Who has the most valuable squad in the world?
Tottenham worth more than Real Madrid and Barcelona? Harry Kane worth more than Lionel Messi? Here's the top 10 most valuable squads in Europe according to CIES Football Observatory...
Tottenham worth more than Real Madrid and Barcelona? Harry Kane worth more than Lionel Messi? Here's the top 10 most valuable squads in Europe according to CIES Football Observatory...
10. Juventus - €743m
The Serie A champions are tenth on the list and, unsurprisingly, their most valuable player is Paulo Dybala at €166m.
9. Atletico Madrid - €800m
Diego Simeone's side are in ninth place, with Antoine Griezmann (€147m) as their most valuable player.
8. Paris Saint-Germain - €864m
The French big-spenders are only in eighth place, according to CIES. They do, however, have the most valuable player in the world in Neymar (€218m), and he is valued at almost one quarter of the entire squad of the Ligue 1 outfit.
7. Liverpool - €901m
The Reds are seventh and their most valuable player is Mohamed Salah (€101m), who is deemed to be worth more than his team-mate and Barcelona target Philippe Coutinho.
6. Real Madrid - €903m
This one is very surprising. The current European and Spanish champions aren't even in the top 5, and according to CIES, their talisman Cristiano Ronaldo is worth just €96m.
5. Manchester United - €919m
The Red Devils just make the top 5 and their most valuable player isn't their record signing Paul Pogba, but their star striker Romelu Lukaku (€165m).
4. Chelsea - €1.044bn
The Premier League champions are worth over €1billion and their most valuable player is Belgian star winger Eden Hazard (€121m).
3. Barcelona - €1.130bn
Whilst it isn't as urprise to see the Catalan giants near the top of the list, one surprise is that Luis Suarez is their most valuable player at €134m, whilst Messi is worth just €117m.
2. Tottenham Hotspur - €1.173bn
According to CIES, Tottenham are more valuable than Barcelona and Real Madrid. They also have the most valuable player in the Premier Leauge in Harry Kane (€186m), while Dele Alli is hot on his heels (€182m).
1. Manchester City - €1.196bn
So the current Premier League leaders have the most valuable squad in Europe. Their most valuable player is Kevin De Bruyne (€145m) after his superb start to the season, but Leroy Sane, Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus are all valued at over €100m.