Transfer Review Under Mike Ashley

Pinched the below from another source and it is quite startling how our team had progressed so markedly yet for no overall outlay!

I know wages need to come into things but my understanding is that they are now more under control than when he came also.

On the basis of this well done Mike.


Summer 2007

Out
Alan O'Brien -£200,000
Scott Parker -£7,000,000
Albert Luque -£1,000,000
Kieron Dyer -£6,000,000
Nolberto Solano -£500,000
Paul Huntington -£500,000

In
Joey Barton £5,800,000
Abdoulaye Faye £2,000,000
Alan Smith £6,000,000
Habib Beye £2,000,000
Jose Enrique £6,000,000
David Rozenhal £3,100,000

Total = £9.7 million spend


January 2008


Out
none

In
Fabio Zamblera £300,000

Total = £300K spend


Summer 2008


Out
David Rozehnal -£2,900,000
Emre -£2,000,000
Abdoulaye Faye -£2,250,000
James Milner -£12,000,000

In
Danny Guthrie £2,500,000
Jonas Gutierrez £5,200,000
Fabricio Coloccini £9,100,000
Francisco Jiminez Tejada "Xisco" £5,000,000

Total = £2.65 Million spend


January 2009


Out
Charles N'Zogbia -£6,000,000
Shay Given -£8,000,000

In
Kevin Nolan £4,000,000

Total = £10 Million net inflow


Summer 2009

Out
Obafemi Martins -£9,000,000
Damien Duff -£2,500,000
Habib Beye -£2,000,000
Sebastien Bassong -£8,000,000

In
None

Total = £21.5 million net inflow


January 2010

Out
None

In
Danny Simpson £1,000,000
Wayne Routledge £1,000,000
Mike Williamson £1,000,000
Leon Best £1,000,000

Total = £4 million spend


Summer 2010

Out
None

In
James Perch £1,000,000
Cheick Tiote £3,500,000

Total = £4.5 Million Spend


January 2011

Out
Andy Carroll -£35,000,000

In
Hatem Ben**Arfa £5,750,000

Total = £29.25 Million net inflow


Summer 2011

Out
Kevin Nolan -£4,000,000
Wayne Routledge -£2,000,000
Jose Enrique -£6,000,000

In
Yohan Cabaye £4,300,000
Gabriel Obertan £3,250,000
Rob Elliot £100,000
Davide Santon £5,300,000

Total = £650k spend


January 2012

Out
None

In
Papiss Demba Cissé £8,000,000

Total = £8,000,000 spend

Summer 2012

Out
Leon Best £3,000,000
Fraser Forster £2,000,000

In
Curtis Good - £400k
Gael Bigirimana - £1m

Total = £3.6 Million net inflow



GRAND TOTAL = £34.55 Million net inflow

 

So even without selling Mandy we would only have spent a net £0.45 million since 2007?

And TBH who would prefer our squad back then to the one we have now?

 

Amazing really.

 

Did we get Cacapa and Geremi on free transfers?

Still nice to see the mark-up on Bassong and Carroll - own brand always generates more profit. (I know we paid a nominal fee for Bassong - which doesn't appear to be mentioned)

 

Haha, £35 Million for Carroll!!!! Still makes me laugh!!

 

Really shows how ridiculous the Carroll deal was.

 

Should really include a few million that will have been spent on "free" transfers, but still undoubtedly impressive