Norwich beating Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday evening was the ultimate ‘David vs Goliath’ contest, but the size of the giant-slaying has been further underlined by a viral statistic about the cost of assembling each starting lineup.
Norwich, who started with two free signings and two academy graduates, battled hard and eventually capitalised on catastrophic City defending to prevail 3-2. But the team that started at Carrow Road was around £400m cheaper than their wealthy all-conquering opposition.
The Canaries didn’t pay a penny for heroes Teemu Pukki or Todd Cantwell, the latter of whom, developed in the club’s own academy, while fellow scorer Kenny McLean cost £200,000.