Posted May 10, 200916 yr I'm sure you're sick of hearing that the team we fielded against Barca cost "over £500". Sure it did. By that reckoning, Manure's cost over £1 billion. Anyway, here's an interesting stat: In five subsequent transfer windows [since 2006] Chelsea’s net spend has been less than West Brom’s: £5m. From an interesting analysis in the Sunday Times.