Eight points clear. Just seven points dropped all season. Arsenal’s bid to disrupt Manchester City and Liverpool’s monopoly over the Premier League is become increasingly serious week-on-week. Although there are 20 games still left to play, and they have already succumbed to one defeat, we have decided to take a close look at how this current table-topping Arsenal side compare to the unbeaten ‘Invincibles’ of 2003/04.
Mikel Arteta agonisingly missed out on Champions League football for the first time since 2016 after finishing just two points behind North London neighbours Tottenham last season. Fast forward to now, not only have they beaten Spurs home and away, but they have a nine point cushion between themselves and the final European spot.
While it is far too early to make any assumptions, a first Premier League title since their staggering unbeaten season almost 20 years ago would be a seismic shift in the makeup of the top flight, with Chelsea the last side other than Liverpool or Manchester City to be crowned champions back in 2015/16.
With this current cohort of youthful Arsenal players displaying the kind of flamboyance and flair that defined the great ‘Invicibles’ side, we have decided to compare the transfer fees of each side.
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Current Arsenal Team XI vs ‘Invincibles’ XI Transfer Fees
Current Arsenal Team
Aaron Ramsdale (£28m), Ben White (£50m), Gabriel (£22.7m), William Saliba (£26.25m), Oleksandr Zinchenko (£30.6m), Thomas Partey (£43.7m), Granit Xhaka (£39m), Martin Odegaard (£30.6m), Gabriel Martinelli (£6m), Gabriel Jesus (£45.5m), Bukayo Saka (homegrown youth product).
- Total combined transfer value: £322,350,000
‘Invincibles XI’
Jens Lehman (£3m); Lauren (£8.7m), Kolo Toure (£161,000), Sol Campbell (Free), Ashley Cole (Free); Freddie Ljungberg (£3.9m), Gilberto Silva (£7.8m), Patrick Vieira (£4.6m), Robert Pires (£8.5m); Dennis Bergkamp (£9.8m), Thierry Henry (£14m).
- Total combined transfer value: £60,461,000
What Would The ‘Invincibles’ Cost When Adjusted to Inflation?
£100 in 2003 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £202.29 today, which is a cumulative price increase of 102%. Therefore it is only fair we adjust the player’s transfer fees to inflation.
‘Invincibles’ Fees Adjusted to Inflation
Jens Lehman (£6m); Lauren (£17.5m), Kolo Toure (£325,680), Sol Campbell (Free), Ashley Cole (Free); Freddie Ljungberg (£7.8m), Gilberto Silva (£15.7m), Patrick Vieira (£9.3m), Robert Pires (£17.1m); Dennis Bergkamp (£19.8m), Thierry Henry (£28.3m).
- Total combine transfer value: £121,825,680
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