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Rafael Benítez has hit back at Sir Alex Ferguson and told him to “check his figures” after the Manchester United manager dismissed his Liverpool counterpart’s claims that the Merseyside club have spent less money than the Barclays Premier League champions over the past five years.

Ferguson claimed yesterday that Liverpool were “well ahead of us in spending in the last five years”, but the statistics appear to support Benítez. United’s gross spending since June 2004, when the Spaniard arrived at Anfield, totals £221.95 million compared with £212.6 million by Liverpool. Ferguson’s net spending over that period is £147.90 million compared with Benítez’s £111.39 million.

The row marks the latest chapter in the escalating tension between the pair, whose rivalry is fast becoming the fiercest in English football. Ferguson branded Benítez “disturbed” after the Liverpool manager accused him in January of wielding an unfair influence over referees during a calculated attack, and on the eve of United’s 4-1 defeat by Liverpool at Old Trafford a week ago Ferguson resumed the spat by claiming that he would need to “read up on Freud” to make sense of the Spaniard’s remarks.

“Check the figures,” Benítez said. “It doesn’t matter what Ferguson says about money. They [United] have more money and can spend more than us, so we have to manage and do our best in every single deal.”

Ferguson had sparked the debate when he claimed that he had instructed United’s staff to survey the statistics after growing tired of listening to Benítez reiterating that Liverpool had spent less. “I was amazed when I saw that”, Ferguson said. “I talked to some of the people in the sports technology department and said, ‘Check that out.’

“I am sure I have not spent that much money. I worked out in the last five years that Liverpool have spent £24 million more than Manchester United. The most amazing fact about them is that they have used 60 players in the reserves this season.”

Ferguson is under no illusions, though, that Benítez will spend big in the summer after signing a new five-year contract. As revealed by The Times yesterday, he is expected to have at least £30 million plus whatever he can recoup in sales to spend.

“You will see Rafa produce an incredible spending spree — that is an absolute certainty now he has signed a new contract,” the United manager said. “They talk of a recession, but there will not be one at Liverpool.”

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Liverpool

Year Money out Money in Net Spend
08/09 £ 40,300,000 £ 35,750,000 £ 4,550,000
07/08 £ 69,250,000 £ 29,900,000 £ 39,350,000
06/07 £ 28,000,000 £ 12,380,000 £ 15,620,000
05/06 £ 35,140,000 £ 9,500,000 £ 25,640,000
04/05 £ 39,800,000 £ 14,500,000 £ 25,300,000
Total £212,490,000 £102,030,000 £110,460,000


Manchester United

Year Money out Money in Net Spend
08/09 £ 40,750,000 £ 2,000,000 £38,750,000
07/08 £ 63,100,000 £35,200,000 £27,900,000
06/07 £ 18,600,000 £14,500,000 £ 4,100,000
05/06 £ 20,000,000 £18,500,000 £ 1,500,000
04/05 £ 27,000,000 £ 5,850,000 £21,150,000
Total £169,450,000 £76,050,000 £93,400,000

# Net Spend 04 - 09 Purchased Sold Nett Per Season

1 Chelsea £248,450,000 £117,300,000 £131,150,000 £26,230,000
2 Manchester City £171,020,000 £49,900,000 £121,120,000 £24,224,000
3 Liverpool £212,490,000 £102,030,000 £110,460,000 £22,092,000 4 Tottenham £235,500,000 £137,250,000 £98,250,000 £19,650,000
5 Manchester United £169,450,000 £76,050,000 £93,400,000 £18,680,000
6 Aston Villa £95,150,000 £21,255,000 £73,895,000 £14,779,000
9 Sunderland £80,580,000 £11,650,000 £68,930,000 £13,786,000
7 Newcastle £120,750,000 £83,400,000 £37,350,000 £7,470,000
8 Middlesborough £62,200,000 £32,500,000 £29,700,000 £5,940,000
10 Everton £80,100,000 £56,200,000 £23,900,000 £4,780,000
12 Arsenal £102,050,000 £81,720,000 £20,330,000 £4,066,000
11 Portsmouth £85,200,000 £71,010,000 £14,190,000 £2,838,000
13 West Ham £75,145,000 £61,625,000 £13,520,000 £2,704,000
14 Blackburn Rovers £36,100,000 £36,290,000 -£190,000 -£38,000

Leeds United £5,900,000 £13,050,000 -£7,150,000 -£1,787,500

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Wesdude zei:

Ferguson zal wel beter weten wat hij uitgegeven heeft dan the times zeker.

Op een andere site, Transfer League , zegge ze dit:



Een onnuttige discussie ook want het enige waarop ge u kunt baseren zijn cijfers die de pers aanhaalt. Soms tellen ze enkel de basisfee, soms de basisfee+ de bonussen... Dikke zever discussie, Benitez had zijn geld maar beter moeten spenderen.

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Blackstone zei:

Ferguson: Benitez has spent moreGaat er nu ook massaal met Fergie gelachen worden?

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In de pers heeft men daar zich eens mee beziggehouden en nu blijkt dat Benitez sinds 2004 meer heeft uitgegeven dan Ferguson. En dan moet er met hem gelachen worden? Eerder met Benitez zou ik denken.

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United’s gross spending since June 2004, when the Spaniard arrived at Anfield, totals £221.95 million compared with £212.6 million by Liverpool. Ferguson’s net spending over that period is £147.90 million compared with Benítez’s £111.39 million.

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