We’ve shown you the top 20 players that clubs, including Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City, overpaid for – report here – and now it’s time to take a look at which stars were undervalued this summer.
CIES Football Observatory estimated the value of those who have moved on to a new side over the past few months; and they not only reported the players who cost far more than they should have done, but they also discovered which teams paid significantly less than the man at question’s market value.
From Robin van Persie to Edin Dzeko, take a look at the top 20 undervalued players of the summer transfer window:
20. Max Kruse – Borussia Monchengladbach to Vfl Wolfsburg
Reported fee: £8.7m
Estimated value: £12.3m
19. Davide Astori – Cagliari to Fiorentina
Reported fee: £4m
Estimated value: £7.7m
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18. Stevan Jovetic – Manchester City to Inter Milan
Reported fee: £10.9m
Estimated value: £14.7m
17. Raul Garcia – Atletico Madrid to Athletic Bilbao
Reported fee: £5.8m
Estimated value: £9.7m
16. Dante Bonfim – Bayern Munich to Vfl Wolfsburg
Reported fee: £3.3m
Estimated value: £7.2m
15. Fabian Delph – Aston to Manchester City
Reported fee: £8.3m
Estimated value: £12.3m
14. Edin Dzeko – Manchester City to AS Roma
Reported fee: £10.9m
Estimated value: £15.1m
13. Xherdan Shaqiri – Inter Milan to Stoke City
Reported fee: £12.3m
Estimated value: £16.7m
12. Afriyie Acquah – Hoffenheim to Torino
Reported fee: £2.2m
Estimated value: £6.7m
11. Angelo Ogbonna – Juventus to West Ham
Reported fee: £8.7m
Estimated value: £13.5m
10. Juanmi Jimenez – Malaga to Southampton
Reported fee: £5.1m
Estimated value: £10.4m
9. Gerard Deulofeu – Barcelona to Everton
Reported fee: £4.3m
Estimated value: £9.9m
8. Connor Wickham – Sunderland to Crystal Palace
Reported fee: £7.2m
Estimated value: £13m
7. Sergio Garcia – Espanyol to Al Rayyan
Reported fee: £1.1m
Estimated value: £7m
6. Mattia Destro – AS Roma to Bologna
Reported fee: £6.2m
Estimated value: £12.5m
5. Nathaniel Clyne – Southampton to Liverpool
Reported fee: £10.7m
Estimated value: £17.8m
4. Denis Suarez – Barcelona to Villarreal
Reported fee: £2.9m
Estimated value: £9.9m
3. Robin van Persie – Manchester United to Fenerbahce
Reported fee: £4m
Estimated value: £14.4m
2. Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa – AS Roma to Olympique Lyonnais
Reported fee: £5.8m
Estimated value: £14.4m
1. Raheem Sterling – Liverpool to Manchester City
Reported fee: £45.6m
Estimated value: £68.9m
