{"id":97410,"date":"2023-08-30T17:12:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/?p=97410"},"modified":"2023-08-30T17:12:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T17:12:07","slug":"most-expensive-prem-xi-ever-after-inflation-revealed-with-only-two-current-stars-making-side-worth-1-65billion-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/sport\/most-expensive-prem-xi-ever-after-inflation-revealed-with-only-two-current-stars-making-side-worth-1-65billion-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Most expensive Prem XI ever after inflation revealed… with only TWO current stars making side worth \u00a31.65BILLION | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
THE most expensive Premier League XI of all time has been revealed if transfer fees were adjusted for inflation.<\/strong><\/p>\n And NONE <\/strong>of them are still playing here.<\/p>\n Money in football has reached an astronomical level as we have seen three players go for over \u00a3100million this summer alone. <\/p>\n But just because players used to go for peanuts in comparison doesn\u2019t mean they weren\u2019t \u201cexpensive\u201d in their day.<\/p>\n Sky News have adjusted Premier League players\u2019 transfer fees over the years with the transfer market\u2019s inflation rate to estimate what those players value really was at the time. <\/p>\n The updated information has allowed for a new-look \u201cMost Expensive XI of All-Time\u201d with unexpected names thrown into the mix. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chelsea and Ukraine star Andriy Shevchenko leads the line as the most expensive Premier League player of all time.<\/p>\n His \u00a330.8million move from AC Milan back in 2006 is estimated be worth an eye-watering \u00a3215.6million in today\u2019s market.<\/p>\n Rio Ferdinand slots in at the back as the most expensive Premier League defender of all time and second most expensive player.<\/p>\n When he swapped Leeds United for Manchester United back in 2002 his \u00a329million move was in today\u2019s terms a \u00a3198.7million deal.<\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n
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