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Arsenal's five most valuable players
Carlo Garganese
- 12 Dec 2023 14:27 GMT
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Bukayo Saka remains the most valuable player in the Arsenal squad after his immense rise to fame at the Emirates Stadium.
The England international is valued at €104.5 million by FootballTransfers’ Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) algorithm, which sees him top the list of Arsenal's most valuable players.
Saka was a key contributor for Arsenal in 2022-23 as they narrowly missed out on their first Premier League title in 19 years, providing a constant supply of goals and assists from the right wing.
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The second most valuable player in the Arsenal squad was formerly Martin Odegaard, but the Gunners ace has now been replaced by summer signings Kai Havertz and Declan Rice.
The latter arrived for a then-British transfer record in the summer of 2023 and sits second with a valuation of €90.2m, as per our in-house model. Former Chelsea star Havertz is the third-most valuable player in Arsenal's squad at €69.1m.
Those arrivals pushed Odegaard down to fourth place, where he sits with a current valuation of €65.4m. The Norwegian has long been tipped for stardom ever since he joined Real Madrid at just 15 years old, and he was arguably the best midfielder in the Premier League in 2022-23.
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The fifth-most valuable member of the Arsenal team is Gabriel Martinelli. The Brazilian has been a revelation at the Emirates since the Gunners plucked him from relative obscurity in his homeland, and he was a key reason why they ran Man City so close during the 2022-23 Premier League season.
Martinelli is valued at €59.4m by FootballTransfers' Player Valuation Model, which means he narrowly beats his international team-mate Gabriel Jesus to fifth spot.
The former Man City forward has a valuation of €55.8m, although this has fallen from a peak of €93.2m back in January 2021.
The five most valuable football players at Arsenal
| Name | Position | Estimated Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bukayo Saka | Attacker | €104.5m |
| 2. Declan Rice | Midfielder | €90.2m |
| 3. Kai Havertz | Attacker | €69.1m |
| 4. Martin Odegaard | Midfielder | €65.4m |
| 5. Gabriel Martinelli | Attacker | €59.4m |
How the values are calculated
Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) explained
Our Player Valuation Model calculates an Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) for more than 240.000 players in the world.
Read more here.Our Player Valuation Model calculates an Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) for more than 240.000 players in the world. It uses information on the player's skill, potential, performance, contract duration, position and other statistics to estimate an accurate ETV.
Read more here.
