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England have most valuable Euro 2016 squad and Cristiano Ronaldo is most valuable player, says study

By Simeon Gholam

Wednesday 8 June 2016 17:08, UK

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Harry Kane of England celebrates with Jamie Vardy of England after he scored the opening goal during the International Frien
Image: Harry Kane, at €112.5m (£88m), is England's most valuable player

England's squad has the highest transfer value at Euro 2016 while Cristiano Ronaldo will be the most valuable player in France, according to a study.

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The CIES Football Observatory rates the transfer value of Roy Hodgson's squad - including Tottenham's Harry Kane and Manchester United's Wayne Rooney - at a tournament-leading €751million (about £587.5m),

Four other squads at this summer's European Championship are valued at more than €500m (£391.6m): France at €697m (£544.7m), Spain at €639m (£499.3m), Germany at €601m (£407.1m) and Belgium at €550m (£430.3m).

Portugal star Ronaldo is worth €138m (£107.8m), making him worth more than 12 entire nations at the tournament, including Austria at €135.7m (£106m) and Ukraine at €118.9m (£93m).

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo
Image: Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest-valued player at Euro 2016

Hungary are at the bottom of the table, valued at just €30.1m (£23.6m). 

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England's most valuable player is Kane at €112.5m (£88m), while host nation France's top star is Antoine Griezmann at €120.2m (£94m).

The CIES Football Observatory uses a range of factors to determine a player's value, including age, position, remaining length of their contract as well as international status.

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France's forward Antoine Griezmann (R) fights for the ball with Scotland's midfielder Darren Fletcher
Image: Antoine Griezmann (right) is France's most valuable player at €120.2m (£94m)

Other factors taken into account include players' performances across domestic and international football, with more weight given to recent performances. 

You can check out the full table below...

Most valuable nations at Euro 2016

Nation Squad value €m (£m) Top player Player value €m (£m)
England 751.6 (587.5) Harry Kane 112.5 (88)
France 696.9 (544.7) Antoine Griezmann 120.2 (94)
Spain 638.9 (500.3) Alvaro Morata 64.2 (50.1)
Germany 601.4 (470.9) Thomas Muller 73.5 (57.5)
Belgium 550.2 (430.3) Eden Hazard 78.3 (61.2)
Portugal 449.9 (351.8) Cristiano Ronaldo 137.8 (107.8)
Italy 327.6 (256.2) Leonardo Bonucci 38.6 (30.2)
Croatia 291.9 (228.5) Ivan Rakitic 39.3 (30.8 )
Switzerland 204.8 (160.3) Granit Xhaka 28.8 (22.5)
Wales 192.6 (150.7) Gareth Bale 80.8 (63.24)
Poland 186.1 (146.65) Robert Lewandowski 67.8 (53.1)
Turkey 153.6 (120.2) Hakan Calhanoglu 27.2 (21.3)
Austria 135.7 (106) David Alaba 48.8 (38.2)
Ukraine 118.9 (93) Andriy Yarmolenko 25.8 (20.2m)
Russia 118.8 (92.9) Oleg Shatov 14.8 (1.6)
Sweden 106.1 (83) Emil Forsberg 14.8 (11.6)
Republic of Ireland 99.8 (78.1) James McCarthy 14.5 (11.3)
Czech Republic 81.6 (63.8) Petr Cech 10.3 (8.1)
Iceland 76.6 (59.9) Gylfi Sigurdsson 16.4 (12.8)
Northern Ireland 63.1 (49.4) Craig Cathcart 9.1 (7.1)
Slovakia 59.6 (46.6) Marek Hamsik 19.4 (15.2)
Albania 57.0 (44.6) Elseid Hysaj 21.6 (16.9)
Romania 51.3 (40.1) Florin Andone 7.5 (5.9)
Hungary 30.1 (23.6) Nemanja Nikolics 6.6 (5.16)

All the data is available in issue number 153 of the CIES Football Observatory Big-5 Weekly Post

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