One of the most surprising slips in this list is Spanish club Barcelona. Once they boasted their famous attacking trio of Messi-Suarez-Neymar but after some significant departures including Lionel Messi, their squad is now worth less than Premier League club Tottenham Hotspurs.
We have compared the squad value of different football clubs with the help of Transfermarkt.
Here are the top 10 football clubs with the most valuable squads in the world in 2021:
10. Barcelona (La Liga) | €676.00m
| Number | Name | Nat | Pos |
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen | GER | G |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest | USA | D |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué | ESP | D |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo | URU | D |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets | ESP | M |
| 6 | Riqui Puig | ESP | M |
| 7 | Ousmane Dembélé | FRA | F |
| 8 | Miralem Pjanić | BIH | M |
| 9 | Memphis Depay | NED | F |
| 10 | Ansu Fati | ESP | F |
| 11 | Yusuf Demir | AUT | F |
| 12 | Martin Braithwaite | DEN | F |
| 13 | Neto | BRA | G |
| 14 | Philippe Coutinho | BRA | M |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet | FRA | D |
| 16 | Pedri | ESP | M |
| 17 | Luuk de Jong | NED | F |
| 18 | Jordi Alba | ESP | D |
| 19 | Sergio Agüero | ARG | F |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto | ESP | D |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong | NED | M |
| 22 | Óscar Mingueza | ESP | D |
| 23 | Samuel Umtiti | FRA | D |
| 24 | Eric García | ESP | D |
| 26 | Iñaki Peña | ESP | G |
| 28 | Nico González | ESP | M |
| 30 | Gavi | ESP | M |
| 31 | Alejandro Balde | ESP | D |
| 36 | Arnau Tenas | ESP | G |
9. Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League) | €697.00m
| Number | Name | Nat | Pos |
| 1 | Hugo Lloris | FRA | G |
| 2 | Matt Doherty | IRL | D |
| 3 | Sergio Reguilón | ESP | D |
| 4 | Cristian Romero | ARG | D |
| 5 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | DEN | M |
| 6 | Davinson Sánchez | COL | D |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min | KOR | F |
| 8 | Harry Winks | ENG | M |
| 12 | Emerson | BRA | D |
| 14 | Joe Rodon | WAL | D |
| 15 | Eric Dier | ENG | M |
| 18 | Giovani Lo Celso | ARG | M |
| 19 | Ryan Sessegnon | ENG | M |
| 20 | Dele Alli | ENG | M |
| 22 | Pierluigi Gollini | ITA | G |
| 23 | Steven Bergwijn | NED | F |
| 25 | Japhet Tanganga | ENG | D |
| 27 | Lucas | BRA | M |
| 28 | Tanguy NDombèlé | FRA | M |
| 29 | Oliver Skipp | ENG | M |
| 33 | Ben Davies | WAL | D |
| 40 | Brandon Austin | USA | G |
| 42 | Harvey White | ENG | M |
| 43 | Nile John | ENG | M |
| 44 | Dane Scarlett | ENG | F |
| 45 | Alfie Devine | ENG | M |
| 46 | Malachi Fagan-Walcott | ENG | D |
| 47 | Jack Clarke | ENG | F |
| 48 | Maksim Paskotši | EST | D |
8. Atletico Madrid (La Liga) | €755.20m
| Number | Name | Nat | Pos |
| 1 | Benjamin Lecomte | FRA | G |
| 2 | José Giménez | URU | D |
| 4 | Geoffrey Kondogbia | CTA | M |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul | ARG | M |
| 6 | Koke | ESP | M |
| 7 | João Félix | POR | F |
| 8 | Antoine Griezmann | FRA | F |
| 9 | Luis Suárez | URU | F |
| 10 | Ángel Correa | ARG | F |
| 11 | Thomas Lemar | FRA | M |
| 12 | Renan Lodi | BRA | D |
| 13 | Jan Oblak | SVN | G |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente | ESP | M |
| 15 | Stefan Savić | MNE | D |
| 16 | Héctor Herrera | MEX | M |
| 17 | Ivan Šaponjić | SRB | F |
| 18 | Felipe | BRA | D |
| 19 | Matheus Cunha | BRA | F |
| 21 | Yannick Ferreira Carrasco | BEL | M |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso | ESP | D |
| 23 | Kieran Trippier | ENG | D |
| 24 | Šime Vrsaljko | CRO | D |
| 26 | Javi Serrano | ESP | M |
| 27 | Giuliano Simeone | ARG | F |
| 36 | Carlos Martín | ESP | F |
7. Real Madrid (La Liga) | €783.50m
| Number | Name | Nat | Pos |
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois | BEL | G |
| 2 | Daniel Carvajal | ESP | D |
| 3 | Éder Militão | BRA | D |
| 4 | David Alaba | AUT | D |
| 5 | Jesús Vallejo | ESP | D |
| 6 | Nacho Fernández | ESP | D |
| 7 | Eden Hazard | BEL | M |
| 8 | Toni Kroos | GER | M |
| 9 | Karim Benzema | FRA | F |
| 10 | Luka Modrić | CRO | M |
| 11 | Marco Asensio | ESP | M |
| 12 | Marcelo | BRA | D |
| 13 | Andriy Lunin | UKR | G |
| 14 | Casemiro | BRA | M |
| 15 | Federico Valverde | URU | M |
| 16 | Luka Jović | SRB | F |
| 17 | Lucas Vázquez | ESP | F |
| 18 | Gareth Bale | WAL | F |
| 19 | Dani Ceballos | ESP | M |
| 20 | Vinícius Júnior | BRA | F |
| 21 | Rodrygo | BRA | F |
| 22 | Isco | ESP | M |
| 23 | Ferland Mendy | FRA | D |
| 24 | Mariano | DOM | F |
| 25 | Eduardo Camavinga | FRA | M |
| 26 | Luis López | ESP | G |
| 27 | Antonio Blanco | ESP | M |
| 35 | Miguel Gutiérrez | ESP | D |
| 40 | Toni Fuidias | ESP | G |
6. Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) | €852.40m
| Number | Name | Nat | Pos |
| 1 | Manuel Neuer | GER | G |
| 2 | Dayot Upamecano | FRA | D |
| 3 | Omar Richards | ENG | D |
| 4 | Niklas Süle | GER | D |
| 5 | Benjamin Pavard | FRA | D |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich | GER | M |
| 7 | Serge Gnabry | GER | M |
| 8 | Leon Goretzka | GER | M |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski | POL | F |
| 10 | Leroy Sané | GER | F |
| 11 | Kingsley Coman | FRA | M |
| 13 | Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting | CMR | F |
| 17 | Mickaël Cuisance | FRA | M |
| 18 | Marcel Sabitzer | AUT | M |
| 19 | Alphonso Davies | CAN | D |
| 20 | Bouna Sarr | FRA | D |
| 21 | Lucas Hernández | FRA | D |
| 22 | Marc Roca | ESP | M |
| 23 | Tanguy Nianzou | FRA | D |
| 24 | Corentin Tolisso | FRA | M |
| 25 | Thomas Müller | GER | F |
| 26 | Sven Ulreich | GER | G |
| 36 | Christian Früchtl | GER | G |
| 37 | Taylor Booth | USA | M |
| 40 | Malik Tillman | GER | F |
| 42 | Jamal Musiala | GER | M |
| 44 | Josip Stanišić | GER | D |
5. Liverpool (Premier League) | €879.50m
| Number | Name | Nat | Pos |
| 1 | Alisson Becker | BRA | G |
| 3 | Fabinho | BRA | M |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk | NED | D |
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté | FRA | D |
| 6 | Thiago Alcántara | ESP | M |
| 7 | James Milner | ENG | M |
| 8 | Naby Keïta | GUI | M |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino | BRA | F |
| 10 | Sadio Mané | SEN | F |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah | EGY | F |
| 12 | Joe Gomez | ENG | D |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson | ENG | M |
| 15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | ENG | M |
| 17 | Curtis Jones | ENG | M |
| 18 | Takumi Minamino | JPN | F |
| 20 | Diogo Jota | POR | F |
| 21 | Kostas Tsimikas | GRE | D |
| 22 | Loris Karius | GER | G |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson | SCO | D |
| 27 | Divock Origi | BEL | F |
| 32 | Joel Matip | CMR | D |
| 47 | Nathaniel Phillips | ENG | D |
| 62 | Caoimhin Kelleher | IRL | G |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold | ENG | D |
| 67 | Harvey Elliott | ENG | M |
| 76 | Neco Williams | WAL | D |
4. Chelsea (Premier League) | €881.50m
| Number | Name | Nat | Pos |
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga | ESP | G |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger | GER | D |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso | ESP | D |
| 4 | Andreas Christensen | DEN | D |
| 5 | Jorginho | ITA | M |
| 6 | Thiago Silva | BRA | D |
| 7 | Ngolo Kanté | FRA | M |
| 8 | Mateo Kovačić | CRO | M |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku | BEL | F |
| 10 | Christian Pulisic | USA | F |
| 11 | Timo Werner | GER | F |
| 12 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek | ENG | M |
| 13 | Marcus Bettinelli | ENG | G |
| 14 | Trevoh Chalobah | ENG | M |
| 16 | Édouard Mendy | SEN | G |
| 17 | Saúl Ñiguez | ESP | M |
| 19 | Mason Mount | ENG | M |
| 20 | Callum Hudson-Odoi | ENG | M |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell | ENG | D |
| 22 | Hakim Ziyech | MAR | M |
| 24 | Reece James | ENG | D |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta | ESP | D |
| 29 | Kai Havertz | GER | M |
| 36 | Lucas Bergström | FIN | G |
3. Manchester United (Premier League) | €937.35m
| Number | Name | Nat | Pos |
| 1 | David De Gea | ESP | G |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf | SWE | D |
| 3 | Eric Bailly | CIV | D |
| 4 | Phil Jones | ENG | D |
| 5 | Harry Maguire | ENG | D |
| 6 | Paul Pogba | FRA | M |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | POR | F |
| 8 | Juan Mata | ESP | M |
| 9 | Anthony Martial | FRA | F |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford | ENG | F |
| 11 | Mason Greenwood | ENG | F |
| 13 | Lee Grant | ENG | G |
| 14 | Jesse Lingard | ENG | M |
| 15 | Andreas Pereira | BRA | M |
| 16 | Amad Diallo | CIV | F |
| 17 | Fred | BRA | M |
| 18 | Bruno Fernandes | POR | M |
| 19 | Raphaël Varane | FRA | D |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot | POR | D |
| 21 | Edinson Cavani | URU | F |
| 22 | Thomas Heaton | ENG | G |
| 23 | Luke Shaw | ENG | D |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho | ENG | M |
| 26 | Dean Henderson | ENG | G |
| 27 | Alex Telles | BRA | D |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka | ENG | D |
| 31 | Nemanja Matić | SRB | M |
| 34 | Donny van de Beek | NED | M |
| 36 | Anthony Elanga | SWE | F |
| 39 | Scott McTominay | SCO | M |
| 43 | Teden Mengi | ENG | D |
| 46 | Hannibal Mejbri | FRA | M |
| 47 | Shola Shoretire | ENG | F |
2. Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1) | €996.75m
| Number | Name | Nat | Pos |
| 1 | Keylor Navas | CRC | G |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi | MAR | D |
| 3 | Presnel Kimpembe | FRA | D |
| 4 | Sergio Ramos | ESP | D |
| 5 | Marquinhos | BRA | D |
| 6 | Marco Verratti | ITA | M |
| 7 | Kylian Mbappé | FRA | F |
| 8 | Leandro Paredes | ARG | M |
| 9 | Mauro Icardi | ARG | F |
| 10 | Neymar | BRA | F |
| 11 | Ángel Di Maria | ARG | M |
| 12 | Rafinha | BRA | M |
| 14 | Juan Bernat | ESP | D |
| 15 | Danilo Pereira | POR | M |
| 16 | Sergio Rico | ESP | G |
| 17 | Colin Dagba | FRA | D |
| 18 | Georginio Wijnaldum | NED | M |
| 19 | Pablo Sarabia | ESP | M |
| 20 | Layvin Kurzawa | FRA | D |
| 21 | Ander Herrera | ESP | M |
| 22 | Abdou Diallo | FRA | D |
| 23 | Julian Draxler | GER | M |
| 24 | Thilo Kehrer | GER | D |
| 27 | Idrissa Gueye | SEN | M |
| 29 | Arnaud Kalimuendo | FRA | F |
| 30 | Lionel Messi | ARG | F |
| 31 | El Chadaille Bitshiabu | FRA | D |
| 32 | Timothée Pembele | FRA | D |
| 34 | Xavi Simons | NED | M |
| 36 | Junior Dina Ebimbe | FRA | M |
| 37 | Bandiougou Fadiga | FRA | M |
| 38 | Edouard Michut | FRA | M |
| 40 | Denis Franchi | ITA | G |
| 50 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | ITA | G |
1. Manchester City (Premier League)| €1.04bn
| Number | Name | Nat | Pos |
| 2 | Kyle Walker | ENG | D |
| 3 | Rúben Dias | POR | D |
| 5 | John Stones | ENG | D |
| 6 | Nathan Aké | NED | D |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling | ENG | F |
| 8 | İlkay Gündoğan | GER | M |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus | BRA | F |
| 10 | Jack Grealish | ENG | M |
| 11 | Oleksandr Zinchenko | UKR | D |
| 13 | Zack Steffen | USA | G |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte | ESP | D |
| 16 | Rodri | ESP | M |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne | BEL | M |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva | POR | M |
| 21 | Ferrán Torres | ESP | F |
| 22 | Benjamin Mendy | FRA | D |
| 25 | Fernandinho | BRA | M |
| 26 | Riyad Mahrez | ALG | F |
| 27 | João Cancelo | POR | D |
| 31 | Ederson | BRA | G |
| 33 | Scott Carson | ENG | G |
| 39 | Yan Couto | BRA | D |
| 47 | Phil Foden | ENG | M |
| 53 | Samuel Edozie | ENG | F |
| 80 | Cole Palmer | ENG | M |
| 81 | Claudio Gomes | FRA | M |
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