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The English Premier League market value update has been released and numerous major players have seen their valuations adjusted. The overall value of the division dropped by €237m but it remains the most valuable league in the world at €12.53 billion. In total, 543 stars received new market values and the headline news was Erling Haaland’s value increasing to €200m.

Following another busy Premier League weekend, attention turns to the EFL Cup this week with the quarter-finals getting underway this Tuesday. Across the last 21 seasons, only three teams outside of the traditional 'Big Six' teams have won the EFL Cup - Birmingham City in 2011, Swansea City in 2013 and Newcastle last season. However, this season things could be different. Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea are the only 'Big six' teams left in the last eight. Elsewhere, fans of other clubs can also start dreaming of Wembley glory.

The first real milestone in the long and winding Premier League title race is usually who tops the league at Christmas. Normally centred around the half-way stage of the season, as December 25 strikes and families tuck into their Christmas dinners across the country, we can ordinarily gather a decent idea of which teams still have a chance of lifting the Premier League trophy come May. This season, two teams have a realistic chance of waking up on Christmas day top of the league. Whilst Aston Villa could mathematically achieve it with a huge 12 goal-swing, it will inevitably be either Arsenal ...

Aston Villa continued their incredible run of form in the Premier League with an impressive 2-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday. Despite a spirited performance from the Old Trafford club, Unai Emery’s side claimed all three points thanks to a wonderful brace from star No.10 Morgan Rogers. The win not only cemented the Birmingham club’s spot in third place for Christmas Day, opening up a seven-point gap between them and fourth-placed Chelsea, but it also means that Villa haven’t dropped points in any games across all competitions since their 2-0 defeat to Liverpool on November 1.

With the Serie A market value update published on Tuesday, Transfermarkt has now completed its evaluation of every player in Europe’s top five leagues and increased or decreased player market values in line with their form, fitness and overall standing in the game at this moment in time. While those new numbers have huge implications on a number of aspects within the sport, they also allow us to take a new look at the most valuable players in the world and break down where the top stars from across Europe would fit into a starting XI. With players only picked based on their preferred position ...

The year is almost over and while football fans across the world can use trophies and league tables to point to which clubs have done well on the pitch, there’s very little to suggest which clubs enjoyed the last 12 months off it. Well, that is until now. Using Transfermarkt’s market values, we can not only deduce which players are rising and falling in favour throughout the game, but we can also calculate which clubs have enjoyed 2025 the most by calculating which clubs have added the most market value to their overall squad. So, without further ado, here’s a breakdown of the top 20 clubs in ...

Football is the most popular sport in the world and a testament to its worldwide appeal is the remarkable cathedrals of sport that dominate the skylines of many of Europe’s biggest cities. Every weekend millions of people attend football games across the continent and as such some of the biggest clubs in the world can lay claim to truly remarkable attendances at each and every home game. But which European giants averaged the highest home attendances over the course of 2025? Today Transfermarkt can reveal exactly that.

Antoine Semenyo is edging closer to a blockbuster move to Manchester City. It’s understood that Semenyo’s representatives are in Manchester for talks with City chiefs to agree personal terms, with Pep Guardiola’s side willing to activate Semenyo’s release clause. The 25-year-old’s contract at Bournemouth includes a €74.5m release clause that is active between January 1st and January 10th.

Last March, Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice described Hale End academy product Max Dowman as ''the best 15-year-old in the country". In recent years, we have seen the likes of Bukayo Saka, Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly progress through the youth-team ranks and make a huge impact on the first-team, but the excitement around teenager Dowman might just eclipse all of those aforementioned talents. This season he has already become the youngest ever player to play in the Champions League and the youngest player to start any game for a top-five league club this century.

The January transfer window is now open and in typical fashion football clubs up and down the Premier League will be racing to add new stars to their squads. Whether it’s Arsenal and Manchester City looking to bolster their title credentials or relegation-threatened Wolves or West Ham hoping some winter reinforcements can save their season, there’s little doubt that plenty of money will be spent this month.