Ahead of the second legs of the 2022/23 Champions League semi-finals, we’re taking a look at the squad values of this season’s Champions League semi-finalists; Manchester City, Real Madrid, Inter Milan & AC Milan.
The first legs of this season’s Champions League semi-finals didn’t throw up any major surprises.
Real Madrid took on Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first offing of their tie, where Vinicius Junior opened the scoring, before Kevin De Bruyne drew Pep Guardiola’s side level.
They face off in the second leg with all to play for at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening.
Stepping up when needed, Kevin De Bruyne 🎯
Man City are level in Madrid!#UCL pic.twitter.com/Hghto1D1oE
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 9, 2023
A Milan derby in the second semi-final means the San Siro hosts both legs, with AC Milan being the official ‘hosts’ last week as they fell to a 2-0 defeat.
Early goals for Inter from Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan set the tone for the tie, as Milan were unable to find a way back into the match on the evening.
For the second leg on Tuesday however, the Rossoneri will be boosted by the rumoured return of star-man Rafael Leao, who missed last week’s clash through injury.
Edin Džeko volleys the Nerazzurri ahead inside ten minutes 🔵⚫#UCL pic.twitter.com/a0Rh4jVs35
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) May 10, 2023
Ahead of Tuesday and Wednesday night’s highly anticipated Champions League semi-final second legs, we’re taking a look at the squad values of all four sides, and comparing the disparity in values between both semi-finals, per Transfermarkt.
Manchester City Squad Value
Goalkeepers: Ederson (£45m), Stefan Ortega (£6m), Scott Carson (£250k).
Defenders: Ruben Dias (£75m), Nathan Ake (£35m), John Stones (£30m), Aymeric Laporte (£30m), Manuel Akanji (£30m), Sergio Gomez (£15m), Kyle Walker (£15m), Rico Lewis (£15m).
Midfielders: Rodri (£80m), Kalvin Phillips (£35m), Maximo Perrone (£10m), Ilkay Gundogan (£25m), Kevin De Bruyne (£80m), Bernardo Silva (£80m), Cole Palmer (£15m).
Forwards: Phil Foden (£110m), Jack Grealish (£70m), Riyad Mahrez (£30m), Erling Haaland (£170m), Julian Alvarez (£50m).
Total Squad Value: £1.05bn
Real Madrid Squad Value
Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois (£60m), Andriy Lunin (£5m), Luis Lopez (£300k).
Defenders: Eder Militao (£70m), David Alaba (£50m), Antonio Rudiger (£40m), Nacho Fernandez (£6m), Jesus Vallejo (£2m), Ferland Mendy (£35m), Daniel Carvajal (£15m), Lucas Vazquez (£9m), Alvaro Odriozola (£5m).
Midfielders: Aurelien Tchouameni (£90m), Federico Valverde (£100m), Eduardo Camavinga (£60m), Toni Kroos (£18m), Dani Ceballos (£12m), Luka Modric (£10m).
Forwards: Vinicius Junior (£120m), Eden Hazard (£5m), Rodrygo (£80m), Marco Asensio (£25m), Karim Benzema (£35m), Alvaro Rodriguez (£6m), Mariano Diaz (£2.5m).
Total Squad Value: £860.80m
Inter Milan Squad Value
Goalkeepers: Andre Onana (£20m), Samir Handanovic (£1m), Alex Cordaz (£300k).
Defenders: Milan Skriniar (£60m), Alessandro Bastoni (£55m), Stefan de Vrij (£10m), Francesco Acerbi (£4m), Danilo D’Ambrosio (£2m), Alessandro Fontanarosa (£300k), Federico Dimarco (£25m), Dalbert (£2m), Raoul Bellanova (£5m), Matteo Darmian (£4m), Mattia Zanotti (£350k).
Midfielders: Marcelo Brozovic (£28m), Kristjan Asllani (£12m), Nicolo Barella (£70m), Hakan Calhanoglu (£35m), Roberto Gagliardini (£6.50m), Denzel Dumfried (£28m), Robin Gosens (£18m), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£6m), Valentin Carboni (£4m).
Forwards: Joaquin Correa (£14m), Lautaro Martinez (£80m), Romelu Lukaku (£40m), Edin Dzeko (£4m).
Total Squad Value: £534.45m
AC Milan Squad Value
Goalkeepers: Mike Maignan (£35m), Ciprian Tatarusanu (£600k), Devis Vasquez (£350k), Antonio Mirante (£300k).
Defenders: Fikayo Tomori (£45m), Pierre Kalulu (£35m), Malick Thiaw (£15m), Matteo Gabbia (£7m), Simon Kjaer (£5m), Theo Hernandez (£60m), Fode Ballo-Toure (£3.50m), Davide Calabria (£20m), Sergino Dest (£12m), Alessandro Florenzi (£2.50m).
Midfielders: Sandro Tonali (£50m), Ismael Bennacer (£40m), Tiemoue Bakayoko (£2.50m), Tommaso Pobega (£15m), Rade Krunic (£9m), Aster Vranckx (£8.50m), Charles De Ketelaere (£27m), Brahim Diaz (£20m), Yacine Adli (£9m).
Forwards: Rafael Leao (£80m), Ante Rebic (£10m), Alexis Saelemaekers (£15m), Junior Messias (£6m), Divock Origi (£8m), Olivier Giroud (£4m), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (£2m).
Total Squad Value: £547.25m
Perhaps not a surprise to anyone, Manchester City lead the four in terms of total squad value.
According to Transfermarkt, Guardiola’s squad is worth £1.05 billion, which is £190m more than their semi-final opponents Real Madrid.
Los Blancos’ squad is worth £860.80m, which has them in second place in terms of total squad value between the semi-finalists.
The combined squad value of both City and Real in the first semi-final is a whopping £1.9108bn (£1,910,800,000).
When looking at the values of both of the Milan sides in the other semi-final – it is no where near that of the Citizens’ and Real.
Just £12.8m separate the rivals’ total squad values, with AC Milan valued higher at £547.25m, whilst Inter are valued at £534.45m.
Combined, this gives the Milan duo a total squad value of £1.0817bn (£1,081,700,000) – £829.10m lower than the combined value of Manchester City and Real Madrid.
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