After the Berlin Major 2019, we have seen some of the most expensive CS:GO player price tags in the world. Though not many organizations want to go public with the money matter, we have some of the most unthinkable numbers here.

The French CS:GO shuffle
With the disappointing results at Berlin Major 2019 when losing to AVANGAR in the quarter-finals, Vitality has decided to acquire the service of the French veteran Richard 'shox' Papillon at the price of $450,000 (₹3.2 Crore).

G2 – another French top-tier CS:GO squad also scooped 2 star players from CR4ZY. Though the details have yet to go public, with what the CEO of CR4ZY revealed, the number can’t be less than a couple of hundred thousand dollars.

FaZe Clan with their one million investment
FaZe Clan has recently acquired the Brazillian star Marcelo 'coldzera' David from the bench of MIBR. The two-time Major MVP was on the bench for months before coming to the European squad. Though 2 organizations have yet to announce the detail of the transfer, a star-tier player like coldzera is said to boast a price tag of no less than $1 million (₹7.1 Crore).

Initially, FaZe Clan is rumored to have an eye for the Finnish IGL Aleksi ‘Aleksib’ Virolainen. However, after the signing of coldzera, FaZe seemed to have run out of money to continue with the star IGL. Aleksib was rumored to have been approached by Complexity’s CEO with a contract worth $1 million. However, we won’t have the chance to see CoL.Aleksib as he turned it down. At the time, rumor had it that Aleksib was a part of the CS:GO project by OG together with the French veteran Nathan 'NBK-' Schmitt.

Whole roster acquisition
The recent EG roster has also been acquired from NRG. They also boast an impressive price tag of $3 million (₹21.21 Crore). EG has recently become the #1 team in the world. Is this the right investment from the longest-running North American esports organization?

Recently, 100T has announced their comeback to the CS:GO scene with the signing of the whole Renegades roster. At the moment, Renegades is ranked at #7 in the world, higher above other established names like mousesports, Natus Vincere, G2, and NiP.

Though both sides haven’t revealed the exact number, a trusted source - neL@neLendirekt has taken to Twitter to disclose the number. The whole transfer was priced at $2.2 million (₹15.55 Crore). Being the second highest transfer in the world of CS:GO, only behind EG.

That results in an average of $440 million (₹3.11 Crore) for each player, excluding the coach. This means that each player in the roster has almost the same price tag as the French veteran Richard 'shox' Papillon. It is hard to imagine that playing an esports well can give you such a price tag of several hundred thousand dollars. Generally, the ex-Renegades or the current 100T is solid as a top 10 teams and deserves such a price tag. They will play in the IEM Beijing this November 7-10 against some of the best CS:GO teams in the world.
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