World Cup Group D Analysis of Squad Transfer Market Valuations

Key Soccerlytics Insights:

• In Group D, England marginally has the highest total transfer market value (TMV) of 334M Euros and an average player value (APV) of 14.52M Euros
• England's APV is about 48% higher than the 9.83M Euro APV of the group
• Wayne Rooney (45M Euros, Man United), Jack Wilshere (33M Euros, Arsenal) and Leighton Baines (20M Euros, Everton) / Daniel Sturridge (20M Euros, Liverpool) have the highest TMVs in the squad
• Only 26 year old Celtic goal keeper Fraser Foster plies hid trade outside of the English Premier League
• Italy has the second highest TMV in the group at 323M Euros and an APV of 14.04M
• Italy's APV is about 43% higher than that of the group
• Balotelli (30M Euros, Milan), Marchisio (28M Euros, Juventus) and Chiellini (24M Euros, Juventus) have the highest TMVs in the squad
• Only 3 out the Azzurri 23 play outside of Italy's Serie A
• Salvatore Sirigu (20.5M Euros, PSG)
• Marco Veratti (20M Euros, PSG)
• Thiago Motta (8.5M Euros, PSG)
• Uruguay has the third highest TMV in the group at 217.63M Euros and an APV of 9.46M Euros
• Uruguay's APV is slightly (about 4%) below that of the group
• Edinson Cavani (60M Euros, PSG), Luis Suarez (52M Euros, Liverpool) and Diego Godin (20M Euros, Atletico Madrid) have the highest TMVs in the group
• Only Sebastian Coates plays in Uruguay (2.5M Euros, National Montevideo on loan from Liverpool)
• Costa Rica has by far the lowest total TMV in the group at 29.63M Euros, and an APV of 1.29M Euros
• Costa Rica's APV is about 87% below that of the group
• Bryan Ruiz (8M Euros, PSV), Joel Campbell (5M Euros, Olympiacos on loan from Arsenal) and Keylor Navas (4M Euros, Levante) have the highest TMVs in the squad
• 9 Costa Rican National Team players still ply their trade domestically

Transfer Market Value Index relative to Group D Average Player Value (Market Value Data from Transfermarkt.com):