The new strikers? Why clubs are spending more on midfielders than ever before

These three men are worth almost £300million, apparently (Picture: Metro)

Admit it, when you were growing up you dreamed of becoming a footballer. We all did, didn’t we? Specifically a goalscorer, a glory-getter, a star striker.

Goals win games, and for years transfer values reflected that simple fact. Buy a great striker, get him the ball, win. It’s what inspired Blackburn to buy Alan Shearer for £15million, Real Madrid to break the transfer record to get Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008 and Liverpool to Read Entire Article