Premier League's most valuable starting XI and where Sunderland players rank
Who are the most valuable Sunderland players according to the transfer experts?
Sunderland have established themselves as dangerous opposition throughout the first half of the Premier League season and have picked up some outstanding results against some of the biggest names at the top level of English football.
From the moment the Black Cats marked their return to the top flight with a comfortable home win against West Ham United, Regis Le Bris’ side have looked more than comfortable at the highest level and will head into Saturday’s home game with Crystal Palace sitting just three points adrift of the top five. After collecting 11 points from their opening six games of the season, Sunderland suffered a first defeat of the campaign at Manchester United - but they bounced back by claiming stunning wins against the likes of Chelsea and Newcastle United, as well as securing hard-earned points against Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool over the last two months.
Although there was a minor setback with last week’s defeat at Brentford, the mood surrounding Wearside is understandably positive as Le Bris and his players look to continue impressing and pushing towards the top six throughout the second half of the season. A number of the Sunderland squad have caught the eye with some excellent performances in recent weeks and months and there is no doubt the Black Cats are benefitting from an ambitious summer transfer window with several additions capturing the eye.
Summer signings Habib Diarra and Noah Sadiki and Academy of Light graduate Chris Rigg are rated as the highest valued players within Le Bris’ squad according to the transfer experts at TransferMarkt - but they miss out on a place in the Premier League’s most valuable eleven. So who makes the cut and what is the value of players within the Sunderland squad?
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Premier League’s most valuable XI
GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma (Manchester City) - €45.00m RB: Jurrien Timber (Arsenal) - €70.00m CB: William Saliba (Arsenal) - €90.00m CB: Gabriel (Arsenal) - €75.00m LB: Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) - €50.00m MF: Moises Caicedo (Chelsea) - €110.00m MF: Declan Rice (Arsenal) - €120.00m AMC: Cole Palmer (Chelsea) - €120.00m RW: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) - €130.00m LW: Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) - €70.00m ST: Erling Haaland (Manchester City) - €200.00m
Sunderland’s top 20 most valuable players
€6.00m - Romaine Mundle €6.50m - Dan Neil €8.00m - Dennis Cirkin €10.00m - Granit Xhaka, Anthony Patterson €12.00m - Omar Alderete €15.00m - Nordi Mukiele €16.00m - Dan Ballard €18.00m - Wilson Isidor, Robin Roefs, Trai Hume, Eliezer Mayenda €20.00m - Enzo Le Fee, Brian Brobbey, Lutsharel Geertruida €22.00m - Chemsdine Talbi, Simon Adingra €25.00m - Chris Rigg, Noah Sadiki €32.00m - Habib Diarra
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