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44 WGM #62 2018/09 wgm8.com 体育 SPORT season in early 2018 for £75 million. The highly-inflated transfer market and the importance of good defensive cover forced the board’s hand after years of reluctance to spend big. Nowadays it is commonly agreed that world- class defensive players, including goalkeepers, are far more valuable than previously given credit for. It was 2001 when Gianluigi Buffon, the legendary Italian goal stopper, become the then most expensive goalkeeper in the world for a transfer fee of £32.6 million in his move from Parma to Juventus. The record remained for 16 years until Ederson inched over by £2.1 million in 2017. This summer, Ederson’s record was smashed three times in a short period of time and the price more than doubled! The big moves by Liverpool andManchester City are in stark contrast to Manchester United where manager Jose Mourinho was incensed by the board’s refusal to splurge on expensive defensive solutions like Harry Maguire and Toby Alderweireld. Mourinho has stated that United’s second- placed finish last season, 19 points behind City, was “one of my biggest achievements in the game” – but with his league competitors spending big on safe hands, matching that achievement might be one step too far for the Red Devils this time around. 艾德森今年夏天以6500万英镑转会利物浦，称为世上 Alisson Becker was briefly the worldʼs most expensive goalkeeper when he joined Liverpool for £65 million this summer