Top five biggest summer bargains: Man United and Liverpool both let stars go too cheaply

The CIES Football Observatory have used their statistics and data to compile a list of the players that were bought for peanuts in comparison with their true value. Here is the top five, and the amount that their new clubs underpaid for them (via Metro): 5. Nathaniel Clyne £7.1m (Southampton to Liverpool) The right-back joined Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana, and Dejan Lovren in swapping St Mary’s for Anfield. Unlike the trio however, he looks to stand a very good chance of justifying the fee that the Reds paid for him…

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(Video) Lionel Messi CHOKES and HEADBUTTS Roma’s Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa during ‘friendly’

Since when did Lionel Messi fancy himself as a hardman? There can’t be many players less physically imposing than the diminutive Barcelona forward, but that hasn’t stopped him from trying to collect his nutter credentials with this spectacular outburst on Roma’s Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa. He was lucky to still be on the pitch, receiving just a yellow card for his violent outburst, and he even went on to score a spectacular second for the club just minutes later. What do you think, could you take Messi in a fight?

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