As has been the case for many years now, FC Barcelona remains one of the biggest names in club football and there are very few that would disagree with that statement.
From the time of Johan Cruyff to the recent dominance achieved through the likes of Pep Guardiola and Lionel Messi, Barcelona has remained in the higher echelons of football.
Through their titles achieved, historic relevance in the world of football and the innovation that the club has brought to the sport, are simply a few contributors that add value to the previous statement.
Most recently, as highlighted by Spanish outlet SPORT, Barcelona and Real Madrid have emerged as the two highest-valued clubs in Spain in terms of the valuations of their respective squads.
Both the Catalan club and the Madrid outfit lead their distinction by a sizeable margin in comparison to other Spanish sides.
However, the difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid is also arguably a sizeable one. With €177 million separating second-placed FC Barcelona from the top-placed Real Madrid, the difference in valuations is a bit jarring but also accurately depicting their respective financial situations.
In terms of exact values provided by Transfermarkt, the entire first-team squad of FC Barcelona is valued at €814.3 million following the accumulation of the assessment of each player’s Transfermarkt valuations.
For FC Barcelona, their highest valued player is 20-year-old Spaniard Pedri, whose current valuation sits at €100 million.
On the other hand, Real Madrid’s squad is valued at €991 million and as a result, is placed as the highest valued squad in the entirety of the Spanish First Division. The highest valued player within the ranks of Real Madrid is 23-year-old Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr. at €150 million.
The team in third is another Madrid-based club, Atletico Madrid. The gap that separates Atletico from Barcelona is much more prominent than the one between the two aforementioned El Clasico rivals.
Currently valued at €442 million, there is a gap of almost €372 million that created the separation. The lowest-valued team in the league is UD Las Palmas, with the club from the Canary Islands valued at just €49 million.