According to recent official data recently published in the 475th edition of CIES's Football Observatory, English Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., who are currently in sixth place in the table, has a squad that is estimated to be worth in the region of £675.5 million (which is approximately €807 million).
Incredibly, this estimation put their squad value at more than that of Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and far more valuable than ANY other European rival who is currently sitting in sixth place in their respective leagues.
Let's dive in to find out how Brighton have emerged as having one of Europe's most valuable squads in men's professional football.
How has the Brighton squad become so valuable?
Over the past two seasons, English Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion have made several shrewd outgoing transfer deals, which allowed them to spend £193 million to bring in new players throughout the 2024 summer transfer window and bolster their squad value.When it comes to wages, they spend £55,202,000 annually, meaning they are only the 15th biggest spenders in this area, which has also saved the club some money. Some of Brighton's biggest sales that you may already be familiar with over the past two years were the following:
- Player: Moisés Caicedo. Position: Midfielder. Sold to: Chelsea. Transfer fee: £115 million
- Player: Alexis Mac Allister. Position: Midfielder. Sold to: Liverpool. Transfer fee: £35 million (potential to rise to £55 million)
- Player: Marc Cucurella. Position: Left-back/wing-back. Sold to: Chelsea. Transfer fee: £62 million
- Player: Robert Sanchez. Position: Goalkeeper. Sold to: Chelsea. Transfer fee: £25 million
- Player: Leandro Trossard. Position: Attacker. Sold to: Arsenal. Transfer fee: £27 million
- Player: Deniz Undav. Position: Forward. Sold to: Stuttgart. Transfer fee: £25 million
Who are the ten most valuable squads in European football right now?
According to official stats, Spanish La Liga side Real Madrid have the most valuable squad at around £1.45 billion. You then have EPL side Manchester City worth around £1.23 billion, Chelsea at £1.16 billion, and Arsenal in fourth at £1.03 billion.The next most valuable European squad is Barcelona's at £941 million. The Liverpool squad is currently worth around £920 million. Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has a squad worth £911 million.
The next most valuable squad is Manchester United at around £828 million, followed by Tottenham Hotspur at around £742 million, and Bayer Leverkusen at around £722 million.
Can Brighton win the EPL?
Since coming up to the Premier League from the Championship back in 2017, they have finished 15th, 17th, 15th, 16th, 9th, 6th, and 11th respectively. To find out if Brighton can win the league this year, the best thing to do is check the latest sports betting odds on today's most trusted Indian online bookmakers.For example, the official 10cricbet online sports betting and casino website is known for having some of the iGaming industry's most competitive English Premier League betting odds. If you were to place a bet right now on Brighton winning the 2024/25 EPL campaign, you would be looking at average odds of around 151.00 in the decimal odds format.
In fractional odds, 151.00 is 150/1, and in American/moneyline odds, 15.10 is +15,000. In other words, Brighton only have a 0.70% implied probability of winning the Premier League this year.
For them to finish in the top 2, you're currently looking at average odds of around 51.00 (50/1 or +5,000) with a 2.00% IPR, and for a top 4 finish, around 11.00 (10.1 or +1,000) with a 9.10% IPR.
A more realistic bet on Brighton's success this year would be for them to finish in the top 6 or top 10. For example, they are currently priced at around 3.00 (2/1 or +200) with a 33.330% IPR to finish in the top 6, and at around 1.25 (1/4 or -400) with a whopping 80.00% IPR to finish in the top 10.
Recent form and current league standing
After 7 games played in the 2024/25 EPL campaign, Brighton & Hove Albion are in seventh place with 12 points. So far, they have won 3, drawn 3, lost 1, scored 8, and conceded 7.In their opening game of the season on August 17, they beat Everton 3-0 away, and then on August 24, they beat Manchester United, this time at home. Their next game was in the second round of the EFL Cup against Crawley Town, which they won 4-0.
When returning for Premier League action, they drew 1-1 away to Arsenal on August 31. They also drew their next home game against Ipswich Town 0-0 on September 14.
Their next game was in the third round of the EFL Cup, which they played at home and beat Wolves 3-2. Then, on September 22, they drew 2-2 at home with Nottingham Forest in the league and then lost 4-2 to Chelsea on September 28.
In their final game before the international break for the UEFA Nations League competition, they travelled away to Tottenham and won 3-2. Their next game is on October 19, away to Newcastle, before a home game on October 26 against Wolves.
Final thoughts
Despite constantly selling many of their best players, Brighton keeps getting stronger with each new season, and the squad value keeps increasing.One important thing to remember is that if you decide to place a wager on any upcoming Brighton matches, do plenty of your own research to give your bets the best chance of winning.
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