Liverpool Duo In Top 10 Worst Transfers Based On Points Earned To Cost Of Player

With the Premier League transfer window due to open for 12 weeks from June 9 until August 31, BettingOdds.com have taken a look at the most and least successful arrivals who debuted (or indeed returned or switched shirt colours) in the Premier League from the start of the 2020/21 campaign.

Liverpool’s purchase of Konstantinos Tsimikas from Olympiacos for £11.75m, with the defender collecting a  yearly salary of £3.12m, clearly tops the list of costliest transfer arrivals based on subsequent points the player helped earn. Tsimikas helped Jurgen Klopp’s side gain just 3 points, equating to a cost per point of £4.957m. The Greek left-back is not the only Red to make the list. Diogo Jota, who swapped Molineux for Merseyside when he was picked up by Liverpool from Wolves for £41m alongside a £4.7m yearly salary, helped his new team gain a respectable 38 points featuring across the season. However, at a cost per point of £1.202m, Jota settles into eighth place in the top 10 costliest transfer arrivals based on subsequent performances across the 2020/21 Premier League season.

The most economical acquisition proved to be Brighton & Hove Albion’s Joel Veltman, who arrived from Ajax at an expense of just £900,000. Taking into account the defender’s reported salary of £2m  and the 29 points the Seagulls have earned when Veltman has been in the side, he has cost Brighton a 2020/21 Premier League new arrival low of just £99,588 per point.

The results of the study can be found below and have been organised into the following 4 categories: 

• Costliest Transfers Per Point Gained In the 2020/21 Premier League Season;
• Least Costly Transfers Per Point Gained In the 2020/21 Premier League Season;
• Largest Salaries Earned With Least Amount Of Premier League Minutes Played;
• Largest Amount of Points Helped Acquired For Club (Match Participation Across Full Season).

All figures used are from the Premier League, SpotRac, and Salary Sport.  Please note, the costliest and least costly transfers have excluded free and loan signings, and each player considered must have competed across the full 2020/21 Premier League season.

Costliest Transfers Per Point Gained In the 2020/21 Premier League Season

1. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Olympiacos to Liverpool)  Transfer Cost: £11.75m  Salary: £3.12m  Points Earned For Side: 3  Cost per Point: £4.957m

2. Nathan Ake (AFC Bournemouth to Manchester City)  Transfer Cost: £40m  Salary: £4.8m  Points Earned For Side: 21  Cost per Point: £2.133m

3. Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea)  Transfer Cost: £72m  Salary: £7.28m  Points Earned For Side: 38  Cost per Point: £2.086m

4. Karlan Grant (Huddersfield to West Bromwich Albion)  Transfer Cost: £15m  Salary: £1.56m  Points Earned For Side: 9  Cost per Point: £1.834m

5. Ki-Jana Hoever (Liverpool to Wolverhampton Wanderers)  Transfer Cost: £13.5m  Salary: £2.1m  Points Earned For Side: 9  Cost per Point: £1.733m

6. Grady Diangana (West Ham United to West Bromwich Albion)  Transfer Cost: £12m  Salary: £1.06m  Points Earned For Side: 8  Cost per Point: £1.632m

7. Thomas Partey (Atletico Madrid to Arsenal)  Transfer Cost: £45m  Salary: £13m  Points Earned For Side: 38  Cost per Point: £1.526m

8. Rhian Brewster (Liverpool to Sheffield United)  Transfer Cost: £23.5m  Salary: £1.43m  Points Earned For Side: 17  Cost per Point: £1.466m

9. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers to Liverpool)  Transfer Cost: £41m  Salary: £4.7m  Points Earned For Side: 38  Cost per Point: £1.202m

10. Ben Chilwell (Leicester City to Chelsea)  Transfer Cost: £45.18m  Salary: £9.88m  Points Earned For Side: 46  Cost per Point: £1.197m

Least Costly Transfers Per Point Gained In the 2020/21 Premier League Season

1. Joel Veltman (Ajax to Brighton & Hove Albion)  Transfer Cost: £900,000  Salary: £2m  Points Earned For Side: 29  Cost per Point: £99,588

2. Vladimir Coufal (Slavia Prague to West Ham United)  Transfer Cost: £5m  Salary: £1.6m  Points Earned For Side: 61  Cost per Point: £108,446

3. Illan Meslier (Lorient to Leeds United)  Transfer Cost: £5m  Salary: £858,000  Points Earned For Side: 53  Cost per Point: £110,842

4. Fernando Marcal (Lyon to Wolverhampton Wanderers)  Transfer Cost: £1.72m  Salary: £1.82m  Points Earned For Side: 20  Cost per Point: £176,823

5. Tosin Adarabioyo (Manchester City to Fulham)  Transfer Cost: £2m  Salary: £3.12m  Points Earned For Side: 28  Cost per Point: £219,871

6. Antonee Robinson (Wigan Athletic to Fulham)  Transfer Cost: £2m  Salary: £3.12m  Points Earned For Side: 23  Cost per Point: £222,997

7. Harrison Reed (Southampton to Fulham)  Transfer Cost: £6m  Salary: £624,000  Points Earned For Side: 26  Cost per Point: £254,378

8. Tomas Soucek (Slavia Prague to West Ham United)  Transfer Cost: £15m  Salary: £3.5m  Points Earned For Side: 65  Cost per Point: £284,703

9. Jayden Bogle (Derby County to Sheffield United)  Transfer Cost: £3m  Salary: £858,000  Points Earned For Side: 13  Cost per Point: £297,685

10. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton to Tottenham Hotspur)  Transfer Cost: £12m  Salary: £1.2m  Points Earned For Side: 42  Cost per Point: £314,286

Largest Salaries Earned With Least Amount Of Premier League Minutes Played

1. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid to Tottenham Hotspur)  Salary: £31.2m  Salary per Premier League Gameweek: £821,063  Salary per Minute: £9,123  Premier League Minutes Played: 923  Salary Minus Premier League Minutes: £22.78m

2. Thomas Partey (Atletico Madrid to Arsenal)   Salary: £13m  Salary per Premier League Gameweek: £342,105  Salary per Minute: £3,801  Premier League Minutes Played: 1537  Salary Minus Premier League Minutes: £7.16m

3. Edinson Cavani (Free to Manchester United)   Salary: £10.92m  Salary per Premier League Gameweek: £287,368  Salary per Minute: £3,193  Premier League Minutes Played: 1372  Salary Minus Premier League Minutes: £6.54m

4. Willian (Chelsea to Arsenal)   Salary: £10m  Salary per Premier League Gameweek: £263,158  Salary per Minute: £2,924  Premier League Minutes Played: 1407  Salary Minus Premier League Minutes per Point: £5.89m

5. Donny van de Beek (Ajax to Manchester United)   Salary: £6.24m  Salary per Premier League Gameweek: £164,211  Salary per Minute: £1,825  Premier League Minutes Played: 515  Salary Minus Premier League Minutes: £5.3m

6. Thiago (Bayern Munich to Liverpool)   Salary: £10.4m  Salary per Premier League Gameweek: £273,684  Salary per Minute: £3,041  Premier League Minutes Played: 1858  Salary Minus Premier League Minutes: £4.75m

7. Cengiz Under (Roma to Leicester City - Loan)   Salary: £4.9m  Salary per Premier League Gameweek: £128,947  Salary per Minute: £1,433  Premier League Minutes Played: 275  Salary Minus Premier League Minutes: £4.51m

8. Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea)   Salary: £7.28m  Salary per Premier League Gameweek: £191,579  Salary per Minute: £2,129  Premier League Minutes Played: 1522  Salary Minus Premier League Minutes: £4.04m

9. Alex Telles (Porto to Manchester United)   Salary: £4.84m  Salary per Premier League Gameweek: £127,368  Salary per Minute: £1,415  Premier League Minutes Played: 692  Salary Minus Premier League Minutes: £3.86m

10. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea to Crystal Palace - Loan)   Salary: £4.68m  Salary per Premier League Gameweek: £123,158  Salary per Minute: £1,368  Premier League Minutes Played: 724  Salary Minus Premier League Minutes: £3.69m

Largest Amount of Points Helped Acquired For Club (Match Participation Across Full Season)

1. Ruben Dias (Benfica to Manchester City)  Transfer Cost: £62.1m  Salary: £6m  Cost per Point: £921,266  Points Earned For Side: 74

2. Tomas Soucek (Slavia Prague to West Ham United)  Transfer Cost: £15m  Salary: £3.5m  Cost per Point: £284,703  Points Earned For Side: 65  

3. Timo Werner (RB Leipzig to Chelsea)  Transfer Cost: £47.7m  Salary: £8.84m  Cost per Point: £897,460  Points Earned For Side: 63 

4. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Southampton to Tottenham Hotspur)  Transfer Cost: £15m  Salary: £5.3m  Cost per Point: £327,737  Points Earned For Side: 62  

5. Vladimir Coufal (Slavia Prague to West Ham United)  Transfer Cost: £5m  Salary: £1.6m  Cost per Point: £108,446  Points Earned For Side: 61  

6. Edouard Mendy (Rennes to Chelsea)  Transfer Cost: £21.6m  Salary: £3.9m  Cost per Point: £439,883  Points Earned For Side: 58  

7. = Emiliano Martinez (Arsenal to Aston Villa)  Transfer Cost: £17m  Salary: £2.44m  Cost per Point: £352,886  Points Earned For Side: 55  

7. = Jack Harrison (Manchester City to Leeds United - Loan)  Transfer Cost: £0  Salary: £780,000  Cost per Point: £14,161  Points Earned For Side: 55  

9. Ollie Watkins (Brentford to Aston Villa)  Transfer Cost: £28m  Salary: £3.9m  Cost per Point: £590,522  Points Earned For Side: 54  

10. = Said Benrahma (Brentford to West Ham United - Loan)  Transfer Cost: £0  Salary: £1.2m  Cost per Point: £22,599  Points Earned For Side: 53

10. = Illan Meslier (Lorient to Leeds United)  Transfer Cost: £5m  Salary: £858,000  Cost per Point: £110,842  Points Earned For Side: 53