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How defenders transfer fees rocketed in quest for success

I was in demand, remembered Are Prada Mens Shoes Worth It Phil Babb. I was on holiday and every other day I was reading the papers and I was going here, there and everywhere.

Back in 1994, the player who was once rejected by his local club Millwall appeared to have the world at his feet. Fresh from his exploits for Republic of Ireland at the World Cup in the United States, Babb joined Liverpool on 1 September for 3.6m C a then British record fee for a defender. The very next day he was joined at Anfield by Wimbledons John Scales for 3.5m as Roy Evans set about attempting to transform the fortunes of a team who had conceded 55 goals in finishing eighth the previous season.

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More than two decades have passed since then but, once more, Liverpool find themselves on the lookout for premium defensive reinforcements following a campaign that saw them concede more goals than any of the other top-four sides. But whereas more than a few eyebrows were raised in 1994 when Evans shelled out more than 7m for two centre-halves, the changing landscape of the modern transfer market means his successor was contemplating making Virgil van Dijk the Authentic Prada Handbags Uk most expensive defender in history until they were forced into a dramatic climbdown on Wednesday after being accused by Southampton of tapping him up.

Klopp must now find an alternative C and quickly C in an environment that saw Manchester City shell out 47.5m on John Stones last August and looks as if it will become more frenzied as the summer goes on.

I dont think they will ever be the same level as the strikers but the amount clubs are prepared to pay for outstanding defenders has Authentic Prada Bags For Cheap certainly increased, says Scales, who stayed at Anfield for only two seasons before moving to Tottenham. The number of clubs at the top of the Premier League that had defensive problems last season shows there is a lack of depth in that area and that helps to drive up the price for those few that there are.

Theres clearly a lack of top-class defenders who are available and clubs are prepared to pay ever more to get them, so that inflates Are Prada Nylon Bags Worth The Money the price. When you have Sunderland earning 100m for finishing bottom of the table then it shows just how much money teams have got to spend now. Add to that all the other teams from Europes top leagues and it quickly drives the prices up.

David Luiz remains the costliest defender of all time after his 50m move from Chelsea to Paris Saint-Germain in 2014. That ranks only 14th in the overall list but after several higher bids were received by Napoli last summer for the Senegal defender Kalidou Koulibaly, it seems a matter of time before that is broken.