Experts like to say that money doesn’t play football. But Euro 2024 odds make it clear that the opposite is true: valuable teams are considered tournament favorites. We will tell you about it.
Information on the cost of national teams and individual players comes from the Transfermarkt football portal. Today, the five most expensive national teams look like this:
1. England – 1.41 billion euros
It is the most expensive team in the world and is one of the favorites for the 2024 European Championship. The team includes a whole series of players whose price tag is worth one hundred million euros: Jude Bellingham – 180 million, Phil Foden – 130 million, Bukayo Saka – 130 million, Harry Kane – 110 million, Declan Rice – 110 million. I’ve been waiting for a trophy for a few decades now, and this team is very capable of winning Euro 2024. The bookmakers’ odds for the English top spot are 4.50.
2. France – 1.23 billion euros
The French only have one player worth more than 100 million: Killian Mbappe (180 million). But there is no need to draw hasty conclusions: Le Bleu has a more balanced squad than the British, and more players with a “ferocious” price. Aurélien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga are worth 90 million each, William Saliba – 80 million, Dayot Upamecano, Jules Kounde, Theo Hernandez, Warren Zaire-Emry, Ousmane Dembele, Randal Kolo Muani and Marcus Thuram – 60 million each. are from 4:50 a.m.
3. Portugal – 1.04 billion euros
The Portuguese team also “walks in boots”, but Cristiano Ronaldo (although it’s hard to believe now) is currently only valued at 15 million euros. The most expensive players: Rafael Leao – 90 million, Bernardo Silva and Ruben Dias – 80 million each, Bruno Fernandes – 70 million, Nuno Mendes – 60 million, Joao Paulinha – 55 million, Goncalo Ramos and Matheus Nunes – 50 million each. The national team has the best football players in all lines. Quotes for Portuguese start at 8:00 a.m.
4. Spain – 853.5 million euros
Here Rodri stands out, whose transfer value is 110 million. The others have more modest prices: Lamin Yamal – 60 million, Mikel Oyarzabal, Nico Williams, Dani Olmo, Mikel Merino and Martin Subimendi – 50 million each. In today’s Spain there are few universal stars, but there are plenty of young talents. Experts are inclined to believe that the team will reach the later stages of the playoffs, but it is unlikely that they will fight for victory. The chances for his first place start at 7:00 a.m.
5. Italy – 757 million euros
The most expensive player in the current team is Nicolo Barella, he is estimated at 75 million. In the lead are Alessandro Bastoni – 70 million and Federico Dimarco – 50 million. Giorgio Scalvini and Destiny Udoji each cost 45 million, and Federico Chiesa and Gianluigi Donnarumma – 40 million each Quotes for the first place of the Italians from 17:00, but there were approximately the same chances before the last European Championship won by Italy.
The 2024 European Championships will take place from June 14 to July 14 in Germany in ten cities across Germany. The number of teams that received the right to participate in the final stage is 24. The Russian team, due to the politicization of modern sports, did not participate in the selection for the 2024 European Championship. All the teams will first play in a group tournament (six groups of four teams each), the top two teams in the group will qualify for the playoffs and the top four teams who take third place in their group will also make it.
Maria Schoenberger, Athletistic
Source: Sport
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