Witness from the post-80s generation, 16 years ago, buying Ronaldo for 95 million euros, and now he can only buy Ekitic. The baby changes accordingly

The times are changing, prices are changing, and players' value is changing with the years. Of course, parents' education of their children will also change, but all this may be the post-80s generation.

16 years ago, you can buy a football superstar like Cristiano Ronaldo, but now you can only buy a player like Ekitic for 95 million euros, and even a French international (Ekitic has not been selected for the French national team and has only played 5 times in France 21). Perhaps there is no harm without comparison, and one comparison is all damage.

In the summer window of 2009, Real Madrid spent 94 million euros to sign Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United. In the summer window of 2025, Liverpool spent 95 million euros to sign French striker Ekitic from Frankfurt.

Post-80s have not only witnessed the huge changes in football players' value over the past 16 years, but also changed from children to parents. Perhaps the post-80s generation have a deep understanding that when we were children, our parents told us to play football less and learn more; now we have become parents, and we also told our children to play football more and play less on mobile phones and tablets.

Balls are changing all the time, but what remains unchanged is that the innocent happiness of playing football and watching football has not changed. Even if the post-80s generation is old, they may still miss the days when they play football, and they will brag about the wonderful ball that year with their partners. They may still be able to watch football with their partners. They may be difficult to watch football with their partners, but they will still interact online, and they may not watch certain games, or they may be really good. This is the happiness that football brings to the post-80s generation! Perhaps many things have failed the post-80s generation, but football has not.

Do you still remember the stars you have chased for those years?