The usually reliable LFC history.net has as £20m, which tallies with my memory.
Some source at the time claimed it was £26m, but that would be the value of £20m + Garcia (it was essential a cash plus player deal, although they were kept separate for accounting purposes).
Definitely nowhere near 34m. Is that Euros? Or adjusted for inflation?
He’s like a kid, stopped following him a long time ago.
It’s in pounds. Don’t think it’s adjusted for inflation but not sure. If it was, surely it would be a lot higher?
How much did he cost?
Whenever we talk about the deal for Torres with Atlético Madrid we always include Luis GarcÍa in the price. The total cost of the operation is around £20 million.
This was Rafa. So it’s 14 + 6 apparently.
I think they’re not using the right exchange rates. In 2007, the GBPEUR rate was around 0.68 on average, and their German site uses €38m, which translates to around £26m.
Always felt in recent times like Uruguayan players have certain culture in their mentality and approach. Like a little Atletico among national team sides.
Must come from their key individuals in the recent decade or so, Tabarez being in charge of their national team for a long time, being a small population country (one of those rare examples of population vs footballing culture, Croatia are a bit the same), a team that was always compact.
Feel like if the footballing quality is good with certain individuals, you can almost bank on their approach is spot on as well.
Likes of Godin, Suarez, Cavani, etc. Maybe I forgot a few.
Nunez might have a big role to play in this post-Suarez/Cavani era, to lead their attack. I know they also have Maxi Gomez, but I don’t know enough about his talent/quality/ceiling, perhaps it was never that high.
This is a pretty cool chart, albeit limited by being 4 years old so you can only compare up to season Summer 18.
Based on this a 34 million summer 2007 purchase is worth 90 million in 2018 money. An inflation adjusted 25 million fee would be worth 66 million.
So, he’s either more or less expensive than Torres depending on how much Torres actually cost.
I’m happy to keep bringing valuable insight 
He’s just a total fan boy. Zero insight, just in it for a the Bantz.
I bet United were offering him at least twice that.
Speaks volumes that he would still rather come to us.
Mendes is one guy we’ve done good business with. I think both Fabinho and Jota are Mendes represented.
So, £100k per week, more or less. Sounds reasonable.
We aren’t city to tempt players with insane amount of money so as to reduce the transfer fee. Remember them doing that with Laporte and Ruben Dias.
I wouldn’t call either of them an aerial threat, though.
You’re very determined, aren’t you? You win the ‘argument’. Are you happy?
I’m not sure what your problem here is? You made a claim, you ought to be able to back it up?
Not sure many would call Sterling an ‘aerial threat’ though.
Can this just happen? I hate waiting for transfers.
I think the point is that given his height, frame and generally scrappiness, Nunez is going to be able to mix it with defenders and contest high balls into the box. Jota and Mane may score headers, but I don’t think either, being relatively small in stature, are able to do that
