Joao Carvalho

[Sabricadabra]

Dwight Gayle – £10m
Jordan Rhodes – £10m
Tom Ince – £10m
Jonathan Kodjia – £11m
Matt Ritchie – £11m
Benick Afobe – £12m
Scott Hogan – £12m
Ross McCormack – £12m
Helder Costa – £13m
Joao Carvalho – £13.2m
Britt Assombalonga – £15m
Ruben Neves – £15.8m

As you say Tricky, where are they now

Pretty much every one of those players has had more impact upon the league than Carvalho.

Much of the fee was for potential. Appointing two consecutive managers who don’t play possession football was a mistake in the context of such an investment.