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The €10bn Blind Spot: What Football's Transfer Spending Really Tells Us

March 28, 2026 at 11:03 PM

AVDB

@avfchistory.bsky.social

#Liverpool’s recruitment under Jürgen Klopp was a masterclass in targeted spending — identifying value, developing players, and selling at the right time.

#lfc #twofootedtackle

twofootedtackle.substack.com/p/the-10bn-b...

Two-footed Tackle cuts through the noise of transfer window hysteria and regulatory hand-wringing to ask the question nobody else is asking: are clubs actually spending wisely?

March 28, 2026 at 11:03 PM

Chris Nee

@chrisnee.co.uk

Here, have a playlist. Twenty bangers old and new.

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July 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM

Chris Nee

@chrisnee.co.uk

Here, have a playlist. Twenty bangers old and new.

CN 06 25

June 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM

Chris Nee

@chrisnee.co.uk

Have a playlist. Twenty bangers old and new.

CN 05 25

May 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM

Chris Nee

@chrisnee.co.uk

Here, have a playlist. Twenty bangers old and new.

CN 03 25

March 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM

Chris Nee

@chrisnee.co.uk

Here, have a playlist. Twenty bangers, old and new. This one is a beast.

CN 02 25

February 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Chris Nee

@chrisnee.co.uk

Now it's finally official that there's literally no fucking point in anything anymore, have a playlist.

CN 01 25

January 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM

Chris Nee

@chrisnee.co.uk

Here, have a playlist.

CN 12 24

Playlist · twofootedtackle · 20 songs

December 22, 2024 at 12:37 PM

Chris Nee

@chrisnee.co.uk

Here, have a playlist. Twenty bangers old and new.

#MetalSky #MusicSky

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Playlist · twofootedtackle · 20 songs

August 25, 2024 at 6:19 PM

Chris Nee

@chrisnee.co.uk

Here, have a playlist. Twenty bangers old and new.

#metalsky #musicsky

CN 07 24

The €10bn Blind Spot: What Football's Transfer Spending Really Tells Us

August 8, 2024 at 10:21 PM

AVDB

@avfchistory.bsky.social

#Tottenham have spent €1.24bn since 2019. They are currently 17th in the Premier League.

What makes #Spurs' figures particularly striking is the gap between financial reality and self-perception

#thfc #twofootedtackle

twofootedtackle.substack.com/p/the-10bn-b...

Two-footed Tackle cuts through the noise of transfer window hysteria and regulatory hand-wringing to ask the question nobody else is asking: are clubs actually spending wisely?

The €10bn Blind Spot: What Football's Transfer Spending Really Tells Us

March 28, 2026 at 11:03 PM

AVDB

@avfchistory.bsky.social

This season tells a very different story. Under #ArneSlot, €485m has been committed in a single window, nearly 70% of #Liverpool’s entire 6-year spend deployed in 1 summer, raising questions whether the recruitment infrastructure that served #Klopp so well has lost its edge

#twofootedtackle

Two-footed Tackle cuts through the noise of transfer window hysteria and regulatory hand-wringing to ask the question nobody else is asking: are clubs actually spending wisely?

The €10bn Blind Spot: What Football's Transfer Spending Really Tells Us

March 28, 2026 at 11:03 PM

AVDB

@avfchistory.bsky.social

Since 2019-20, #Chelsea have spent over €2.1bn on transfers, including €1.1bn in the last 3 seasons alone. No other club comes close.

Yet since 2019, their transfer sales have generated over €1bn less than they cost to assemble.

#CFC #twofootedtackle

twofootedtackle.substack.com/p/the-10bn-b...

Two-footed Tackle cuts through the noise of transfer window hysteria and regulatory hand-wringing to ask the question nobody else is asking: are clubs actually spending wisely?

The €10bn Blind Spot: What Football's Transfer Spending Really Tells Us

March 28, 2026 at 11:03 PM

AVDB

@avfchistory.bsky.social

Of every player sold by #ManchesterUnited since 2019 just 44 cents has been recouped for every €1 spent.

United have haemorrhaged over €1bn in net spend while finishing nowhere near the top of the table.

#MUFC

#twofootedtackle

twofootedtackle.substack.com/p/the-10bn-b...

Two-footed Tackle cuts through the noise of transfer window hysteria and regulatory hand-wringing to ask the question nobody else is asking: are clubs actually spending wisely?

The €10bn Blind Spot: What Football's Transfer Spending Really Tells Us

March 28, 2026 at 11:03 PM

AVDB

@avfchistory.bsky.social

Since 2019-20, Arsenal have spent over €1.2bn on transfers.

For every €1 spent, #Arsenal have recouped just 63 cents. A loss of €1.59 on the euro.

#twofootedtackle

twofootedtackle.substack.com/p/the-10bn-b...

Two-footed Tackle cuts through the noise of transfer window hysteria and regulatory hand-wringing to ask the question nobody else is asking: are clubs actually spending wisely?