{"id":1088744,"date":"2019-05-14T12:14:18","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T11:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1088744"},"modified":"2021-09-14T16:49:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T15:49:01","slug":"premier-league-prize-money-signings","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/premier-league-prize-money-signings\/","title":{"rendered":"What if every Premier League club could make one signing using their 2018\/19 prize money?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The drama of the 2018\/19 season finally came to a close on Sunday, with Manchester City crowned champions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite being pushed all the way by Liverpool, Pep Guardiola’s side retained the title for the first time in their history, while we also saw Huddersfield, Fulham and Cardiff all relegated.<\/p>\n

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Of course, with the final positions in the table decided, we now know roughly just how much prize money<\/a> each club will receive from the Premier League.<\/p>\n

So, for a little bit of fun \u2013 and only using prize money received from league position \u2013 we at Squawka have had a look at the last couple of year’s transfers to see just how far clubs could make that money stretch, using Transfermarkt’s information on transfer fees as a guide.<\/p>\n

We’ve suggested the realistic, ambitious and downright outrageous along the way.<\/p>\n

20. Huddersfield Town
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Prize money: <\/strong>\u00a31.9m<\/p>\n

Naturally, finishing bottom of the league lands you the smallest amount of prize money and given that they managed a pathetic 22 goals all season, Huddersfield Town would be hard pressed to find some quality for their \u00a31.9m that could seriously improve their blunt attack.<\/p>\n

Peter Crouch<\/strong> seems to enjoy floating around on a free transfer these days and even at the age of 38, he has to be a better option than Laurent Depoitre up front. That still leaves the Terriers with their \u00a31.9m which they could possibly invest into signing Kevin De Bruyne’s left boot (they can’t afford the right one) so Crouch would at least have half a chance of getting some service.<\/p>\n

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READ MORE: What every club\u2019s (confirmed) Player of the Year says about their season<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

19. Fulham <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Prize money:<\/strong> \u00a33.8m<\/p>\n

At the start of the season, everyone had Fulham tipped alongside Wolves for a nice, cosy, mid-table finish thanks to a frivolous summer of investment. However, what the Cottagers neglected to realise was bringing in big names such as Luciano Vietto and Andre Schurrle on loan doesn’t automatically translate to success.<\/p>\n

Fulham were comfortably relegated, shipping a league-high 81 goals in 38 games. In return for their 19th-place finish, the London club will snag \u00a33.8m from the Premier League \u2013 enough to shore up that leaky backline with the mighty Ragnar Klavan<\/strong> (\u00a31.17m) with enough money leftover to make sure Craven Cottage stays standing for another year.<\/p>\n

18. Cardiff City<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Prize money: <\/strong>\u00a35.7m<\/p>\n

Brave ‘little’ Cardiff didn’t half do themselves proud, against all the odds. Tipped to finish bottom at the start of the season, they kept their Premier League hopes alive right until the last couple of weeks and even their fate had been sealed, managed to go out with a bang, winning 2-0 at Manchester United.<\/p>\n

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If Neil Warnock had a little more firepower at his disposal, maybe they could have stayed up? Oumar Niasse just doesn’t cut it at this level, but Karlan Grant has made a promising start to life at Huddersfield and cost just \u00a31.53m.<\/p>\n

The remaining \u00a34.17m could be spent in one of two ways: either finally buy owner Vincent Tan some pants that actually fit him, or the experienced Jonny Evans<\/strong> to stop the bleeding in their own box, still leaving Tan some loose change for a trip to Marks & Spencers.<\/p>\n

17. Brighton & Hove Albion<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Prize money: <\/strong>\u00a37.6m<\/p>\n

After a promising start, Brighton’s form absolutely plummeted with the Seagulls taking just two points from their final nine games. Luckily, there were three teams even worse than them in the Premier League, although that wasn’t enough to keep Chris Hughton in the dugout.<\/p>\n

With their handy \u00a37.6m prize fund, they really should be going out and looking for a manager. Could Rafa Benitez swap the North East for the sunny surroundings of Brighton beach? Maybe Harry Redknapp is looking for another cushy appointment? Or they could just lump at all on former Burnley man Sam Vokes<\/strong> and hope he can score enough goals to finally allow Glenn Murray a peaceful retirement.<\/p>\n