A live example from the same market
The pattern was still visible in the January 2026 window. Crystal Palace paid roughly 70 million pounds for forward Jorgen Strand Larsen, a fee widely described in transfer-grade coverage, including by Fox Sports, as an outsized commitment for a player some scouts characterized as a one-season standout rather than an established top-level finisher. Whether that particular deal succeeds will only be clear over time, but the terms it was struck on, a rushed mid-season valuation under competitive pressure from other buyers, are precisely the conditions CIES and other analysts flag as producing the league's worst value transfers.
