The Squad Value Of MLS Clubs Is Now Equivalent To Top Leagues In 9 Countries

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JAKARTA - Major League Soccer (MLS) continues to grow and more and more players are crossing continents to develop their careers in the United States.

Some players like Gareth Bale and Giorgio Chiellini moved to the US league at an advanced age. However, many other players such as Riqui Puig (22), Federico Bernardeschi (28), Christian Benteke (31) or Lorenzo Insigne (31) moved to MLS at a very productive age.

That's why, the value of MLS clubs has increased. Quoted from Marca, Tuesday, a Reddit user, @u/tomado, has compiled the scores of each MLS team according to Transfermarkt, and compared them to other teams in different leagues.

In total, he compared MLS to nine leagues, ranking the comparisons across the two competitions by ranking squads from most expensive to least expensive.

For the record, he did not include the five major leagues in which the divisions selected were: the Portuguese, Dutch, Championship, Russian, Belgian, Turkish, Brazilian, Mexican and Argentine leagues.

And there are some surprising results.

Comparing Liga MX (Mexico) and MLS, the team with the highest score is Atlanta United FC at 85.44 million dollars, followed by Monterrey at 80.52 million, Tigres at 77.99, CF America at 76.67 and Toronto FC at the top. fifth with 71.36 million.

Different league, same story

The same pattern appears in almost every case.

The top clubs in each league top the list, such as Sporting CP, Porto and Benfica in Portugal, Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord in the Netherlands, Watford and Norwich in the Championship.

But then came the American clubs, who occupy most of the mid-table.

Finally, the same pattern is repeated at the bottom of the ranking. The lowest-ranked teams in other leagues occupy the bottom, with no MLS teams in the bottom five.

Atlanta FC have the second most expensive squad of Russian clubs, fourth between Belgian and Dutch clubs, and third in Argentina, behind Boca Juniors and River Plate.

MLS is growing at a breakneck pace. It is a distinct, attractive and dynamic league, where interest in local football is growing. We have seen that the scores are very similar to the middle leagues in Europe and even surpass the South American competition. MLS is very serious.