Man Utd second biggest losers
With an increase of €114 million, Bayern Munich are one of the World’s biggest winners in terms of squad value in 2022, moving up four places in the international ranking of the most valuable squads and finishing the year behind leaders Manchester City. Thanks to support from Greece and Saudi Arabia, the biggest gains were posted by Nottingham Forest and Newcastle, two clubs that were able to make use of their financial resources, as well as Barcelona, who had to be a bit more creative raising the funds necessary.
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Squad value winners in 2022: Arsenal fourth – Two EPL clubs at the top
37 Galatasaray – Squad value: €141m
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+€31.1m in 2022 | Last updated: December 28, 2022
36 Inter Milan – Squad value: €556.5m
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+€31.5m in 2022
35 Benfica – Squad value: €322m
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+€31.5m in 2022
34 Almería – Squad value: €90.9m
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+€34.3m in 2022 | Promoted
33 Red Bull Salzburg – Squad value: €236.3m
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+€34.3m in 2022
32 Osasuna – Squad value: €127m
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+€35.1m in 2022
31 Werder Bremen – Squad value: €74.9m
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+€35.6m in 2022 | Promoted
30 Freiburg – Squad value: €178.9m
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+€36.1m in 2022
29 Napoli – Squad value: €539.8m
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+€36.6m in 2022
28 Feyenoord Rotterdam – Squad value: €148.7m
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+€37.1m in 2022
27 Udinese Calcio – Squad value: €139.6m
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+€37.5m in 2022
26 Real Betis – Squad value: €270.2m
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+€38.1m in 2022
25 Celtic – Squad value: €119.4m
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+€42.8m in 2022
24 RC Lens – Squad value: €154m
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+€44m in 2022
23 Tottenham – Squad value: €688.3m
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+€45.1m in 2022
22 Fenerbahce – Squad value: €177m
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+€50.1m in 2022
21 Crystal Palace – Squad value: €293.2m
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+€53.3m in 2022
20 Aston Villa – Squad value: €467.6m
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+€53.3m in 2022
19 Trabzonspor – Squad value: €145.8m
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+€53.4m in 2022
18 Bournemouth – Squad value: €179.7m
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+€53.8m in 2022 | Promoted
17 Southampton – Squad value: €315m
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+€67.5m in 2022
16 Real Madrid – Squad value: €849m
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+€69m in 2022
15 Eintracht Frankfurt – Squad value: €269.8m
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+€71m in 2022
14 AC Monza – Squad value: €114.5m
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+€72.7m in 2022 | Promoted
13 Manchester City – Squad value: €1.11b
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+€74m in 2022
12 Brighton – Squad value: €325.6m
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+€74.1m in 2022
11 Brentford – Squad value: €305.9m
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+€94.4m in 2022
10 Fulham – Squad value: €240m
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+€95m in 2022 | Promoted
9 PSV Eindhoven – Squad value: €250.7m
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+€96.6m in 2022
8 Stade Rennais – Squad value: €318m
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+€98.8m in 2022
7 AC Milan – Squad value: €574.1m
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+€100m in 2022
6 West Ham – Squad value: €459.5m
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+€108.8m in 2022
5 Bayern Munich – Squad value: €933.7m
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+€114.2m in 2022
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4 Arsenal – Squad value: €759m
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+€197m in 2022
3 Barcelona – Squad value: €799.5m
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+€204m in 2022
2 Newcastle – Squad value: €447.1m
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+€226.2m in 2022
1 Nottingham Forest – Squad value: €280.8m
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+€233m in 2022 | Promoted
Bayern’s increase of €114m to a squad value of €934m was achieved thanks to a strong summer in the transfer market, in which the players who arrived had a much higher market value than those who left, and Jamal Musiala’s rise to become the most valuable German footballer. Despite the departure of Robert Lewandowski, who took his market value of €45m to Barça, Bayern recorded the fifth-largest increase in 2022, while the Catalans improved their squad value by €204m to €800m.
The foundation of Barcelona’s plus is their activity on the transfer market, which caused astonishment in the football World. “It’s not just Lewy, they buy a lot of players,” Bayern Munich head coach Julian Nagelsmann said about the dealings of the heavily indebted Spanish giants in July. “I don’t know how. It’s the only club in the World that has no money but buys every player it wants.” So far, the financial tightrope act has not fully paid off. Barça are currently ahead of Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga table, but were once again eliminated in the Champions League group stages, now having to continue in the Europa League next year.
Squad value winners: Newcastle & Nottingham on shopping spree
The fact that Newcastle are already on course to qualify for next season’s Champions League probably comes as a surprise to many, despite the financial power of the owners. On January 1, 2022, the squad value was still €221m. Eight signings and €237m in spending later, the club sits third in the Premier League table.
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Arguably the most important new signing, however, arrived for free and is head coach Eddie Howe. The fact that Newcastle were initially turned down by Unai Emery and instead signed Howe, who had been out of work for 15 months at the time, proved to be a stroke of luck, because money alone is not enough to compete at the top of the richest league in the World.
This can be seen in the example of Nottingham Forest (+€233m to €281m), whose team no longer has much in common with the side that got promoted in the previous season after more than 20 new signings for €162m. Head coach Steve Cooper was allowed to stay on and, although he is in charge of the team with the World’s biggest increase in squad value, they only occupy 19th place in the table. Back in August, Forest broke the English record for the most new signings in a single summer.
Forest at the top – The highest spending promoted clubs in history
30 Queens Park Rangers (2014/15): €43.5m
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29 Napoli (2007/08): €44.1m
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28 Manchester City (2002/03): €44.5m
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27 Burnley (2016/17): €45.6m
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27 Cardiff (2013/14): €45.8m
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25 Newcastle (2017/18) : €46.5m
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24 Sassuolo (2013/14): €46.5m
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23 Middlesbrough (2016/17): €48.0m
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22 Fiorentina (2004/05): €49.5m
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21 Norwich (2015/16): €50.5m
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20 Fulham (2001/02): €50.6m
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19 Cardiff (2018/19): €51.2m
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18 Bournemouth (2015/16): €55.1m
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17 Huddersfield (2017/18): €56.8m
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16 Fulham (2022/23): €61.4
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15 Norwich (2021/22): €64.1m
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14 Sunderland (2007/08): €64.3m
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13 Brighton (2017/18): €66.5m
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12 Juventus (2007/08): €69.5m
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11 Sheffield United (2019/20): €70.5m
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10 TJ Tianhai (2016/17): €75.0m
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9 Hebei FC (2015/16): €77.9m
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8 Watford (2015/16): €82.8m
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7 RB Leipzig (2016/17): €95.2m
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6 Leeds (2020/21): €106.8m
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5 Wolves (2018/19): €112.8m
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4 Fulham (2018/19): €116.5m
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3 Aston Villa (2019/20): €159.5m
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2 AS Monaco (2013/14): €160.7m
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1 Nottingham Forest (2022/23): €162.0m
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Arsenal (€759m), whose strong performances are also reflected in a €197m increase in squad value, currently sit at the top of the Premier League. While winger Bukayo Saka recently became one of only nine players worldwide with a market value of €100m or more, several teammates like Gabriel Martinelli and William Saliba saw their values increase significantly as well in 2022. Other big winners are AC Milan (+€100m to €574m), Stade Rennais (+€99m to €318m) and Eintracht Frankfurt (+€71m to €270m).
Squad value losers: Man Utd with biggest minus behind Sevilla
With a decrease of €135m, Manchester United (€731m) are only the second biggest squad value losers in 2022, because Sevilla (€219m) are in much, much bigger trouble than the Red Devils. The departures of centre-backs Jules Koundé and Diego Carlos could not be compensated, the team is on the ropes, sitting 18th in La Liga, and consequently numerous market values also went on a downward slide. In 2022, a squad value minus of €171m or 43.8% is on the books.
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Squad value losers in 2022: Man Utd, Juventus & BVB drop significantly
15 Borussia Dortmund – Squad value: €519.2m
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-€60.4m in 2022 | Last updated: December 28, 2022
14 Girondins Bordeaux – Squad value: €32.1m
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-€61.1m in 2022 | Relegated
13 FC Metz – Squad value: €30.4m
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-€62m in 2022 | Relegated
12 VfB Stuttgart – Squad value: €124.2m
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-€62.2m in 2022
11 Shakhtar Donetsk – Squad value: €115.8m
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-€62.6m in 2022
10 Juventus – Squad value: €462.8m
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-€66.6m in 2022
9 VfL Wolfsburg – Squad value: €196.2m
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-€71m in 2022
8 Atalanta – Squad value: €327.2m
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-€72.9m in 2022
7 Norwich – Squad value: €95.7m
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-€81m in 2022 | Relegated
6 Cagliari Calcio – Squad value: €37.2m
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-€87.4m in 2022 | Relegated
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5 Leicester – Squad value: €428.1m
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-€87.7m in 2022
4 LOSC Lille – Squad value: €188.7m
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-€94.9m in 2022
3 Atlético – Squad value: €529.5m
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-€119.8m in 2022
2 Manchester United – Squad value: €730.6m
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-€134.7m in 2022
1 Sevilla – Squad value: €219m
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-€170.9m in 2022
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