Sami Hyypia is the Epitome of Value

There aren't many players nowadays that anyone could say offer astonishing value for money. In England's Barclaycard Premier League, Chelsea forked out £50 million for Fernando Torres. It took him over 700 minutes to score his first goal last weekend.

Contrast that to Liverpool's former central defensive behemoth Sami Hyypia, who recently retired. Bought from Dutch club Willem II Tilburg for a paltry £2.5 million in 1999, Hyypia's plaudits on the red half of Merseyside include a treble in his first season (League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup), THAT Champions final where they turned around a 3-0 scoreline at halftime to win the trophy in 2004, and another FA Cup in 2006.

The same amount of money he was purchased for was offered by Stoke City in 2009, but Liverpool turned the money down. He had basically not devalued in ten years.