liverpool's net spending over the years.

[liverbird04]

Gerard Houllier bought 40 players for £125,400,000
Gerard Houllier sold 48 players for £60,675,000

net spending since 1998 to 2004

Net Spend since November 1998 (From Ferri to Cisse) = £64,725,000

Rafael Benitez bought 17 players for £48,180,000
Rafael Benitez sold 17 players for £24,500,000


Net Spend since summer 2004 (From Josemi to Idrizaj) £23,680,000

That works out as 1998-2005 as net spend of £12.63M a season - which is not huge by big clubs standards. And Rafa has spent the equivelent of a Michael Essien and given us one European Cup


arsenal's figures are a lot better with pemier league trophies to show for it but then wenger discovering young talent is untouchable .

also shows I think the reason why noone will be able to compete with chelsea at all for years to come ,a team like arsenla ,man U might win a title one season in the next few years but it won't be sustained success ,money does buy sustained success if nothing else ,it allows you to strengthen .Liverpool couldn't afford to strengthen in key areas despite winning the european cup ,just shows the gulf in football now.

[Red Opal]

Originally Posted by liverbird04

Gerard Houllier bought 40 players for £125,400,000
Gerard Houllier sold 48 players for £60,675,000

net spending since 1998 to 2004

Net Spend since November 1998 (From Ferri to Cisse) = £64,725,000

Rafael Benitez bought 17 players for £48,180,000
Rafael Benitez sold 17 players for £24,500,000


Net Spend since summer 2004 (From Josemi to Idrizaj) £23,680,000

That works out as 1998-2005 as net spend of £12.63M a season - which is not huge by big clubs standards. And Rafa has spent the equivelent of a Michael Essien and given us one European Cup


arsenal's figures are a lot better with pemier league trophies to show for it but then wenger discovering young talent is untouchable .

also shows I think the reason why noone will be able to compete with chelsea at all for years to come ,a team like arsenla ,man U might win a title one season in the next few years but it won't be sustained success ,money does buy sustained success if nothing else ,it allows you to strengthen .Liverpool couldn't afford to strengthen in key areas despite winning the european cup ,just shows the gulf in football now.

Good post. If anyone has Chelseas or Uniteds net spending or knows a website with it on id be intiruged. Also, anyone got Evertons?!

[EnZo]

I've wondered what damage Houllier did aswell, nice to have those figures and compare them to Rafas.

[mr tim fenian]

wow,what a huge amount of money to spend,obviously you dont spend as much as chelsea because that type of money is just a joke,thiink about 24 million on drogba,na more like 5 million,thers to much money n the premiership and if leagues from around europe tell us everything is that the bubble is gonna burst at some point,seria a clubs in mountains worth of debt,german bundaslegia,bubble burst t.v money gone,its just a matter of time before the premiership has its hayday,but i dont think it will be anytime soon

[Shanks]

Originally Posted by liverbird04

Gerard Houllier bought 40 players for £125,400,000
Gerard Houllier sold 48 players for £60,675,000

net spending since 1998 to 2004

Net Spend since November 1998 (From Ferri to Cisse) = £64,725,000

Rafael Benitez bought 17 players for £48,180,000
Rafael Benitez sold 17 players for £24,500,000


Net Spend since summer 2004 (From Josemi to Idrizaj) £23,680,000

That works out as 1998-2005 as net spend of £12.63M a season - which is not huge by big clubs standards. And Rafa has spent the equivelent of a Michael Essien and given us one European Cup


arsenal's figures are a lot better with pemier league trophies to show for it but then wenger discovering young talent is untouchable .

also shows I think the reason why noone will be able to compete with chelsea at all for years to come ,a team like arsenla ,man U might win a title one season in the next few years but it won't be sustained success ,money does buy sustained success if nothing else ,it allows you to strengthen .Liverpool couldn't afford to strengthen in key areas despite winning the european cup ,just shows the gulf in football now.

Wenger is superb in the transfer market too.

[leeman]

Originally Posted by Shanks

Wenger is superb in the transfer market too.

probably the best ot be fair. he paid well over the odds for reyes, but spent a combined £10million on henry, vieira and anelka

[robbert2005]

i am sure henry cost 10mil viera cost 2.5-5mil and cant remember anelka's

[Shanks]

Originally Posted by leeman_18

probably the best ot be fair. he paid well over the odds for reyes, but spent a combined £10million on henry, vieira and anelka

When he first bought Reyes, I thought the price he paid was ok, cos Id have paid that, but he seems to have dwindled lately.

[leeman]

Originally Posted by Shanks

When he first bought Reyes, I thought the price he paid was ok, cos Id have paid that, but he seems to have dwindled lately.

yeah me too, he was awesome in spain, but i get the impression he just isnt bothered sometimes. he was always going on about his dream move to madrid.

[leeman]

Originally Posted by robbert2005

i am sure henry cost 10mil viera cost 2.5-5mil and cant remember anelka's

henry was just under £8mil, vieira wasnt much and anelka was £200,000, and they sold him 2 years later for £18million!!!!!

[Red Opal]

I think Reyes has probably been outta position from what ive seen of him. He's had a few injuries been played up front, especially this season and i dont really think thats his position.

[Shanks]

I see him going back to Spain tbh.

[Baggio]

Originally Posted by leeman_18

henry was just under £8mil, vieira wasnt much and anelka was £200,000, and they sold him 2 years later for £18million!!!!!

Anelka went for more than that, £23 million I believe. I know they paid £500,000 for him...