RB Leipzig's market value crushes PSV before Champions League tie

On Tuesday evening, at 21:00, PSV travel to the Red Bull Arena for the first Champions League match of the group stage against RB Leipzig. has compared the market values of both squads side by side, with the German club clearly having the more expensive line‑up.

Market value of both clubs

According to Transfermarkt, the total market value of Die Roten Bullen is €514.95 million, while PSV at €306.5 million is considerably lower. On average a Leipzig player costs €17.76 million, compared with €9.89 million per PSV player. Therefore, Peter Bosz's team is seen on paper as an underdog in Germany.

Value by position

The goalkeepers of both clubs differ by less than €6 million: the Leipzig goalkeeper is valued at €16.1 million, the PSV goalkeeper at €10.25 million. The defenders of Leipzig total €150.5 million, versus €104.55 million at PSV. In midfield the gap is even larger, €196.35 million for Leipzig against €102 million for PSV, a difference of €94.35 million. The attackers of Leipzig represent a value of €152 million, while the PSV attackers together total €89.7 million.

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The most expensive players at Leipzig are Castello Lukeba (€50 million), Antonio Nusa (€45 million) and Christoph Baumgartner (€40 million).

At PSV the top values are Ricardo Pepi with €30 million, Sergiño Dest and Paul Wanner each with €22 million, and Lutsharel Geertruida with €20 million.

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On paper the home team is therefore the favourite against the Eindhoven side, but the actual outcome remains uncertain until kickoff at 21:00 on Tuesday.