Cost of Starting Eleven – Top 4

No analysis; just numbers. Make your own judgement. 

Ever wondered how much it costs for the starting XI of the top 4? Their subs bench and their reserves? How much your team needs to spend to win a league title? How far away Arsenal really are? How much have Chelsea spent?

I have taken the figures from transferleague.co.uk of what I think is the best XI of each team; 7 subs and 4 reserves.

I haven’t included some players like Essien, Bebe, Gervinho as they really are either not part of the club or on the way out. I have however included players like Rooney and Lescott. I will make the final changes when the transfer window is shut.

Cheapest XI in a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-3-3 formation

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Man U: Lindegaard, Rafael, Evans, Vidic, Evra, Cleverly, Kagawa, Giggs, Zaha Welbeck and Hernandez.
Cost:  £ 54 million.
(4 youth team players in Evans, Giggs, Welbeck and Cleverly) – I have not taken Buttner as he was not included in the above list.

Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Richards, Clichy, Barry, Rodwell, Garcia, Kolarov, Nasri, Navas, Negredo. 
Cost: £ 134 million. 
(players not on the list but could have been included: Razzak or Sinclair)

Chelsea: Shwarzer, Cesar, Terry, Ivanovic, Bertrand, Moses, Lampard, Ginkel, Ramires, De Bruyne, Ba.
Cost: £ 85 million 

Arsenal: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Sagna, Miquel, Gibbs, Wilshere, Diaby, Ramsey, Gnarby, Sanogo, Rosicky.
Cost: £ 20 million
(Sagna has played at CB previously)

Most Expensive XI

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Man U: De Gea, Evra, Ferdinand, Jones, Valencia (RB), Anderson, Carrick, Nani, Young, Rooney, RvP
Cost: £ 208 million

Man City: Pantilimon, Lescott, Kolarov, Nastasic, Zabaletta, Fernandhio, Toure, Aguero, Dzeko, Jovetic, Milner
Cost: £ 232 million

Chelsea: Cech, Cole, Ivanovic, Cahil, Luiz, Oscar, Hazard, Mata, Schrulle, Toress Lukaku
Cost: £ 230 million

Arsenal: Fabianski, Vermaelen (LB), Mertascker, Kos, Sagna, Arteta, Santi, Ox, Podolski, Giroud, Walcott
Cost: £ 113 million

Goalkeepers and Back 4 (Strongest)

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Man U: De Gea, Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic, Rafael – Cost £ 63 million
City: Hart, Zabaleta, Nastasic, Kompany, Clichy – Cost £ 35 million
Chelsea: Cech, Cole, Ivanovic, Terry, Luiz – Cost £ 62 million
Arsenal: Szczesny, Gibbs, Sagna, Kos, Mertasacker – Cost £ 26 million

Midfield – 5 players (Strongest)

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Man U: Carrick, Cleverly, Rooney, Young, Valencia – Cost £ 79 million
City: Toure, Fernandhio, Silva, Jovetic, Navas – Cost £ 128 million
Chelsea: Ramires, Lampard, Oscar, Mata, Hazard – Cost £ 109 million
Arsenal: Arteta, Wilshere, Santi, Walcott, Podolski – Cost £ 50 million

Striker – 1 player

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Man U – RvP – Cost £ 22 million
City – Aguero – Cost £ 38 million
Chelsea – Toress/Lukaku/Ba – Average – Cost £ 26 million
Arsenal – Giroud – £ 13 million