How much would the 90's football stars cost in the current transfer market?
We have often wondered on how much Nineties footballing stars would cost in current transfer market. The footballing stars would have been bid with a jaw-dropping transfer fee with how the present clubs try and get the current players.
In an interesting analysis by the Daily Mail, the transfer fee for the yesteryear stars from the past 30 years would command in the current era. The list of players included in the report features stars like Alan Shearer, Zola, Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs, Eric Cantona and many others..
The following are the estimates of how the footballers would cost in the current scenario:
| Player | Transfer fee then | Transferred to | Transfer fee now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Shearer | £15m | Newcastle United | £72m |
| 2 | Thierry Henry | £16million | Barcelona | £72m |
| 3 | Paul Gascoigne | £5.5million | Lazio | £65m |
| 4 | Michael Owen | £8m | Real Madrid | £65m |
| 5 | Chris Waddle | £4.5m | Marseille | £53m |
| 6 | Ryan Giggs | Never transferred | None | £53m |
| 7 | Patrick Viera | £13.7m | Juventus | £52m |
| 8 | Brayan Robson | £1.8m | Manchester United | £50m |
| 9 | Gary Lineker | £2.8m | Barcelona | £50m |
| 10 | John Barnes | £900,000 | Liverpool | £48m |
| 11 | Ian Wright | £2.5m | Arsenal | £46m |
| 12 | Dennis Bergkamp | £7.5m | Arsenal | £43m |
| 13 | Gianfranco Zola | £4.5m | Chelsea | £42m |
| 14 | Roy Keane | £3.75m | Manchester United | £38m |
| 15 | Glenn Hoddle | £750,000 | Monaco | £37m |
| 16 | Robbie Fowler | £11m | Leeds | £36m |
| 17 | Tony Adams | Never transferred | None | £33m |
| 18 | Eric Cantona | £1.2m | Manchester United | £32m |
| 19 | Teddy Sheringham | £3.5m | Manchester United | £28m |
| 20 | Peter Schmeichel | £550,000 | Manchester United | £24m |
| 21 | Matt Le Tissier | Never transferred | None | £22m |
| 22 | Gary Neville | Never transferred | None | £15m |