to Newcastle United - 1996. Then:
15 million pounds. CURRENTLY:
222 million pounds
2. Juan Sebastian Veron - Lazio to Manchester United - 2001. Then:
28.1 million pounds. CURRENTLY:
155.4 million pounds
3. Stan Collymore - Nottingham Forest to Liverpool - 1995. THEREFORE:
£8.5 million. CURRENTLY:
132.9 million pounds
4. Rio Ferdinand - Leeds United to Manchester United - 2002. Then:
29.1 million pounds. CURRENTLY:
132.5 million pounds
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5. Paul Pogba - Juventus to Manchester United - 2016. Then:
£89 million. CURRENTLY:
126 million pounds
6. Rio Ferdinand - West Ham United to Leeds United - 2000. Then:
18 million pounds. CURRENTLY:
124.9 million pounds
7. Wayne Rooney - Everton to Manchester United - 2004. Then:
27 million pounds. CURRENTLY:
118.6 million pounds
8. Dwight Yorke - Aston Villa to Manchester United - 1998. THEREFORE:
12.6 million pounds. CURRENTLY:
118.2 million pounds
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9. Dennis Bergkamp - Inter Milan to Arsenal - 1995. Then:
£7.5 million. CURRENTLY:
117.3 million pounds
ten. Fernando Torres - Liverpool to Chelsea - 2011. Then:
50 million pounds. CURRENTLY:
112.3 million pounds
11. Andriy Shevchenko - AC Milan to Chelsea - 2006. Then:
30.8 million pounds. CURRENTLY:
113.3 million pounds
12. Andy Cole - Newcastle United to Manchester United - 1995. Then:
£7.5 million. CURRENTLY:
109.5 million pounds
13. Ruud van Nistelrooy - PSV to Manchester United - 2001. THEREFORE:
18.5 million pounds. CURRENTLY:
105 million pounds
14. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink - Atletico Madrid to Chelsea - 2000. Then:
15 million pounds. CURRENTLY:
104.1 million pounds
15. Fabrizio Ravanelli - Juventus to Middlesbrough - 1996. Then:
7 million pounds. CURRENTLY:
103.6 million pounds
When you carefully calculate transfer market inflation, these are the most expensive transfers of all time in the Premier League.
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