MAN UNITED’S €38.4 million (£32.1m) capture of Eric Bailly was the most overpriced transfer during the Premier League window, according to a study.
CIES Football Observatory has used an algorithm to assess the highest gaps between fee paid, including add-ons, and the estimated real worth of a player and Jose Mourinho’s first signing as United manager tops the Premier League list.
United have been determined to have overspent by €23.5m (£19.6m), bettered only by Juventus spending €23.8m (£19.9m) too much on Gonzalo Higuain, who joined from Napoli for €90m.
The Premier League dominate the top 20, with only eight deals not involving an English team. Manchester City appear twice of the list having apparently overspent by €20.3m (£17m) on John Stones and €14.5m (£12.5m) on Leroy Sane, with United shelling out €15.2m (£12.7m) too much when landing Paul Pogba for a world-record fee.
Chelsea make the top 20 on three occasions after signing David Luiz, Marcos Alonso and Michy Batshuayi for a combined overspend of €47m (£39.3m).
Arsenal are deemed to have parted with €21.2m (£17.7m) too much on Granit Xhaka’s arrival from Borussia Monchengladbach, while Sunderland should have spent just €6.7m (£5.6m) on Dider Ndong, not the €16m (£13.4m) they reportedly did, according to the data.
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