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Football squad values: Liverpool lead the way ahead of Manchester City, Barcelona and Real Madrid

By George Pitts
08:58 · WED March 18, 2020

Premier League leaders Liverpool have the most valuable football squad in Europe, a new study has revealed.

The CIES Football Observatory have developed a statistical model which determines the value of a player, before taking 'into account the 20 players per club with the highest values'.

The research across the continent's top five leagues (England, Spain, Germany, France and Italy) sees eight Premier League sides included.

Liverpool's value sees them worth slightly more than title rivals Man City, with Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid close behind.

Chelsea, despite their transfer ban, have seen their value pass the billion-pound mark due to the young players' development under Frank Lampard this season.

The model to determine a player's value combines some of the following variables: Age, contract duration, international status, career progression, performances, sporting level, economic level and inflation.

PSG and France superstar Kylian Mbappe tops the charts in terms of individual players, with the 21-year-old valued by the company at over £225million.

In terms of the Premier League valuations, Crystal Palace sit bottom with a combined squad value of £190m, closely followed by top-flight newcomers Sheffield United (£191m) - which shows they are pulling well above their weight in seventh position - and Burnley (£192m).

See the list for European squad valuations and Premier League squad valuations in full, below...

European football squad valuations

Liverpool have the most expensive football squad in Europe, according to new research
  1. Liverpool - £1.405bn
  2. Manchester City - £1.361bn
  3. FC Barcelona - £1.170bn
  4. Real Madrid - £1.100
  5. Chelsea - £1.008bn
  6. Manchester United - £1.007bn
  7. Paris St-Germain - £979m
  8. Atletico Madrid - £836m
  9. Tottenham - £787m
  10. Juventus - £783m
  11. Inter Milan - £773m
  12. Borussia Dortmund - £756m
  13. Bayern Munich - £716m
  14. RB Leipzig - £626m
  15. Arsenal - £624m
  16. Leicester City - £618m
  17. Napoli - £617m
  18. Everton - £585m
  19. Roma - £540m
  20. Lyon - £532m

See the full list here

Premier League squad values

  1. Liverpool - £1.405bn
  2. Manchester City - £1.361bn
  3. Chelsea - £1.008bn
  4. Manchester United - £1.007bn
  5. Tottenham - £787m
  6. Arsenal - £624m
  7. Leicester City - £618m
  8. Everton - £585m
  9. Wolves - 449
  10. West Ham United - 352
  11. Aston Villa 308
  12. Bournemouth 287
  13. Watford FC 267
  14. Southampton - 261
  15. Newcastle United - 249
  16. Brighton & Hove - 224
  17. Norwich City - 216
  18. Burnley 192
  19. Sheffield United 191
  20. Crystal Palace 190

Take a look here

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