If you have a weak heart, stop reading this article right now, because we’ll be getting into some serious money. The new figures compiled by the football observatory CIES, show the value of the clubs in the top 5 European Leagues. On the first glance, two things stand out: Manchester City and United have the most valuable teams in Europe, and eight Premier League clubs are among top 15, compared to only two from Italy, and one from both Germany and France. Grealish is England’s most expensive player, but where is he in the world’s top 10?Pep Guardiola’s team, who is yet to win a single Champions League title tops the list with a value of 140 billion Ksh. Yes, you read it right. That means that the average player in the City squad is worth 5.6 billion. When we make a slight comparison to the Premier League newcomers Norwich City, the difference is 12 times bigger. City’s greatest rival, United, has managed to come closer than before, with a value of 133 billion. Other Premier League clubs among Top 15 are Chelsea (5th, 101 billion), Liverpool (6th, 87 billion), Arsenal (9th, 82 billion), Tottenham (10th, 72 billion), Everton (12th 60 billion) and Leicester (15th 53 billion). 19:00 (2.75) LIBERIA (2.65) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (2.95)As reported recently by Sportsmail, the top Premier League clubs used the coronavirus pandemic to pull clear of their European rivals, at least in terms of transfer spending. A previous CIES Football Observatory study detailed how Premier League clubs have spent on new players in comparison to those in LaLiga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga, despite the pandemic crippling their revenues. For example, the before mentioned Norwich has one of the least valued teams in the Premier League, but they would be in the middle o the value table in other Top 5 European Leagues. And even the likes of Everton and Tottenham have spent more than Bayern Munich, nine time Bundesliga champion and a recent Champions League winner. New @CIES_Football ⚽️ Weekly Post reveals costliest squads in the big-5⃣ 🤑 @ManCity 🔝 leads the table ahead of city rivals @ManUtd with >€1⃣ billion transfer fees committed to sign current squad members ❗️ Full data ➡️ https://t.co/tdZmFrdcMt pic.twitter.com/hptrWV69M5— CIES Football Obs (@CIES_Football) September 6, 2021 The situation in France looks hopeless for any club trying to catch PSG, the third in the European overall list with a 125 billion Ksh worth. The next in line is Monaco, worth only 42 billion. Not even close. Borussia Dortmund is closer to Bayern in the Bundesliga, as the gap is only 9.7 billion. After recent selling spree, Barcelona is currently 8th on the list, four places under their bitter rivals Real Madrid, whose team is worth 88 billion, compared to Barca’s 72 billion.
