Highlights:
- Lionel Messi signs a 2 year contract with the French giant PSG
- 20 most valuable football squads in the clubs by net worth
The Argentina forward Lionel Messi, who had to leave Barcelona after 21 years, last week, has signed a two-year contract with the French giants Paris Saint-Germain, with the option to extend the contract by a year, the French club announced on Tuesday. Can this move help PSG top the list of most valuable football squads in the world?
The 34 year old 6 time Ballon d’Or winner will have to part ways with #10 and will be wearing the number 30, the number he had when he began his professional career at Camp Nou, and is set to be unveiled by PSG at a press conference they have called.
In a statement, Messi said, “I am excited to begin a new chapter of my career at Paris Saint-Germain,” on the club’s website.
Messi added, “Everything about the club matches my football ambitions”.
Messi was given a hero’s welcome by the PSG fans when he arrived in the French capital on Tuesday.
He added, “I know how talented the squad and the coaching staff are here. I am determined to help build something special for the club and the fans, and I am looking forward to stepping out onto the pitch at the Parc des Princes.”
Messi was on a free agent after his shocking departure from his boyhood club Barcelona last week, landed at Le Bourget airport to the north of Paris on Tuesday afternoon.
There he was greeted by hundreds of PSG supporters who had gathered hoping to catch a glimpse of their new signing. Those fans gathered outside the club’s Le Parc des Princes home and near a plush hotel in the city where Messi along with his wife Antonella and their three children are expected to be staying for the time being.
When asked by reporters if his son would sign for the French club, he replied: “Yes”.
Now that arguably the greatest footballer of all time has joined them, it almost seems inevitable that PSG will be crowned champions of Europe. Such is the remarkable nature of PSG’s transfer activity this summer that many supporters are wondering whether they are breaching the regulations of the Financial Fair Play.
Going by Transfermarkt, PSG’s squad is currently worth a mind-boggling € 917.75 million, which is the second-highest in the Footballing world, while Messi’s transfer value stands at £ 72.00 million.
If you add those two values together, you come to an approximate total of € 1.002 billion, and that brings the Parisians within one world-class player of overhauling Manchester City for the first place.
Which is the world’s most valuable Football squad?
20. Aston Villa – € 429.30 million
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 1874 based in Aston, Birmingham and finished 11th on the English Premier League table for the 2020-21 season.
19. AC Milan – € 444.90 million
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as AC Milan or simply Milan, is a professional football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899 and finished 2nd on the Serie A table for the 2020-21 season.
18. Everton – € 495.50 million
Everton Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 1878 based in Liverpool that competes in the English Premier League, the top tier of English football. The 18th most valuable football squad in the world finished 10th on the EPL 2020-21 season.
17. Napoli – € 505.25 million
Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly called Napoli, is an Italian professional football club based in Naples, Campania that plays in Serie A and finished 5th on the Serie A table for the 2020-21 season.
16. Leicester City – € 549.10 million
Leicester City Football Club founded in 1884 and is a professional football club based in Leicester in the East Midlands, England. The club competes in the Premier League and in the 2020-21 season finished 5th.
15. Arsenal – € 553.00 million
Arsenal FC also knows as The Gunners was founded in 1886 and plays in the top tier of the English Football, English Premier League and finished the 2020-21 at the 8th position. Arsenal has won the EPL title 13 times with one time they remained unbeaten.
14. RB Leipzig – € 560.55 million
RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. which is commonly known as RB Leipzig or informally as the Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red Bull GmbH and in 8 years advanced to the top-flight Bundesliga.
In the 2020-21 season, it finished 2nd on the Bundesliga.
13. Borussia Dortmund – € 572.85 million
Borussia Dortmund which is known as Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund also, commonly known as BVB, or simply Dortmund, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. This football club playing in the top tier of German football league was founded in 1909 and finished 3rd in the 2020-21 season just 1 point behind RB Leipzig.
12. Juventus – € 609.10 million
Juventus Football Club is an Italian football club which is colloquially known as Juventus and Juve which was founded in 1897 Turin, Piedmont, Italy, and competes in the Serie A. The club has one of the most valued football squads in the world which helped them earn 4th spot in the league in 2020-21 season.
11. Inter Milan – € 664.00 million
Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, and known as Inter Milan outside Italy was founded in 1908. It is based in Milan, Lombardy and iin the 2020-21 season of Serie A emerged as the winners with a strong 12 point lead from the runner-up.
10. Tottenham Hotspur – € 705.00 million
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club which is more commonly referred to as Tottenham or simply Spurs is an English professional football club based in Tottenham, London, and plays in the top flight of English football, the English Premier League.
Tottenham Hotspur FC was founded in 1882 and in the 2020-21 season finished 7th in the EPL.
9. Atletico Madrid – € 729.40 million
Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. is commonly referred as Atlético Madrid in English or simply as Atlético or Atleti, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, that play in the country’s top tier football league called La Liga.
Atletico Madrid was founded in 1903 and won the 2020-21 season of La Liga with 26 wins.
8. Barcelona – € 763.00 million
Futbol Club Barcelona is commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça was founded in 1899. FC Barcelona is based in Barcelona, Spain, and competes in La Liga, which is the top flight of the Spanish football.
In the 2020-21 season of La Liga 3rd, 7 points behind the leaders and just last week lost their star player Lionel Messi due to financial crisis.
7. Bayern Munich – € 818.50 million
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V., commonly known as FC Bayern München, FCB, Bayern Munich, or FC Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the top flight of the German football league called Bundesliga.
FC Bayern was in 1900 and not only it won the 2020-21 season of the league but has won the title most number of times i.e. 31. Also, it has won the title 9 consecutive times since 2013.
6. Manchester United – € 858.55 million
Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, that competes in the English Premier League. Nicknamed “the Red Devils”, the club was founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club back in 1878 but later changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and also moved to its current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.
Man Utd, in the 2020-21 season of the EPL, finished 2nd on the table, 12 points behind league winner Man City.
5. Real Madrid – € 863.50 million
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (meaning Royal Madrid Football Club), is commonly referred to as Real Madrid or Los Blancos, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid which plays in the top tier of the Spanish Football league La Liga.
Real Madrid was founded in 1902 and in the 2020-21 season of La Liga the club finished 2nd with just 2 points less than the league winners Atletico Madrid.
4. Chelsea – € 896.50 million
Chelsea Football Club is yet another English professional football club making it to the list of most valuable football squads in the world and is based in Fulham, West London. Chelsea was founded in 1905, and plays in the EPL.
Chelsea is one of the most successful football clubs in England as they find more than thirty competitive trophies in their cabinet. In the 2020-21 season of the EPL, Chelsea made it to 4th position.
3. Liverpool – € 904.50 million
Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based out of Liverpool, England, which competes in the top flight of English football, the English Premier League and has the 3rd most valuable football squad in the world.
Liverpool was founded in 1892 and throughout its rich history the club has won 19 EPL titles and in the 2020-21 season managed to secure 3rd position on the table.
2. Paris Saint-Germain – € 1.00 billion
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, more commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris SG, or simply PSG, is a professional football club based in Paris, France, and competes in the top flight of French football, Ligue 1.
PSG was founded just 50 years ago in 1970 and is also the home for Lionel Messi for at least 2 years. In such a short time this club has managed to win over 40 official honours, including nine league titles.
In the 2020-21 season of Ligue 1, PSG secured the 2nd rank, losing the league title to Lille OSC by just 1 point.
1. Manchester City – € 1.06 billion
Manchester City Football Club is an English football club based in Manchester which competes in the English Premier League, the top flight of the English football and was founded in 1880 as St. Mark’s (West Gorton), but later it became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and then in 1894 became Manchester City.
The club’s home ground is the Etihad Stadium in east Manchester, to which it moved in 2003, having played at Maine Road for 80 years, since 1923.
In the 2020-21 season of the English Premier League, Manchester City won its 7th league title by a considerable points difference (12).
With this we conclude our list of the 20 most valuable football squads in the world, however, things could change soon. In a world where PSG does sign Paul Pogba – who is currently rated at £ 54.00 million (€ 63.8 million) – they would come within a hair of dethroning City to construct the world’s most valuable squad.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Question 1:Who has the most valuable squad in football?
Answer 1: Manchester City Football Club which plays in the English Premier League currently boasts the most valuable football squad in the world, however, PSG is very close to overtaking them for the first position.
Question 2: Which league has the most clubs with the most valuable football squads?
Answer 2: England Premier League from England boasts the most clubs in the list of most valuable football clubs in the world (9/20) with 3 clubs making it to the top 5.