Atlético, the eighth most valuable squad in Europe

He Athletic It is a team that has grown a lot in recent years. Since the arrival of Simeone eight and a half years ago the mattress club has ranked among the great clubs of the continent, reaching several endings. This has been reflected in the UEFA ranking, in which the rojiblancos are located in second place, only behind Real Madrid. That jump in quality experienced by Atlético in recent years It has also been reflected in the assessment of its staff. And it is that, according to the specialized website 'Transfermarkt', team members have a value of 784 million euros.

This figure places them as the eighth most expensive squad in Europe, being above clubs like Manchester United and Tottenham, with 763 and 710 million, respectively. Above Atlético are, in ascending order, PSG and Chelsea (both with 810 million), Bayern Munich (929), Barcelona (983), Liverpool (1022), Real Madrid (1064) and Manchester City (1067). In total, in the top 10, there are five clubs from the Premier, three from LaLiga, one from the Bundesliga and one from Ligue 1.

Inside the mattress template, the one with the highest market value is João Félix, with a price of 81 million euros. They complete the podium Oblak, with 80 and Saúl, with 72. However, as has happened in all clubs due to the pandemic, the value of the vast majority of Atlético's players has fallen with respect to the one they had before the stoppage of the competitions. In fact, of the players with a token from the first team only Llorente and Lodi are worth more after the pandemic than before. The Madrid midfielder It cost 16 million euros in April, while, today, it is already priced at 40. It has experienced an increase in its previous of 166.6% in this period. For its part, the Brazilian full-back was worth 31.5 million in the same month and now costs 50 (He is the fifth most valued of the entire squad). In the case of Lodi, it suffered a small fluctuation prior to the decline, since it went from being worth 35 million in March to the aforementioned 31.5 in April, but then its price increased by 58.7%.

The rest have experienced a loss of approximately 20% relative to the price they had before April (date on which the valuations were revised during the pandemic). For example, João Félix and Oblak were worth 100 million and Saúl 90 before the stoppage due to the coronavirus. Giménez went from 70 million to 56, Koke from 60 to 48, Thomas from 50 to 40, Morata from 45 to 36, Correa from 40 to 32 and Trippier from 35 to 28. The most expensive eleven of Atlético would be the one formed by Oblak; Trippier, Giménez, Lodi; Koke, Saúl, Thomas, Llorente; Correa, Morata and João Félix, which would have a total value of 563 million euros.