Analytics guru says inflated hopes pinned on big signings

With any record-breaking transfer, a litany of questions usually follow. But in the case of Paul Pogba’s switch from Juventus to Manchester United, there seems more than usual.

So, have a desperate United paid over the odds or does the monstrous outlay make sense? Omar Chaudhuri is Head of Football Intelligence at 21st Club, a consultancy specialising in analytics, who have advised several Premier League teams.

“There was a recent table I saw that looked at record transfers in each season and the portion of revenue that the transfer cost,” he says.