Sunderland’s 10 most valuable players and their squad’s Premier League standing | OneFootball

Sunderland’s Premier League return has exceeded expectations, and they now chase European football. According to Transfermarkt, here are their 10 most valuable players and how the squad compares across the division.

Momentum from their Championship play-off final win over Sheffield United continued with an opening-day victory against West Ham United, when Eliezer Mayenda, Wilson Isidor and Dan Ballard scored.

The standout feat is a league double over Newcastle United. A Nick Woltemade own goal settled December’s meeting at the Stadium of Light, before Chemsdine Talbi and Brian Brobbey earned a 2-1 win on Tyneside this month.

Seven games remain as Sunderland target a top seven finish. They visit Aston Villa, Wolves and Everton, and host Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest, Manchester United and Chelsea.

Top 10 valuations: €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.

Premier League squad values: 1 Manchester City €1.31bn, 2 Arsenal €1.23bn, 3 Chelsea €1.16bn, 4 Liverpool €1.02bn, 5 Tottenham Hotspur €802.50m, 6 Manchester United €754.15m, 7 Newcastle United €708.25m, 8 Nottingham Forest €568.00m, 9 Aston Villa €547.50m, 10 Crystal Palace €541.30m, 11 Bournemouth €507.10m, 12 Brighton €494.00m, 13 Brentford €470.40m, 14 Everton €450.45m, 15 Fulham €386.95m, 16 Sunderland €381.95m, 17 West Ham €362.65m, 18 Leeds United €346.03m, 19 Wolves €277.10m, 20 Burnley €252.65m.

Source: Sunderland Echo