The 10 most expensive collectives in French football (including a few surprises)

2023-06-21 18:30:51

June 21, 2023 at 8:30 PM by Thomas

What are the most expensive collectives in Ligue 1 and what are they worth?

The latest update of the specialized platform Transfermarkt has some surprises in store on the valuation of the collectives of the Ligue 1 teams. Because the most expensive team does not necessarily mean the best on the pitch. This is particularly the case for the men of Franck Haise at RC Lens. Brilliant second in the 2022-2023 financial year, they nevertheless only form the eighth workforce on the scale of the valuation of French footballat €184.1 million.

RC Lens modestly valued in view of its sports season

At the same time, valuation implies estimates, because only the clubs are the decision maker of the price claimed for each player. A concrete example : Transfer market attributes to striker Lois Openda, a rating on the transfer market at 20 million euros. However, Racing, for its particularly coveted player from RB Leipzig in particular, hopes for more than double (50 M€).

PSG have the most expensive collective, OM are at the foot of the podium

In front, the PSG logically dominates the subject of national formations. At 882.55 million euros, it has the fifth most expensive collective in the world today, behind Manchester City (1.09 billion), Bayern Munich (979.9 M€), Arsenal (976 M€) and Chelsea FC (€927.7m). Behind Paris, AS Monaco and Stade Rennais follow in valuation, while OM, on the sports podium in Ligue 1, is ranked here at its foot, with a given team at 259.2 million euros.