Articles about the CIES Football Observatory after the release of its "player transfer value calculator"

Articles about the CIES Football Observatory after the release of its "player transfer value calculator" and on the ongoing inflation trend of the transfer market at the top end of the football pyramid on internet (various language):

http://www.kurir-info.rs/sport/fudbal/kompjuter-izracunao-pogledajte-koji-fudbaleri-su-precenjeni-a-koji-potcenjeni-clanak-1539911

http://www.telegraf.rs/sport/1213583-svajcarci-izracunali-ovi-su-fudbaleri-preplaceni-a-ovi-placeni-premalo-ovog-leta

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/03/angel-di-maria-manchester-united-overpaid-study

http://www.nemzetisport.hu/minden_mas_foci/az-mu-t-lehuzta-a-real-a-pool-es-a-barca-kototte-a-legjobb-uzletet-2361337

http://www.sportske.net/vest/medjunarodni-fudbal/cies-di-marija-precenjen-baloteli-i-suarez-potcenjen-193212.html

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28984274

http://metro.co.uk/2014/09/03/transfer-window-2014-manchester-united-massively-overpaid-for-angel-di-maria-liverpool-were-ripped-off-and-chelsea-committed-daylight-robbery-4855121/

http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/03/study-reveals-manchester-united-overpaid-by-41-million-for-angel-di-maria/

http://www.espnfc.com/manchester-united/story/2018071/manchester-united-overpaid-%C2%A324-million-for-angel-di-mariasays-cies

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/11076666/David-Luiz-Luke-Shaw-Eliaquim-Mangala-Dejan-Lovren-why-are-defenders-becoming-more-expensive.html

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/506495/Man-Utd-paid-nearly-25m-TOO-MUCH-for-Di-Maria-while-Liverpool-got-Balotelli-on-the-cheap

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2185979-liverpool-transfer-news-reds-2014-summer-window-over-spending-a-necessary-evil?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=transfer-window

http://www.sports.fr/football/transferts/articles/di-maria-et-david-luiz-les-plus-sur-payes-1105503/

http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/L-injuste-prix-du-mercato/495921

http://www.lesoir.be/642701/article/sports/football/2014-09-02/mercato-origi-parmi-joueurs-plus-sur-payes

http://canal-supporters.com/2014/09/un-marche-encore-surcote-symbole-de-la-fragilite-du-fair-play-financier/

http://sport.panorama.it/calciomercato/trasferimenti-europa-di-maria-sovrapagato-balotelli-sottopagato

The full picture for all players transferred for a fee of at least 10 million € (including add-ons) is presented in the 79th edition of the Big-5 Weekly Post. We also kindly remind you that our unique and simple online calculator to estimate the current transfer value of big-5 league players is freely accessible here.

CIES Football Observatory’s statistical model

The CIES Football Observatory academic team has developed an exclusive statistical model to assess the transfer value of players and predict transfer fees. This powerful econometrical model is based on the in-depth analysis of a sample of nearly 1,500 players transferred for a fee from big-5 league teams since the summer transfer window preceding the 2009/10 season. The statistical model developed includes a multitude of variables relating to the following areas: age, length of remaining contract, position, player performance at club level for the most recent and previous seasons, results of the clubs for which players are employed, as well as players’ international experience and results of national team represented