After Atletico Madrid knocked Chelsea out of the Champions League, Jose Mourinho said that the Spanish club held a big advantage as they’d had the same coach for the last three seasons.
“It’s the difference between one year and three and it’s a big difference…they are a very good side, very adapted to the ideas of this manager – every player fits his idea of how to play,” he said.
Maybe so Jose, but when you look at the cost of the two starting line-ups that took the field on Wednesday night, it really brings home just how impressive Atletico’s victory was.
That is because Chelsea’s starting line-up cost more than SIX TIMES as much as Atletico’s line-up, with three Chelsea players – Willian, Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres – each costing more all by themselves than the ENTIRE Atletico team.
Indeed, £50m flop Fernando Torres cost a whopping £20m more than all 11 Atletico players put together.
The most expensive signing on the Atletico side was Arda Turan who cost €12m (just under £10m) when the club purchased him from Galatasaray in summer 2011.
Without doubt, though, the bargain buy of their team was Diego Costa who cost less than €2m and who will reportedly be sold to – you guessed it – Chelsea this summer for upwards of €60m.
The moral of the story is that while money can help you achieve success, it can’t guarantee it!
Cost of the starting line-ups on Wednesday night.
Atletico starting XI
Courtois – loan
Juanfran – €4m
Miranda – Free
Diego Godin – €8m
Filipe Luis – €10.5m
Mario Suarez – Free
Tiago – Free
Koke – Free
Arda Turan – €12m
Adrian – Free
Diego Costa – €1.83m (€1m transfer fee, €833,000 in agents fees)
Total: €36.33m (£29.82m)
Chelsea starting XI
Schwarzer – Free
Cole – £5m plus Williams Gallas (estimated total £18m)
Terry – Free
Cahill – £7m
Ivanovic – £9.7m
Azpilicueta – £7m
Ramires – £18.3m
Luiz – €25m plus Nemanja Matic (Total value €30m or £25.5m)
Willian – £32m
Hazard – £32m
Torres – £50m
Total cost: £186.5m
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