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The Current Manchester City Squad Is Worth Over £708 Million More Than Sporting’s Ahead Of Tonight’s Champions League Encounter 1u653

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Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are worth over £708 million more than Sporting’s entire squad ahead of tonight’s Champions League clash at the Estadio Jose Alvalade. us as we compare Sporting vs Man City squad values.

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Pep Guardiola‘s side are looking to keep up their unbeaten record in the league phase of the Champions League against the also undefeated visitors.

The Manchester side remain without keys players such as new Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim taking charge of his final European game at Sporting tonight.

That being said, Pep Guardiola’s side go into this fixture as the favourites with the best football betting sites in the UK. This comes as no surprise given their hot form and dominance both domestically and in Europe in recent years.

These two sides faced off in the last 16 of the Champions League in 2022, with City progressing. In fact, City’s last visit to Lisbon resulted in an emphatic 5-0 victory. This was of course en route to winning their first ever European Cup just a few months later.

All of these signs point to a victory for the Premier League champions, as does the Man City squad value when comparing the two sides. City’s squad is worth over £708 million more than Sporting’s at a whopping £1.08 billion in total.

Looking ahead to the Sporting vs Manchester City clash, we analysed the squad value of each side and it highlights a huge advantage for Guardiola’s men.

You can get a look at each players’ individual value below.

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All values/data collected from TransferMarkt

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Goalkeepers: Vladan Kovacevic (£5m), Franco Israel (£4.2m), Diego Callai (£840k), Diogo Pinto (£419k)

Defenders: Goncalo Inacio (£37.7m), Ousmane Diomande (£33.5m), Zeno Debast (£18.4m), Eduardo Quaresma (£11.7m), Jerry St Juste (£6.7m), Matheus Reis (£6.7m), Ivan Fresneta (£7.5m), Ricardo Esgaio (£2.5m)

Midfielders: Morten Hjulmand (£33.5m), Hidemasa Morita (£12.5m), Daniel Braganca (£10m), Pedro Goncalves (£26.8m), Nuno Santos (£11.7m), Maxi Araujo (£10m), Trincao (£19.2m), Marcus Edwards (£15.1m), Geny Catamo (£12.5m), Geovany Quenda (£12.5m)

Forwards: Viktor Gyokeres (£58.7m), Conrad Harder (£13.4m)

Total Squad Value: £371.06 million

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Goalkeepers: Stefan Ortega (£7.6m), Ederson (£29.4m), Scott Carson (£168.4k)

Defenders: Kyle Walker (£10.9m), Rúben Dias (£67.4m), John Stones (£32m), Nathan Aké (£33.7m), Josko Gvardiol (£63.2m), Manuel Akanji (£37.9m), Rico Lewis (£33.4m), Josh Wilson-Esbrand (£3.4m)

Midfielders: Mateo Kovacic (£25.3m), Jack Grealish (£50.5m), Rodri (£109.5m), Kevin De Bruyne (£42.1m), Ilkay Gündogan (£12.6m), Bernardo Silva (£58.9m), Matheus Nunes (£42.1m), James McAtee (£10.1m)

Forwards: Oscar Bobb (£21.1m), Phil Foden (£126.3m), Erling Haaland (£166.8m), Jérémy Doku (£54.7m), Sávio (£42.1m)

Total Squad Value: £1.08 billion

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Paul has worked in the sports journalism industry for several years now, specialising in boxing, MMA, golf and darts. This includes writing breaking news stories, in-depth features, predictions and more. Paul regularly attends live sporting events as both a journalist and as a fan, further adding to his expertise in his specialist sports. Paul is a Director at YouTube channel ESBR Boxing, as well as featuring regularly at BBC Sport NI. This has helped Paul master his knowledge of sports writing, as well as learning new skills with competence and proficiency.

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