Chelsea overpaid for Torres, I think he is worth based on the previous marks set and taking in to account his age... 35-40m
Carroll is worth about 10-15, when you add in he is English it's probably 15-20
so yes Chelsea overpaid, and so did Liverpool, but the market sets its worth etc.
Just because John Henry said Chelsea paid for it doesn't make it true, because I think for 35m he should have gotten more value than what he got from Carroll. So if he is saying Chelsea overpaying for someone allowed him to make the same mistake and overpay for someone using that money than it's fine but it's not as though he was forced to do so. He could have waited and gotten a better deal in the summer (either with Carroll, or if he was dead set on spending 35m, a better striker)
And I am not trying to put down Andy Carroll because I think he could potentially be a great target man and he seems to have good feet as well, but he hasn't proven anything yet, and 2 years ago he was nothing.
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