Follow usFormer Manchester United end England national team defender Rio Ferdinand commented on the crazy market with multiple transfers mainly to Saudi Arabia for crazy amounts.
“Imagine what I would be worth now. $120 million? No, it’s too little. In today’s market, the price would be $200 million. At the same time, the salary will be around $500 thousand per week, ” he said to Manchester Evening News.
The highest transfer fee paid for Ferdinand in his entire career was $48 million. This amount was received by Leeds for the sale of the player to United. The Englishman played for the Red Devils for 12 years, winning multiple trophies.
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This summer transfer window saw many football stars going to Saudi Arabia with multi-million deals and transfer fees. Earlier today it was reported that Manchester City is ready to offer over $100 million for the Croatian defender Josko Gvardiol from RB Leipzig.
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