The Closed Shop is live.

15 clubs. 3 seasons. 1 system. 2 tiers.

The Super League is dead. What it was protecting is not.

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

#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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Since 2019, #Villa have recouped €1.34 for every €1 spent. That is not just better than their rivals for a top-four place; it is a fundamentally different way of running a football club.

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

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

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

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.

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The Definitive Guide to UEFA’s Squad Cost Ratio

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