Thursday, June 09, 2016

Outsiders Belgium? Think again... stats show they have the costliest squad of stars at Euro 2016 with combined value of £320m!

Belgium boast Euro 2016's costliest squad with transfer value of almost £319million 
Belgium's squad for Euro 2016 cost more to assemble in transfer fees than that of any other nation, with their current clubs splashing out £318.9million. This puts Marc Wilmots' side well ahead of the second most pricey squad, Germany (who collectively cost £264.5m), England (£189.7m), France (£183.1m) and Spain (£177.65m). According to an in-depth analysis of every one of the 552 players at the tournament, Belgium's 23 players had an average last price of £13.9m, headed by Kevin de Bruyne of Man City (£55m), Christian Benteke of Liverpool (£32.5m) and Eden Hazard of Chelsea (£32m).