May 10 – With the summer transfer window merry-go-round already starting its first revolutions, the CIES Football Observatory has produced a report on the average transfer values of Big 5 league squads.
Top of the ranking of European clubs with the highest average transfer value of first team squad members is the Premier League runaway champions Manchester City with a per player average of €62.9 million.
Barcelona come second in the ranking with an average value of €55.3 million, while Tottenham Hotspur are the third with an avergae of €51.3 million.
“English Premier League economic power, outstanding performance, long-term contract duration and youthfulness are the key criteria explaining Manchester City’s first position. Seven of their players have an estimated transfer value of more than €100 million: Kevin de Bruyne, Leroy Sane, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, Ederson Moraes, Bernardo Silva and Sergio Aguero,” say CIES authors.
The transfer values are calculated by CIES using their own algorithm that takes into account multiple data points from player performance as well as club and league data.
The ranking reflects the current economic dominance of the Premier League with its lowest ranked team, West Bromwich Albion, in 55th position out of 98.
“Among the 31 teams whose players have an average estimated transfer value greater than €10 million are nine clubs from the Premier League, eight from the Serie A, six from the Liga and four from both the Bundesliga and the Ligue 1,” point out CIES.
See the full report at http://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/b5wp/2017/226/en/
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