David Beckham would cost £1 billion in today’s ‘mind-boggling’ transfer market, says Roy Keane
Former Manchester United captain believes clubs are paying inflated sums for ‘average’ players
Former Manchester United star Roy Keane has slammed the “mind-boggling” spending of clubs paying huge fees for “average” players in a historically-frenzied transfer window.
Keane, who now works as assistant to Republic of Ireland coach Martin O’Neill, has been shocked by some of the sums paid by Europe’s top clubs since the end of last season.
The Irishman played alongside stars like David Beckham Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Ruud van Nistelrooy, as well as Cristiano Ronaldo, who cost Real Madrid £80 million (HK$809 million) when he left Old Trafford eight years ago.
Asked what Van Nistelrooy would cost now, the 46-year-old replied: “Ruud would certainly be worth in the market now probably a billion.”
“David Beckham?”. “A billion.” “Ryan Giggs?” “Two billion.”
French giants Paris Saint-Germain have led the way in the current window, forking out a staggering £200 million for Neymar and preparing to invest heavily once again in Monaco’s Kylian Mbappe.