Report: The Astronomical Price of a Romelu Lukaku Shot This Season
BettingOdds.com has conducted a brand new study into every attacking-player in the Premier League to find the footballers with the best and worst value based on their individual performances in the 2021/22 EPL season. The focus of the study has been attack-minded midfielders and forwards who have produced at least ten shots each in their respective campaigns up until April 26, 2022 (indicative of their usage across the Premier League campaign).
The research has found that topping the list of costliest Premier League attackers is Chelsea player Romelu Lukaku, who is estimated to have earned an astonishing Premier League high of £494,397 for every shot that he has produced throughout Chelsea’s 2021/22 EPL campaign so far.
Conversely, Everton’s Anthony Gordon, who was the one bright light for the Toffees in a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield last weekend, is the least costly out of all Premier League attackers, with an estimated cost of £2,959 per shot this season, based on his annual salary and stats this season.
The results of the study can be found below and have been broken down into the following categories:
- The Costliest Premier League Attackers Based On Shots Made To Salary Earned In 2021/22 season (having made at least ten shots in total);
- The Least Costly Premier League Attackers Based On Shots Made To Salary Earned In 2021/22 season (having made at least ten shots in total).
Costliest Premier League Attackers Based On Shots Made To Salary Earned In 2021/22 season (having made at least ten shots in total)
1. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea)- Annual Salary: £18.2m Salary earned so far this season: £15.33m Number of shots made this season: 31 Cost per shot: £494,397
2. Edinson Cavani (Manchester United)- Annual Salary: £8.32m Salary earned so far this season: £7.44m Number of shots made this season: 16 Cost per shot: £465,263
3. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United)- Annual Salary: £13.0m Salary earned so far this season: £11,63m Number of shots made this season: 26 Cost per shot: £447,368
4. Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United)- Annual Salary: £5.2m Salary earned so far this season: £4.65m Number of shots made this season: 11 Cost per shot: £442,967
5. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)- Annual Salary: £9.36m Salary earned so far this season: £8.37m Number of shots made this season: 22 Cost per shot: £380,670
6. Divock Origi (Liverpool)- Annual Salary: £4.26m Salary earned so far this season: £3.70m Number of shots made this season: 10 Cost per shot: £370,295
7. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea)- Annual Salary: £7.8m Salary earned so far this season: £6.57m Number of shots made this season: 19 Cost per shot: £345,706
8. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)- Annual Salary: £9.36m Salary earned so far this season: £8.13m Number of shots made this season: 24 Cost per shot: £338,684
9. Jack Grealish (Manchester City)- Annual Salary: £13.0m Salary earned so far this season: £11.29m Number of shots made this season: 37 Cost per shot: £305,121
10. Timo Werner (Chelsea)- Annual Salary: £13.94m Salary earned so far this season: £11.74m Number of shots made this season: 40 Cost per shot: £293,389
Least Costly Premier League Attackers Based On Shots Made To Salary Earned In 2021/22 season (having made at least ten shots in total)
1. Anthony Gordon (Everton)- Annual Salary: £130,000 Salary earned so far this season: £109,474 Number of shots made this season: 37 Cost per shot: £2,959
2. Armando Broja (Southampton)- Annual Salary: £442,000 Salary earned so far this season: £395,474 Number of shots made this season: 40 Cost per shot: £9,887
3. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City)- Annual Salary: £780,000 Salary earned so far this season: £677,368 Number of shots made this season: 58 Cost per shot: £11,679
4. Joe Gelhart (Leeds United)- Annual Salary: £265,200 Salary earned so far this season: £223,326 Number of shots made this season: 18 Cost per shot: £12,795
5. Anthony Elanga (Manchester United)- Annual Salary: £286,000 Salary earned so far this season: £255,895 Number of shots made this season: 19 Cost per shot: £13,468
6. Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace)- Annual Salary: £884,000 Salary earned so far this season: £744,421 Number of shots made this season: 45 Cost per shot: £17,060
7. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)- Annual Salary: £1.72m Salary earned so far this season: £1.49m Number of shots made this season: 84 Cost per shot: £17,741
8. Ivan Toney (Brentford)- Annual Salary: £1.61m Salary earned so far this season: £1.44m Number of shots made this season: 75 Cost per shot: £19,231
9. Adam Idah (Norwich City)- Annual Salary: £324,000 Salary earned so far this season: £281,368 Number of shots made this season: 14 Cost per shot: £20,098
10. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford)- Annual Salary: £676,000 Salary earned so far this season: £604,842 Number of shots made this season: 29 Cost per shot: £20,857
