22 Jul 2026 15:51:50
Is £100 million the norm now for decent players moving to Premier League clubs? That is the question being asked by punters and pundits alike.
22 Jul 2026 16:39:08
It appears to be RPD. Look at Crystal Palace, they are quoting for their CH.
Teams like Arsenal have been caught out, and are finding their budgets are not sufficient, whereas, on the other hand, clubs like Forest and Bournemouth are striking gold.
22 Jul 2026 17:13:27
Bill, it is crazy. However, you can look at it another way. Say the highest amount a PL club would pay for a player is £75 million. If we were trying to sell Jackson, we couldn't ask for more than £35 million. However, with current prices, we are quoting £65 million.
22 Jul 2026 17:27:02
I seem to remember us getting approx £15m loan fee for Jackson from BM. That also looks cheap now!!
22 Jul 2026 21:11:18
The disparity in income between the PL and other leagues is astronomical. Last season, the PL had 9 out of the top 20 clubs in revenue, 6 in the top 10, and 6 more from 21-30. So, 15/30 of the highest earning clubs are from the PL. West Ham was 20th, Brentford and Wolves 29th and 30th. Let that sink in for a second. There are 4 German, 3 Italian and 3 Spanish clubs in the top 30.
The disparity is only growing too. With the change from FFP to SCR, I think we'll start to see higher fees, but slightly lower wages going forward from the bigger clubs in order to meet SCR.
There does also seem to be less top talents/high potential players around atm, which is forcing prices up.