The 100 Most Valuable Teams In World Football Have Finally Been Revealed

Liverpool have beaten fierce Premier League rivals Manchester City to be named the most valuable team in world football.

The Reds successfully beat Manchester City to the Premier League title last season and are now defending their championship status with the start of the new season.

And Transfermarkt has now placed Liverpool ahead of the likes of Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Barcelona for the most valuable team in football.

Liverpool's market value is at a staggering £986.67m and their market value for the top 18 players is at a whopping £899.55m.

Liverpool's £986.67m market value puts them well clear of City, who came second with an overall value of £933.14m.

The average age of Liverpool's squad is 26 and they have 31 players in their team, which is only slightly ahead of City's 30 players and average squad age of 25.8.

According to the statistics, City's top 18 players hold an impressive market value of £861.30m.

Barcelona came third with £910.26m market value, while Chelsea, Los Blancos and Bayern came fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.

Check out the top 100 most valuable teams in world football below.

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side kicked off the new season with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Leeds at Anfield.

The Reds made it back-to-back wins on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Liverpool will travel away to Lincoln City on Thursday for their League Cup fixture before resuming their Premier League campaign against Arsenal next week.

City, meanwhile, kicked off their Premier League season with a 3-1 win over Wolves on Monday.

Pep Guardiola's men host Bournemouth on Thursday for their League Cup clash before facing Leicester City on Sunday in the Premier League.

Featured Image Credit: PA/Transfermarkt

Topics: Manchester City, Liverpool, Football News, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Football, Manchester United, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid

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