What was Nicolas Anelka worth in 2009-10?

£24.5M — 2009–10, Chelsea FC, age 30. That's £114.7M in today’s transfer money.

EXHIBIT 2009-10ST
Market value at the time
£24.5M
Chelsea FC · 2009–10 · Age 30
RATING83that seasonClassic 83 · Peak 83 (2009-10)
Fee in today's money£114.7M
Wages, 3-season deal£130.3M
PRICE IN 9-0-0£245.0M

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

£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 £245.0M
Value at the time, by season£m, nominal
24.5
’09
18.9
’10
8.7
’11
2.4
’12
0.4
’13
—
’14
—
’15
—
’16
—
’17

Chelsea FC, 2009-10

#6 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£187.7M
Didier DrogbaST · 3189£31.2M£146.0M
John TerryCB · 2987£31.2M£146.0M
Michael EssienCDM · 2783£31.2M£146.0M
Petr ČechGK · 2789£24.5M£114.7M
Nicolas AnelkaST · 3083£24.5M£114.7M
Ashley ColeLB · 2987£19.6M£91.7M
BosingwaRB · 2780£19.1M£89.4M
Joe ColeCAM · 2881£18.7M£87.5M
Florent MaloudaLW · 2985£16.5M£77.2M
Ricardo CarvalhoCB · 3184£15.6M£73.0M
John Obi MikelCDM · 2282£15.6M£73.0M
Salomon KalouRW · 2480£13.4M£62.7M
Michael BallackCM · 3382£12.5M*£58.5M
AlexCB · 2782£11.6M£54.3M

Questions on file

Q.How much was Nicolas Anelka worth in 2009-10?

Nicolas Anelka was valued at £24.5m in 2009–10, playing for Chelsea FC at age 30.

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

Adjusted for transfer-market inflation, his 2009–10 value is a £114.7m fee today. Add £130.3m in wages over a three-season deal and he costs £245m in 9-0-0.

Q.Was Nicolas Anelka the most valuable player at Chelsea FC in 2009-10?

No — he ranked #6 of 26 players on file at Chelsea FC that season. The most valuable was Frank Lampard at £40.1m.