England visit Spain at the Metropolitano on Sunday evening in the final group-stage fixture of the UEFA Nations League, with the combined market value of the two squads approaching €3bn.
According to Spanish newspaper AS, the match will resemble a football version of Cibeles Fashion Week, given the number of high-profile players involved and the scale of their valuations.
Transfermarkt estimates the Spain squad, managed by Luis de la Fuente, at €1.432bn, while the England squad led by Thomas Tuchel is valued at €1.482.50bn. Together, that puts the worth of the players on the pitch at around €3bn.
Lamine Yamal is the most valuable player in the contest after joining Spain’s camp last Friday. The Barcelona forward has made a remarkable start to the season, scoring 13 goals and providing 12 assists, and is valued at €220m – the highest figure for any player in the world.
Barcelona have three other players in the match squads whose valuations exceed €100m. Pedri is valued at €150m, Fermin at €110m and Pau Cubarsi at €100m.
Jude Bellingham, who has produced excellent performances in recent months, leads the England players with a market value of €160m.
Elliot Anderson, Declan Rice and Rogers are each valued at €120m, taking England’s number of players worth more than €100m to four.
The goalkeeping figures provide one of the clearest contrasts between the teams. Spain’s three goalkeepers – Juan Garcia, David Raya and Unai Simon – are all included among the nominees for the Yashin Trophy for the best goalkeeper of the year. Their combined market value is €107m, with Garcia valued at €45m, Raya at €30m and Simon at €22m.
England’s three goalkeepers – Trafford, Jordan Pickford and Steele – have a combined valuation of less than €50m. Trafford is valued at €35m and Pickford at €13m, while no figure is given for Steele.
Pau Cubarsi is joined among the highly rated defenders by Dean Huijsen, valued at €60m, and Quansah, who is valued at €50m.
Another notable gap is between Ballon d’Or winner Harry Kane and Yamal. Kane is valued at €60m, compared with Yamal’s €220m, although the difference is explained by the 14-year age gap between them.
Yamal celebrated his 19th birthday on 13 July, while Kane turned 33 only 15 days later.
The list of prominent players also includes full-backs Pedro Porro, valued at €45m, and Cucurella at €60m. Attacking midfielders Eze, Barrios and Baena are valued at €60m, €70m and €45m respectively, while wingers Nico and Gordon are worth €40m and €80m.
Together, those players provide the headline ingredients for a high-value meeting at the Metropolitano.
