What was Michael Ballack worth in 2009-10?

£12.5M — 2009–10, Chelsea FC, age 33. That's £45.0M in today’s transfer money.

EXHIBIT 2009-10CM
Market value at the time
£12.5M
Chelsea FC · 2009–10 · Age 33
RATING82that seasonPeak 82 (2009-10)
Fee in today's money£45.0M
Wages, 3-season deal£62.4M
PRICE IN 9-0-0£107.4M

Fees in today's money (transfer inflation). Wages over a three-season deal. Extras are entirely fictional — we checked.

Estimated
£900m. Nine champions.

Eleven signings from 2009–18 at what they cost then, in today's money. Nine Premier League champions to beat.

Sign him for £107.4M
Value at the time, by season£m, nominal
12.5
’09
4.3
’10
2.6
’11
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’12
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’13
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’14
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’15
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’16
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’17

Chelsea FC, 2009-10

#14 of 26 in the squad by value. Full squad price list →

Chelsea FC 2009-10 squad values
PlayerRtgValue thenFee today
Frank LampardCM · 3189£40.1M£144.4M
Didier DrogbaST · 3189£31.2M£112.3M
John TerryCB · 2987£31.2M£112.3M
Michael EssienCDM · 2783£31.2M£112.3M
Petr ČechGK · 2789£24.5M£88.2M
Nicolas AnelkaST · 3083£24.5M£88.2M
Ashley ColeLB · 2987£19.6M£70.6M
BosingwaRB · 2780£19.1M£68.8M
Joe ColeCAM · 2881£18.7M£67.3M
Florent MaloudaLW · 2985£16.5M£59.4M
Ricardo CarvalhoCB · 3184£15.6M£56.2M
John Obi MikelCDM · 2282£15.6M£56.2M
Salomon KalouRW · 2480£13.4M£48.2M
Michael BallackCM · 3382£12.5M*£45.0M
AlexCB · 2782£11.6M£41.8M

Questions on file

Q.How much was Michael Ballack worth in 2009-10?

Michael Ballack was valued at £12.5m in 2009–10, playing for Chelsea FC at age 33 (estimated — no reliable valuation exists).

Q.What would Michael Ballack (2009-10) cost in today's money?

Adjusted for transfer-market inflation, his 2009–10 value is a £45m fee today. Add £62.4m in wages over a three-season deal and he costs £107.4m in 9-0-0.

Q.Was Michael Ballack the most valuable player at Chelsea FC in 2009-10?

No — he ranked #14 of 26 players on file at Chelsea FC that season. The most valuable was Frank Lampard at £40.1m.