Frenkie de Jong, with a $ 104 million listing, is the most valuable player in the Classic of Spain, FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid

The eleven most valuable starter that could be formed, due to its market value, with the available players from FC Barcelona and Real Madrid who will face each other this Sunday (09:15 from Ecuador) would have a price of $ 715 million, with the Dutch Frenkie de Jong as the most expensive (104 million).

Without the Argentine Leo Messi (93 million), it is the Netherlands midfielder who takes his witness in terms of value, and is also the best player in the entire competition in this classification, ahead of his teammate Pedri (93), that he will not be able to play due to injury.

According to data extracted from the specialized website Transfermarkt, the first Real Madrid footballer in market value is Brazilian Carlos Henrique Casemiro (81 million), closely followed by his Uruguayan teammate in midfield Fede Valverde (75).

As a surprise, Frenchman Karim Benzema, candidate for the Ballon d’Or and who has scored 11 goals and eight assists in 11 games with the white jersey this season, is not part of the most valuable eleven, since his value falls to 29 million, a figure favored above all by his age (33 years).

In goal, Belgian Thibaut Courtois beats German Marc-Andre Ter Stegen by just five million (69-64). The German goalkeeper reached 104 million two years ago, but his knee problems and the bad moment that Barcelona is going through have made him diminish his value.

The defense is made up of Sergiño Dest (34 million), Éder Militao (46), David Alaba (64) -debutant in a classic next Sunday-, and the Frenchman Ferland Mendy (58).

Up front there is also a new face like Memphis Depay (52 million), who is accompanied by Ansu Fati (80) and a footballer like Vinicius Junior, who has seen his value increase by 11 million in the last update thanks to his great start to the season , standing at 58 million.

The Belgian Eden Hazard, called to be a star of Real Madrid after his arrival in 2019, but who after continuing injuries has not been able to perform, not even close to the expected level, is absent from this eleven.

The former Chelsea player is the LaLiga player who has lost the most value after the recent revision (17 million) and stands at 29, far behind the 174 he reached just three years ago.

Thus, Barcelona has four players present in the most valuable eleven, for the seven of a Real Madrid that is the club with the most value in LaLiga (880 million). The azulgranas occupy the third position (782) behind Atlético de Madrid.

The eleven are made up of Courtois (69); Dest (34), Alaba (64), Militao (46), Mendy (58); Frenkie de Jong (104), Casemiro (81), Valverde (75); Ansu Fati (69), Vinicius (58) and Memphis (52). (D)