The 10 most expensive recruits in the CV of Philippe Clément
January 4, 2022, 9:00 PM by Nicolas Toison
Since 2011, the year that marks his transition from player to coach, Philippe Clément only climbed the ranks. First in the Belgian championship which he knows only too well then, since Monday, January 3, in the French championship. At the helm of AS Monaco, after a more than successful stint at Club Brugge, where he won the championship the last 2 seasons, the new Monegasque technician is preparing to start the transfer market, with a club that has much more resources than its previous one.
David Okereke and Simon Mignolet at the top of this top 10
Philippe Clément arrives in a team that suits him rather well, a mix between young people with long teeth, like Aurélien Tchouaméni, and experience, with Cesc Fabregas or Wissam Ben Yedder. Depending on the winter movements of the competitors, it is not impossible to see the Belgian technician activate and strengthen his team. If that does happen, seeing him change his personal top 10 with tenth place at 2.5 million euros with Ivan Fiolic would not be surprising.
More than 45 M € for the benefit of the new coach of AS Monaco
This top 10 peaks at 46.01 million euros, the equivalent of about 4.6 million per player. As an indication, during this 2021-2022 season, the lowest transfer amount disbursed by AS Monaco is 6.5 million euros for Ismail Jakobs. We can therefore assume that this ranking will change over the next few months.
The 10 most expensive recruits in the CV of Philippe Clément
10. Ivan Fiolic, from Dynamo Zagreb in Genk (2018) = 2.5 M €
9. Jhon Lucumí, from Deportivo Cali in Genk (2018) = 2.5 M €
8. Federico Ricca, from Malaga to FC Bruges (2019) = 3 M €
7. Joseph Paintsil, from Tema Youth in Genk (2018) = 3 M €
6. Odilon Kossounou, from Hammarby to FC Bruges (2019) = 3.85 M €
5. Casper de Norre, from Sint-Truiden to Genk (2019) = 4 M €
4. Noa Lang, from Ajax to Club Brugge (2021) = 6 M €
3. Michael Krmencik, from Viktoria Plzen at FC Bruges (2020) = 6 M €
2. Simon Mignolet, from Liverpool to Club Brugge (2019) = 7 M €
1. David Okereke, from Spezia Calcio to Club Brugge (2019) = € 8.2m