If transfer fee’s where the judge of a player then Matthew
Jarvis would be twice the player Pablo Hernandez is, then Jordan Rhodes is as
good as Papiss Cisse, then Jordan Henderson is marginally better then Santi
Cazorla! These are just three humorous examples of how ridiculously valued
British footballers are.
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| £16million well spent |
It’s not just the lower regions of the Barclays Premier
League that have fallen into the trap of overpaying for young British ‘talent’,
the very best have from Manchester United to Arsenal and from Chelsea to
Liverpool!
I’ve nothing against Jordan Rhodes, but for a player with
little experience in the second tier, that’s right the second tier, he’s yet to
play a Premier League match, how he can cost £8million? It’s not his fault granted, and the fact he
is British is the reason he costs that much. Hull City signed a forward called
Nick Proschwitz who was the top goalscorer in Germany’s second tier last year
for £2.6million, £6.4million cheaper then Rhodes.
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| Can Rhodes really be worth £8million? |
Why is this? You can only presume that bringing a home-grown
British player through your academy is a rarity in today’s football world, so
to release them, the clubs are going to want a hell of a fee! The likes of
Jarvis and Rhodes didn’t even come through their club’s academy yet still
fetched for stupid prices; however the same theory still applies, you want to
see a British player in your shirt more than any other, so if they’re
successful then to let them go will cost a hell of a lot.
It’s quite the mystery isn’t it why clubs tend to buy foreign
players! It’s quite the mystery why 64% of the Barclays Premier League’s
players are foreign (Only two leagues in world football have a higher foreigner
percentage in the form of Canada and Cyprus)!
I’ll leave this piece with a favourite comparison of mine,
Shaun Wright Phillips cost £3million less then Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira
combined. I wonder who got the better deal.
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