Amir
Full Member
Aye. If a deal was considered expensive at the time - british records, biggest fees dor defenders/teenagers, etc - it can't be considered a bargain.It is in today's money, but at the time Rooney and Ferdinand were near record/record fees for players of their age (and considered very expensive, I recall people mocking us for getting "ripped off" for Rio in particular). I'm not sure they should be considered "bargins" though in hindsight and given the decade plus of success they heralded maybe it was.
Memories are short. People are looking at the 80 million Ronaldo cost in 2009 and think we were robbed. But ten years ago it was considered crazy money.