The PSG has won the first race. One that in practice is worth nothing, but it will be worth it. Because the eleven that Pochettino will put, according to indices of Transfermarktwill be worth more than Ancelotti’s. Set Parisianfrom Donnarumma to Messi, has a market value of €614 millionwhile the whitescolossi where there are also, are valued at 510 milliona huge amount, but less than that of its rival.
In this sense, it gains a lot of weight age of the footballers, Pochettino will put on a team of 26 years on average tonight, while Madrid’s gala eleven is close to 29. That makes the indices of Transfermarkt -despite the fact that a player may be going through a brilliant moment, having a shorter projection- are inferior. An example of this is Modricindisputable piece in Madrid and player out of debate tonight… But with 36 years and only valued at 10 million.
The star of stars is Mbappé. The Frenchman will be the most expensive player of the 22 who will set foot on the lawn of the Parc des Princes, with a label of 160 million euros. Behind him, the rival’s heir, Vinicius, with a price of 100 million. Following in their wake are two defensively sized footballers: marquinhos (75M) and Achraf (70M). Because the bronze medal under normal circumstances would go to Neymar (90M), but the Brazilian, coming out of injury, points to a substitute in this Tuesday’s battle.
Messi, far from the Top-1
The Argentine star, at 34 years old and despite going through a delicate moment in his career, with little scoring and influence in the game, still valued at 60 million. He is a world star, after all, for many the best player of all time. And that supports him. But it has the same value as Casemiro and Militaojust a little more than Alaba Y Verratti (55M both) and, one of the surprises of these indices, less than Fede Valverde, valued at 65 million.
The goals, tied
It’s not that it’s a technical draw; is that it is pure mathematics. Both Donnarumma and Courtois are worth €65m, both being two of the fittest goalkeepers in the world right now. The presence of the Belgian tonight is confirmed, while that of the Italian, at the moment, remains unknown. “We will choose following the criteria that we have been applying all season,” he said. Pochettino at a press conference. A few words that, like the information that has been arriving from France, point to Donnarumma ahead of Keylor Navas. The Tico, by the way, is valued at only 10 million euros.
Substitutes with chaché
To the already mentioned case of Fede Valverde (who is not ruled out for the eleven tonight), other young pearls are added who will be in the dock, but they are called to play these games in the medium term. It is the case of camavinga (55M) o Rodrygo (40M) at Real Madrid, for example, and Wijnaldum (25M), in the Parisians. ANDOn the other side of the coin, there are cracks that have lost their magic: Hazardtoday, is worth 18 million and Sergio Ramosonly 8 million.