Sunderland’s top 10 most valuable players and Premier League ranking | OneFootball

Sunderland’s remarkable Premier League return has sharpened focus on the value within Regis Le Bris’s squad, with European qualification still in reach. Here are the Black Cats’ top 10 highest valued players and how the squad stacks up against the league.

Per Transfermarkt, the top 10 are: €32.00m Habib Diarra, €30.00m Noah Sadiki, €25.00m Brian Brobbey, Enzo Le Fee, Chemsdine Talbi and Chris Rigg, €22.00m Trai Hume, €20.00m Lutsharel Geertruida and Dan Ballard, €18.00m Nordi Mukiele.

Momentum from their play-off final win over Sheffield United carried into an opening-day victory against West Ham United, when Eliezer Mayenda, Wilson Isidor and Dan Ballard scored at a sold-out Stadium of Light. Results followed against Chelsea, Nottingham Forest and AFC Bournemouth, with battling draws against Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City. The derby double over Newcastle United stands out, a Nick Woltemade own goal sealing December’s home win before Chemsdine Talbi and Brian Brobbey turned a deficit into a 2-1 success on Tyneside this month.

Seven games remain as Sunderland chase a top seven finish, which would bring European football for only the second time in their history and the first since 1973.

In squad value terms, Manchester City lead on €1.31bn, ahead of Arsenal on €1.23bn, Chelsea on €1.16bn and Liverpool on €1.02bn. Tottenham are fifth on €802.50m. Sunderland sit 16th on €381.95m, above West Ham on €362.65m, Leeds United on €346.03m, Wolves on €277.10m and Burnley on €252.65m.

Source: Sunderland Echo