Our transfer record progression

[aggi]

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Steven Defour – £7.3m (Anderlecht, August 2016)

Jeff Hendrick – £10.5m (Derby, August 2016)

Robbie Brady – £13m (Norwich, January 2017)

Chris Wood – £15m (Leeds, August 2017)

Ben Gibson – £15m (Middlesbrough, August 2018)

Interesting that all are still at the club but only one would really be viewed as a definite starter at the moment.

[claptrappers_union]

£10 - £15m. I think thats the going rate of a mediocre Premier League quality player these days. You can get cheaper from a lower league sides, but but they need developing for at least 12 months.

[tim_noone]

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Steven Defour – £7.3m (Anderlecht, August 2016)

Jeff Hendrick – £10.5m (Derby, August 2016)

Robbie Brady – £13m (Norwich, January 2017)

Chris Wood – £15m (Leeds, August 2017)

Ben Gibson – £15m (Middlesbrough, August 2018)

Interesting that all are still at the club but only one would really be viewed as a definite starter at the moment.

Were getting like Arsenal....only one Englishman in that Lot.

[DAVETHEVICAR]

2 definite starters for me

[Longside4evr]

Why isn't Michael Keane in that Everton list 25.65m that would make up 4 premier players from us that are clubs record buys.
It because it was after 2014

[ClaretTony]

Why isn't Michael Keane in that Everton list 25.65m that would make up 4 premier players from us that are clubs record buys

Why would Keane be on it? They paid £28 million for Lukaku three years earlier.

[Longside4evr]

Why would Keane be on it? They paid £28 million for Lukaku three years earlier.

yes just seen it just thought it was record deals did not realise that it was year on year

[wilks_bfc]

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Steven Defour – £7.3m (Anderlecht, August 2016)

Jeff Hendrick – £10.5m (Derby, August 2016)

Robbie Brady – £13m (Norwich, January 2017)

Chris Wood – £15m (Leeds, August 2017)

Ben Gibson – £15m (Middlesbrough, August 2018)

Interesting that all are still at the club but only one would really be viewed as a definite starter at the moment.

If we hadn't signed all those we could have bought Aubameyang and still had £5m left over

[Fretters]

As an aside, Ade Akinbiyi once held the record of being the transfer record at the most clubs. Think it was Wolves, Leicester, Palace and Sheff Utd all at the same time. Wonder who holds that record now?

[Claretmatt4]

As an aside, Ade Akinbiyi once held the record of being the transfer record at the most clubs. Think it was Wolves, Leicester, Palace and Sheff Utd all at the same time. Wonder who holds that record now?

Robbie Keane must be high up. Crouch?

[South West Claret.]

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Steven Defour – £7.3m (Anderlecht, August 2016)

Jeff Hendrick – £10.5m (Derby, August 2016)

Robbie Brady – £13m (Norwich, January 2017)

Chris Wood – £15m (Leeds, August 2017)

Ben Gibson – £15m (Middlesbrough, August 2018)

Interesting that all are still at the club but only one would really be viewed as a definite starter at the moment.

Don’t forget Vydra, how much was he 10m?

[agreenwood]

Dyche has been saying for a while that the transfer fees aren't really the issue, although the fact that we seem to have been reluctant to go beyond our valuation of a few recent targets might suggest otherwise.

It's probably more telling to see whether there's been much movement in terms of the highest wage earners over the past 4-5 years. That's where Dyche says the challenge is.

[AfloatinClaret]

Dyche has been saying for a while that the transfer fees aren't really the issue...highest wage earners...That's where Dyche says the challenge is.

Agreed, in the grand scheme of things whether you paying £15M or £17-18M is not a significant issue (that £2M+ windfall we just collected on Ings could cover it) and as a one-off/fixed cost it's done and dusted. But if you also have to pay said player £10-20k/week more than the current squad members are getting then you're going wreck any harmony/team spirit, unless of course everyone else gets a pay-rise to provide parity.
With a squad of twenty-odd players that might be a further £15 million and that's every year and in part at least would continue even if your new 'star' player proved a dud and you got relegated.

[ClaretTony]

Who was the record signing before Defour? Was it Gray and potentially before that Fletcher?

[ClaretTony]

Dyche has been saying for a while that the transfer fees aren't really the issue, although the fact that we seem to have been reluctant to go beyond our valuation of a few recent targets might suggest otherwise.

It's probably more telling to see whether there's been much movement in terms of the highest wage earners over the past 4-5 years. That's where Dyche says the challenge is.

The wages are always the more significant and I’m sure we’ve missed out on players in recent years due to that.

[elwaclaret]

The wages are always the more significant and I’m sure we’ve missed out on players in recent years due to that.

I agree, and fully agree the club’s position. When managers eg Fergi could afford to insist they were paid more than their highest earners, it wasn’t so much to line their own pockets but to keep a check of moral at the club by pointing out whatever was offered would be doubled at minimum, before any other contracts were considered.

[IanMcL]

I agree, and fully agree the club’s position. When managers eg Fergi could afford to insist they were paid more than their highest earners, it wasn’t so much to line their own pockets but to keep a check of moral at the club by pointing out whatever was offered would be doubled at minimum, before any other contracts were considered.

He made sure Wayne Rooney was paid exceedingly well!

[elwaclaret]

He made sure Wayne Rooney was paid exceedingly well!

O I he didn’t grow up in Paisley for nowt!

[BFC123]

Who was the record signing before Defour? Was it Gray and potentially before that Fletcher?

Gray, Boyd, Fletcher

Edit: Boyd might have been the same fee as Fletcher actually (£3m), so not technically a record signing.

[TVC15]

Who was the record signing before Defour? Was it Gray and potentially before that Fletcher?

Gray was £6m (rising to £9m with promotion add ons)
Fletcher was £3m.

I think they were both records at the time.

We doubled our money on both - Gray went for £18m and Fletcher for £7m.
I liked Fletcher - thought he had a lot of quality.

[elwaclaret]

Gray was £6m (rising to £9m with promotion add ons)
Fletcher was £3m.

I think they were both records at the time.

We doubled our money on both - Gray went for £18m and Fletcher for £7m.
I liked Fletcher - thought he had a lot of quality.

Agree with you. Would have been a lot more fondly remembered had we stayed up and he hadn’t had to go to Wolves. Remember him making it pretty obvious he wished things were different too, from memory.

[ClaretTony]

Gray was £6m (rising to £9m with promotion add ons)
Fletcher was £3m.

I think they were both records at the time.

We doubled our money on both - Gray went for £18m and Fletcher for £7m.
I liked Fletcher - thought he had a lot of quality.

I liked Fletcher but he never really progressed. Had 7 years in the Premier League but never got beyond a relegation battle and has been in the Championship for the last three years.

[CombatClaret]

Agreed, in the grand scheme of things whether you paying £15M or £17-18M is not a significant issue (that £2M+ windfall we just collected on Ings could cover it) and as a one-off/fixed cost it's done and dusted. But if you also have to pay said player £10-20k/week more than the current squad members are getting then you're going wreck any harmony/team spirit, unless of course everyone else gets a pay-rise to provide parity.
With a squad of twenty-odd players that might be a further £15 million and that's every year and in part at least would continue even if your new 'star' player proved a dud and you got relegated.

Listening to the Guardian podcast today and they specifically mentioned the key transfer impediment even to teams like Arsenal & Spurs was signing a player that disrupted the wage structure of the club and forced rises among an entire team.

[Rowls]

I can remember when it was Liam Robinson for £325,000 so it's all relative really.

[ClaretTony]

I can remember when it was Liam Robinson for £325,000 so it's all relative really.

I can remember Fletcher, Morley & James being record signings.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Agreed, in the grand scheme of things whether you paying £15M or £17-18M is not a significant issue (that £2M+ windfall we just collected on Ings could cover it) and as a one-off/fixed cost it's done and dusted. But if you also have to pay said player £10-20k/week more than the current squad members are getting then you're going wreck any harmony/team spirit, unless of course everyone else gets a pay-rise to provide parity.
With a squad of twenty-odd players that might be a further £15 million and that's every year and in part at least would continue even if your new 'star' player proved a dud and you got relegated.

Such a simple thing to understand, yet so many football fans can't seem to wrap their heads around it and it isn't just Burnley fans.

[Fretters]

I can remember when it was Liam Robinson for £325,000 so it's all relative really.

Who I think was followed by:

Paul Barnes - 400K - 1996
Steve Davis - 750K - 1999
Ian Moore - £1m - 2000
Robbie Blake - £1m - 2002
Steven Fletcher - £3m - 2009
Andre Bikey - £3m - 2009 (not sure on that one?)
George Boyd - £3m - 2014
Michael Keane - £3m - 2015 (I think?)

And then Defour and so on.