Where does Sunderland's market value stand compared to the rest of the Premier League?

The January transfer window is just around the corner, but given how active Sunderland were in the summer, it remains to be seen how busy they’ll be this time around.

Regis Le Bris’ men have made a superb start to life back in the Premier League, with Sunday’s 1-0 win over Wear-Tyne rivals Newcastle United leaving them eighth, only behind Liverpool, Manchester United and Crystal Palace on goal difference, while Chelsea are only two points ahead in fourth.

There’s no doubt that Sunderland’s strong form has been fuelled by a productive summer recruitment drive that saw no fewer than 15 players come through the door at the Stadium of Light. With that in mind, January is likely to be a quieter affair, though Le Bris could still choose to make a couple of precision strikes in the market. Before then, let’s take a look at where Sunderland’s squad market value stands compared to their Premier League rivals.

How Sunderland’s squad market value compares to Newcastle United and other Premier League rivals

According to Transfermarkt data, Sunderland have 35 players currently in their senior squad, which is at least three more than any other Premier League side. However, the €10.43m average value per player they carry is the second-lowest in the division, only ahead of Burnley at €7.93m.

Sunderland’s overall squad market value stands at €365.05m, which is the fourth-lowest in the Premier League right now, but up €25.5m on Transfermarkt’s post-summer update. The Black Cats still sit far behind Newcastle United in this regard, with the Magpies boasting a value of €712.95m, despite trailing Sunderland by six points in the Premier League table.

League leaders Arsenal have the highest squad value at €1.29bn, and are joined by Manchester City (€1.19bn), Chelsea (€1.18bn) and Liverpool (€1.04bn) as the only four teams north of €1bn. At the other end of the spectrum, Burnley have the lowest squad market value at €253.75m and are the only Premier League side below €300m.

Arsenal - €1.29bn
Man City - €1.19bn
Chelsea - €1.18bn
Liverpool - €1.04bn
Tottenham Hotspur - €878.5m
Man Utd - €719.15m
Newcastle United - €712.95m
Nottingham Forest - €619.6m
Aston Villa - €519.5m
Brighton - €519.5m
Crystal Palace - €501.6m
Bournemouth - €483.85m
Brentford - €455.9m
Everton - €400.85m
West Ham United - €373.25m
Sunderland - €365.05m
Fulham - €355.95m
Wolves - €353.6m
Leeds United - €313.08m
Burnley - €253.75m

Who are Sunderland’s most valuable players?

It’ll come as no surprise that record signing Habib Diarra is Sunderland’s most valuable player right now, with a market value of €32m. However, he’s just one of eight players in Le Bris’ squad worth €20m or more, in a list that includes fellow summer arrivals Noah Sadiki, Simon Adingra, and Chemsdine Talbi, as well as academy graduate Chris Rigg. At the other end of the scale, back-up goalkeeper Simon Moore is Sunderland’s least valuable player at just €100k.