América will face Real Madrid on December 15th in a duel to see who will reach the World Club Cup final, after Las Águilas defeated South Korea’s Jeonbuk 2-1 on Sunday.
Although América is considered one of the richest teams in Mexican soccer, it will face the most valuable squad on the planet — not only by marketing wealth, but also due to the value of each one of its players.
This year Real Madrid’s squad amounts to around $818 million, according to Forbes and Transfer Market. América’s squad is placed as the third most expensive Mexican soccer squad, at $40 million, behind Tigre’s and Chivas who are worth $42 million and $40.5 million respectively.
Madrid’s central defender, Sergio Ramos, is worth more than the entire América team. He is considered to be worth $42 million, not to mention Cristiano Ronaldo, who would cost $116 million and be three times as expensive as the Mexican team.
In comparison, the most expensive América team is Silvio Romero at $3.6 million, followed by Carlos Darwin Quintero at $3.1 million and Oribe Peralta at $2.9 million.
Despite the vast gap in value between Madrid and Las Águilas, the team from Coapa maintain hope of an upset.
Value of Real Madrid
1. Keylor Navas $21.3 million
2. Daniel Carvajal $26.6 million
3. Pepe $6.3 million
4. Sergio Ramos $42.6 million
5. Raphael Varane $31.9 million
6. Nacho Fernández $5.3 million
7. Cristiano Ronaldo $117 million
8. Toni Kroos $64 million
9. Karim Benzema $64 million
10. James Rodríguez $74.5 million
12. Marcelo $32 million
13. Kiko Casilla $6.3 million
14. Casemiro $21.2 million
15. Fabio Coentrão $10.6 million
16. Mateo Kovacic $20 million
17. Lucas Vázquez $10.6 million
18. Mariano Díaz $21.2 million
19. Luka Modric $53.2 million
20. Marco Ascensio $15.9 million
21. Álvaro Morata $42.5 million
22. Isco $37.2 million
23. Danilo $19.1 million
25. Rubén Yáñez $319,000
TOTAL: Approximately $726 million (14,698,671,154.80 pesos)
Value of América
1. Hugo González $1.59 million
2. Paolo Goltz $1.9 million
3. Gil Burón $423,000
4. Erik Pimentel $846,000
5. Javier Güemez $2.12 million
6. Miguel Samudio $1.9 million
7. William da Silva $1.9 million
9. Silvio Romero $3.7 million
10. Osvaldo Martínez $2.64 million
11. Michael Arroyo $2.11 million
12. Pablo Aguilar $2.43 million
13. Jonathan León N/A
14. Rubens Sambueza $2.11 million
15. Osmar Mares $1.9 million
17. Ventura Alvarado $1.27 million
18. Bruno Valdéz $1.58 million
21. José Guerrero $2.11 million
23. Moisés Muñoz $1.9 million
24. Oribe Peralta $2.96 million
29. Carlos Rosel $317,000
30. Alex Ibarra $1.85 million
31. Darwin Quintero $3.17 million
37. Edson Álvarez N/A
TOTAL: Approximately $40.13 million (817,637,034.35 pesos)
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