Ferdinand stirred up an argument.

The squandering virus came to the defense

Rio Ferdinand does not understand where such transfer amounts for defenders come from:

One hundred million pounds for my transfer is too cheap. Seriously, in today’s market, I would have to pay £170m for myself and give out £400k a week.

170 million pounds is 198 million euros. Rio will not die of modesty, but imagine a fight for young Maldini and Nesta. A young Ramos could be valued at €120m like Guardiol moving to Manchester City. Additionally, the Champions League winners intend to buy from PSG Hakimi.

Twenty years ago, a huge amount of money for a defender was 46 million euros, which Manchester United gave for Ferdinand, and now Kuti Romero costs more. And the Tottenham world champion is not the defender who will lead Spurs to the victorious Champions League final. His transfer is only the twentieth most expensive among defenders.

And the rating has changed a lot in recent years. In the top ten by value there is only one transfer older than five years.

Upset Maguiar, de Ligt and Cucurella

Manchester United Harry will pay extra for the Englishman to leave. Juventus got rid of de Ligt. Kahn and Salihamidzic paid €67m for the young Dutchman, while the Italians paid €85.5m for him. Van Dijk also recalled last year why he ended up so late at a club like Liverpool.

The Dutchman has excellent data, but Virgil is not the greatest defender in history. Fofana is also in the top five most expensive. Again, the transfer may not work out, as Chelsea signed the player in an uproar. If Pochettino does not make friends with the French, then Wesley will soon leave the London club.

And Luca Hernandez leaves Bayern. It’s even strange that not only clubs Premier League the fault of the fashion of overpayments and auctions chasing defenders, but also of the German champion. They paid big for de Ligt and Hernandez, getting no legends for a decade comparable in status to Lam.

Guardiola’s former clubs love to overpay for defenders. Josep has Dias. Ruben is effective, but 71.6 million euros are too much. There is Cancelo, but the coach has argued with Joao, chasing Hakimi after a probable break with Walker, who does not want to sit on the bench.

Mendy, the Stones and Laporte cost the Citizens a lot of money, as did Kyle. Benjamin has become a big disappointment, he ended up in prison. And Chelsea newcomer Cucurella got into trouble on the pitch. After Pochettino’s arrival, the good Englishman Chilwell can once again be the protagonist.

Then the Spaniard, bought a year ago for 65.3 million euros, will be in another club. Teams Premier League 70% of the time responsible for the crazy increase in the price of defenders in world football. Of the 25 most expensive defensive transfers in history, seventeen are from English club players.

Defenders are no longer leaders

Many of football’s greatest captains are destroyers. Beckenbauer, Carlos Alberto, Terry, Moore, Maldini, Keane, Adams, Baresi, Puyol, Zanetti, Deschamps and Hierro got the ball. On the list, two people had experience playing offense, but versatility doesn’t negate the call.

And now the more expensive defenders don’t have that authority. Maguire is one of the most controversial captains in history Manchester United. De Ligt is not a leader. Van Dijk is the captain of the national team, but not the European or world champion. With him in the role of leader and leader, the big tournaments for the national teams were missed.

Fofana and Hernandez, Dias and Hakimi, Cucurella and Canselu do not have the same authority as before Zanetti, Terry and Maldini. But the captains of the World Cup winners were defenders and goalkeepers, such as Lloris, Lam, Casillas, Cannavaro, Cafu, Deschamps and Dunga.

Even if you remove midfielders and goalkeepers, there will still be many defenders with leadership skills. And now they overpay without having a leader. But there is a guarantee that the defender will not pay off the money invested, because his game is rarely the only reason for success in Europe.

Manchester City’s victory was made up of Haaland’s goals, De Bruyne’s passes, Ederson’s saves, Rodri’s tackles and not just Dias’ great defensive play. Furthermore, Walker, Ake and the Stones are also expensive defenders for Guardiola, so success must be shared by all.

Overrated players are harder to play

in vain Fifa still does not interfere with the transfer market. After all, there is harm to the players themselves. Maguire for 40 million euros would be easier to play Manchester United. The transitions of Hakimi for 45 and Laporte for 20 million adequately reflected their value.

And Van Dijk, which costs almost twice as much as Salah, is nonsense. It’s just that Manchester City also wanted to sign the Dutch defender, Klopp had to beat Guardiola. Virgil has started playing, but there will be failed deals for 100 million euros.

Neymar, Hazard, Pogba and others have not worked with the crazy money invested in their transfers. All football is under attack when they pay 120 million euros without bonuses for a young Croatian from Leipzig. Mbappe recoups at least part of the cost through advertising.

Of all the expensive defenders, only van Dijk is good at marketing, but Virgil doesn’t have the same fan base as Neymar. It turns out that overpaying for defenders does not make sense even more than overpaying for forwards and midfielders.

And with the wild market, which signs the financial verdict on football, they do nothing. The laws could protect clubs from worsening problems. Of course, it’s not just about the defenders, but if you get to 50 million euros for those who manage to remove the ball, then things are going badly.

Guardiol is a great youngster, but 120 million euros are too much. We are not sure that he will repeat the football fate of Rio Ferdinand, thus becoming stable and successful in Manchester, only in a different colored shirt. But Holland went to Guardiola for 60 million euros.

There was a commission to the agent and a raise to the father, but we are talking about the new main face of the club. It’s crazy to pay so much more for a defender, especially when Guardiola already has seven defenders worth more than €40m. The sheiks do what they want.