Published 16:11 IST, September 23rd 2020
Most valuable football squads on the planet revealed as Solskjaer's Man Utd trail rivals
Transfermrkt recently compiled the most valuable football squads list which threw up many surprises, with Man Utd trailing behind their Premier League rivals
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At a time when club finances are reportedly at ir weakest due to coronavirus pandemic, Transfermrkt has released its list of most valuable squads in world football. list has thrown up many surprises, while also providing an insight into financial clout of Premier League, with as many as five of world’s top 10 most valuable football squads being from England. With several clubs spending heavily in transfer market this season, updated most valuable football squads list also discloses how ir total value has changed with arrival of new signings.
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Liverpool tops most valuable football squads list
It is defending Premier League champions that have topped most valuable football squads list, according to Transfermrkt, with Liverpool’s squad valued at a mouth-watering £986.7million. Star attackers Sadio Mane and Mohammad Salah are valued at £108 million each, while youngster Trent Alexander-Arld is worth £99 million. most valuable football squads list also showed kind of strength in depth Liverpool possesses, with five furr players valued at over £50 million as well.
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Premier League clubs rule roost
While Liverpool topped most valuable football squads list, ir Premier League rivals Manchester City were next, with Man City squad value touted as £929 million. Chelsea, buoyed by several new signings came up in fourth place, with ir squad valued at £825 million. Two or clubs also made ir way into top 10 of most valuable football squads list. While Man Utd were placed seventh in table with a squad value of £719 million, Tottenham Hotspur found mselves in ninth place with a £697 million valuation of ir squad.
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Interestingly, fans and pundits have criticised Man Utd for ir transfer activity this season, as y have failed to match ir Premier League rivals when it comes to bringing in new players. Man Utd’s squad is nearly £ 270 million behind Liverpool, while it is less than Man City squad value by more than £200 million. When compared to Chelsea, Man Utd’s squad value falls short by more than £ 100 million. Amongst top 20 of most valuable football squads list, or Premier League clubs which made cut included Arsenal (13th), Everton (17th), and Leicester City (18th).
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Barcelona value revealed
club which came closest to challenging Premier League’s dominance was Spanish club Barcelona, which came in third place in most valuable squads list with a valuation of around £ 900 million. top ten was rounded out by Real Madrid in fifth place (£789 million), Bayern Munich in sixth (£754 million), Paris Saint Germain in eight (£706 million), and Serie A club Inter Milan in 10th place (£670 million)
Disclaimer: above most valuable football squads information is sourced from various websites and media reports. website does t guarantee a 100% accuracy of figures.
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16:11 IST, September 23rd 2020