AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — As March international break dey happen, teams dem for world don begin eye di road towards di 2026 World Cup wey go happen for USA, Canada, and Mexico. Di first qualifiers dey kick off dis spring, while di quarter-finals of Euro 2024 dey set to take place. One match wey don catch many eyes nah di clash between Netherlands and Spain, two countries wey sabi as football giants.
Di two nations don dey produce plenty legendary players over di last decades, and dem even meet for di 2010 World Cup final wey Spain carry go home. Dis time, as dem waka come face each other again, football talkers dey ask who get di most valuable players. Which players go fit make di combined XI wey fit run market value of €1.04 billion?
According to Transfermarkt records wey start since 2004, only four players from Netherlands and Spain don reach dat €100 million mark. Netherlands representation nah Virgil van Dijk wey don dey worth €100 million since 2019, di same year Liverpool win di Champions League. Meanwhile, Spain’s top player now nah Rodri wey dey worth €180 million, and di current Manchester City midfielder dey worth €130 million too.
When dem put dis most valuable XI together, e no go shock say di team cost plenty money — nearly €1.04 billion. For goalkeeper, we get di former Manchester United star wey don dey worth €70 million back in 2018. At di back, van Dijk dey hold ground with €100 million, while another Dutch player come provide support at centre-back for €75 million. For di full-backs, we see a strong duo with one from Netherlands worth €70 million and di other from Spain worth €60 million.
In midfield, we go see di wingers at work, with Rodri as di holding midfielder (worth €130 million), joined by three midfielders including Pedri (valued at €100 million) and another Dutch player wey dey worth €90 million. For di front, dem go fit run a deadly attack with one winger from Spain valued at €180 million and di left-winger from another Spanish team worth €90 million. Liverpool’s forward wey be from Netherlands dey lead di attack, worth €70 million. In total, seven Spaniards and four Dutch stars dey among dem.
As di international break dey come to an end, all eyes go dey draw towards di summer transfer market wey go kick off after di season. Plenty clubs dey eye top talents as dem dey collect for di market, even as some players dey prepare to come out free. Di situation dey hot for Liverpool players where three of dem don land inside di top ten most valuable players wey dey run down contract.
Di star right-back from Liverpool dey top di list, with market value of €75 million, as plenty clubs dey look for am, particularly Real Madrid. Dis young player don dey grow with Liverpool since e small pikin, winning both di Premier League and Champions League.
Di second player for di list nah another Liverpool star wey dey aged 32, valued at €55 million and e fit chop excitements from di Saudi Pro League. Di Lille striker dey follow come with €45 million, while di next top-winger from another Premier League team, wey don dey played before for Manchester City, dey worth €45 million too.
For di fifth place, Bayer Leverkusen defender dey valued at €30 million. Liverpool defender dey sixth position with market value of €28 million, as e don contribute plenty to di team’s title race. Di seventh spot goes to PSV defender wey dey worth €27 million, just like di Napoli midfielder in eighth place. Manchester City playmaker dey ninth, and di last spot for di top ten goes to Lille’s England midfielder at €25 million.
As 2025 dey draw near, coaches and team managers go need watch out because di player market fit burst open, with many talents for free when di season end. Dis season dey show say plenty players go dey available wey fit turn di game for any team wey manage to sign dem.
