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Alan Shearer.

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How much would he be worth in the current market? Take the timeline comparison to be from when he left Blackburn after winning the league.
Would he remain in the Premier League, which he seemed well suited to, or this time around is there a possibility he'd go to a top price overseas?
 

English 'style' center forward? Scores goals, had a turn of pace back then...
Wouldn't be amazed to see the fat end of £60-80m for a young player like that, no doubt to Barca or Real.
 
How much did Newcastle sign him for? I'd say he'd be worth £60mil in this day and age though
 
box2box said:
60-85m if in early 20s
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That puts him in Bale money which kind of means overseas.
Do you think his playing style would get top bids from Madrid, Barcelona etc etc or do you think a British club would go as high as £85million?
 
PISTON said:
That puts him in Bale money which kind of means overseas.
Do you think his playing style would get top bids from Madrid, Barcelona etc etc or do you think a British club would go as high as £85million?
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United city or maybe Chelsea would
 
He couldn't hack it in the modern game. It's came on leaps and bounds since he played. He wouldn't be able to keep up and he would struggle top operate as the lone striker. To conclude, Barnsley would be more his level these days.
 
PISTON said:
That puts him in Bale money which kind of means overseas.
Do you think his playing style would get top bids from Madrid, Barcelona etc etc or do you think a British club would go as high as £85million?
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British players are always going to go for a premium now so yes I'd say that one of the Manchester clubs or Chelsea would go up to 85m - he'd guarantee you at least 20 goals per season
 
gipetto said:
He couldn't hack it in the modern game. It's came on leaps and bounds since he played. He wouldn't be able to keep up and he would struggle top operate as the lone striker. To conclude, Barnsley would be more his level these days.
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:).Great stuff but i think he'd even get us out of the bottom 4 for a week or two every season!!
 
MarcoGoalo said:
British players are always going to go for a premium now so yes I'd say that one of the Manchester clubs or Chelsea would go up to 85m - he'd guarantee you at least 20 goals per season
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So why would a foreign club pay £85 million for Bale and not Shearer? Given the choice for Sunderland i'd have Shearer(obviously as a player only, with no B&W baggage).
 
gipetto said:
He couldn't hack it in the modern game. It's came on leaps and bounds since he played. He wouldn't be able to keep up and he would struggle top operate as the lone striker. To conclude, Barnsley would be more his level these days.
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He would still score shit loads of goals, no matter what.
 
gipetto said:
He couldn't hack it in the modern game. It's came on leaps and bounds since he played. He wouldn't be able to keep up and he would struggle top operate as the lone striker. To conclude, Barnsley would be more his level these days.
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The modern game has come on leaps and bounds, strength and conditioning wise, in line with improvements in coaching and nutrition. Alan Shearer would benefit from that as much as every other young player today.

I honestly think he'd do very well.

Edit: I often wonder what Thierry Henry in his prime would be worth these days. f***ing loads imo.
 
joemcdokes said:
He would still score shit loads of goals, no matter what.
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goal scorers are a breed apart. Yes the game has changed but that instinct to be in the right place at the right time and hit the ball sweetly and quickly would work in all different ears. While defenders and goalies and midfield players might find it hard to adjust I'd say players such as Clough, Greaves, Law, Muller and yes Shearer would still be dominant if they played today
 
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