Interesting read:

http://transferpriceindex.com/2011/06/the-english-premium-a-2011-transfer-price-index-review/

Wayne Rooney to Manchester United in 2004/05, now CTPP £62.6m
Rio Ferdinand to Manchester United in 2002/03, now CTPP £61.6m
Alan Shearer to Newcastle United in 1996/97 now CTPP £50.5m

1 Chelsea 05-06 Wright-Phillips 21.00 23 48.8
2 Man Utd 06-07 Carrick 18.60 25 41.2
3 Liverpool 10-11 Carroll 35.00 22 35.0
4 Man Utd 94-95 Andy Cole 7.00 23 33.8
5 Liverpool 99-00 Heskey 11.00 22 32.9
6 Villa 97-98 Collymore 7.00 26 30.1
7 Chelsea 99-00 Sutton 10.00 26 29.9
8 Liverpool 95-96 Collymore 8.50 24 28.5
9 Man City 09-10 Lescott 22.00 27 28.3
10 Man City 10-11 Milner 26.00 24 26.0
11 Spurs 97-98 L Ferdinand 6.00 30 25.8
12 Chelsea 03-04 S Parker 10.00 23 25.7
13 Man Utd 07-08 Hargreaves 17.00 26 24.6
14 Blackburn 94-95 Sutton 5.00 21 24.1
15 Villa 10-11 D Bent 24.00 27 24.0
16 Liverpool 09-10 G Johnson 18.00 24 23.1
17 Blackburn 98-99 K Davies 7.25 21 22.6
18 Spurs 07-08 D Bent 15.50 23 22.4
19 Chelsea 97-98 Le Saux 5.00 28 21.5
20 Villa 06-07 A Young 9.65 21 21.4
21 Villa 98-99 Merson 6.75 30 21.0
22 Newcastle 95-96 L Ferdinand 6.00 28 20.1

Man Utd 5
Chelsea 4
Liverpool 4
Villa 4
City 2
Blackburn 2
Spurs 2
Newcastle 2

Arsenal 0

Not sure the inflation measure is quite right.

United have 5, Newcastle 2; for some reason they excluded the top 3 from the numbered list.

Oh yeah - of course. Got distracted by the table. Post edited.

I think that English/British isle players should be more expensive anyway, they will be already familiar with the league as well as having no language custom or acclimatisation issues, no danger of buying another Reyes.
However I believe that foreign players that have played successfully for a number of years are seen to have been "naturalised" so they would attract a similar premium above those who've just arrived off the boat as it were.

Biggus wrote:

I believe that foreign players that have played successfully for a number of years are seen to have been "naturalised" so they would attract a similar premium above those who've just arrived off the boat as it were.

Only after passing a "DNA" test I presume.

All that table shows is that English players are and have been amongst the best, if not the best, players in the world.

around 20m for jordan henderson.

@Tony: to assess that claim it'd be more interesting to see the overall table, interposing the CTPP of all the high-end foreign player PL transfers.

Tony Montana wrote:

All that table shows is that English players are and have been amongst the best, if not the best, players in the world.

😆

Look at the names on Pepe's list. They are a pretty ordinary bunch.

qs! wrote:
Tony Montana wrote:

All that table shows is that English players are and have been amongst the best, if not the best, players in the world.

😆

Look at the names on Pepe's list. They are a pretty ordinary bunch.

😆

I know.

😆 What's the matter with this damn thing!

Premiums for English players are inevitable, but the quantum of that premium is insane.

Tony Montana wrote:
qs! wrote:

😆

Look at the names on Pepe's list. They are a pretty ordinary bunch.

😆

I know.

D'Oh

You say alot of crazy things Tony, how am I supposed to work out which ones are jokes?

I'm watching the England u21's at the moment. The only English talent on show that I'd pay a 'premium' for would be Sturridge. That's not to say some of the rest aren't good, but that kid is a match winner.

I'd love Sturridge if it all goes sour at Chelsea - which it most likely will.

Did Lansbury play?

Yeah, Lansbury played 2nd half. He was good, probably best English midfielder on show.

Lansbury looked good against Spain. He's an action man who knows what's needed