Galatasaray ranks 2nd in Champions League play-off team values

29 days ago

Turkiye

Galatasaray will face Young Boys in the first match of the Champions League play-off round Wednesday.

The market values of the teams in this round have been announced, and Turkish representative Galatasaray is in 2nd place.

The team with the highest squad value in the play-off round is Lille, who eliminated Fenerbahce. The French team has a squad value of around €241 million.

Galatasaray is in second place with a squad worth €210 million. Austrian team Salzburg is in 3rd place, and Lille’s opponent Slavia Prague is in 4th place.

Among the 14 teams in this round, Azerbaijan’s Qarabag is in last place with a squad value of €18 million. Galatasaray’s opponents, Young Boys, are 9th with a market value of €64.3 million.

#TeamMarket Value (€)1Lille241 million2Galatasaray210.5 million3Salzburg177.7 million4Slavia Prague86.5 million5Dynamo Kyiv76.7 million6Sparta Prague74.9 million7Dinamo Zagreb72.8 million8Red Star Belgrade (Kızılyıldız)70.6 million9Young Boys64.3 million10Midtjylland58.7 million11Malmö41.5 million12Bodo/Glimt37.6 million13Slovan Bratislava20.6 million14Qarabağ 18 millionRanking of the UEFA Champions League play-off teams from the highest to the lowest market value. Galatasaray’s Baris Alper Yilmaz nominated for Türkiye Fair Play Award, Istanbul, Feb. 11, 2024 (AA Photo)

Galatasaray’s most valuable player is 24-year-old Baris Alper Yilmaz, with a market value of €20 million. Yilmaz has scored 1 goal in 3 official matches this season.

Switzerland’s Young Boys’ most valuable player is 27-year-old Congolese striker Meschack Elia with €7.5 million market value. Although Elia has not scored in 6 official matches this season, he has managed to provide 1 assist.