West Bromwich Albion
West Brom struck gold with 6ft4 icon who’d be worth as much as £12m in 2024 money
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Ben Foster’s transfer to West Brom
Following a single season at St. Andrew’s, Foster left for nearby West Brom, where he eventually established himself as an iconic figure after leaving Manchester United.
After a brief spell at the Blues, the current Championship club paid Foster £4.5 million, which would turn out to be an incredible deal. Foster went on to become a well-known member of the Baggies and was a dependable goalkeeper for many years while the team was a strong Premier League team.
What Ben Foster would be worth in 2024 money
The 6 foot 4 goalkeeper would go on to make 223 appearances for West Brom over seven impactful seasons, becoming very much a part of the furniture at the West Midlands club by the time of his exit.
West Brom lineup for Ben Foster’s Premier League debut | |
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West Brom 0-2 Man United, August 2011 | |
1. GK – Ben Foster | |
2. RB – Steven Reid | |
3. CB – Gabriel Tamas | |
4. CB – Jonas Olsson | |
5. LB – Nicky Shorey | |
6. RM – Chris Brunt | |
7. CM – Youssouf Mulumbu | |
8. CM – Paul Scharner | |
9. LM – James Morrison | |
10. ST – Somen Tchoyi | |
11. ST – Shane Long | |
Sourced by Transfermarkt |
Throughout these games, Foster would end up keeping 57 clean sheets for the Baggies; his finest individual season occurred in 2014–15, when he recorded 12 shutouts from just 28 games played.
During that season, Foster’s club never truly worried about their top-flight position and dropped to the second level, where Corberan currently directs his Baggies troops. Meanwhile, West Brom finished 13th in the league with players like former sensation Saido Berahino scoring 20 goals.
Before making the big move to wealthy Wrexham AFC, Foster would eventually win over a new group of supporters at Watford, where he broke through the 200-game mark in Hertfordshire. However, West Brom supporters will always consider the eight-time England international to be a Baggies icon first and foremost.
He would be worth £12 million if the £4.5 million trade had happened today, making the Hawthorns’ decision even more brilliant when viewed through the lens of TotallyFootball’s Transfer Index, which accounts for inflation in the present day based on historical transfer transactions.
In every season since 1992, Totally Money has acquired the top 100 most expensive transactions ever made in each of the top five European leagues. Equipped with an abundance of past financial records, they have computed the current value of former football players, accounting for the notable inflation rate.
How Ben Foster’s value compares to the West Brom squad
Foster’s current market value, calculated using the Transfer Index, is three times greater than that of Jed Wallace, the Baggies’ most valuable player at the moment of Wallace’s arrival. Wallace, an ex-Millwall player, is currently valued at €4.1M (£3.5m), according to Football Transfers.
Even so, Wallace has been just as important to the promotion-chasing team as Palmer has been at times this season, with the aging midfielder contributing to nine goals and 35 assists in 35 games across all competitions.
West Brom’s most valuable players – 2023/24 | |
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1. Jed Wallace | €4.1m (£3.5m) |
2. Okay Yokuslu | €3.5m (£2.99m) |
3. Brandon Thomas-Asante | €3.4m (£2.91m) |
4. Conor Townsend | €3.4m (£2.91m) |
5. Darnell Furlong | €3.4m (£2.91m) |
Sourced by Football Transfers |
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